We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Technology Architect to pioneer the technical design, integration, and scaling of an AI-enabled Cyber Security Operating Model (CSOM) across Ontario's K–12 school boards. In this role, you will lead the implementation of autonomous security capabilities, next-generation network protections, and advanced telemetry pipelines. Operating at the forefront of modern defense, you will embed Agentic AI platforms, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures into cloud-native security operations (SecOps) while ensuring robust network resilience and strict regulatory compliance.
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Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite, 3 days remote)
Duration: 12-month contract (with extension options through October 2027 and beyond)
Advantages
Pioneering AI Security Sandbox: Command an innovative architecture role introducing Agentic AI workflows, LLM reasoning, and RAG frameworks to enterprise-scale public infrastructure.
System-Wide Strategic Impact: Secure a high-visibility position defining the security architecture protecting the digital identities and data networks of the Ontario education sector.
Advanced Multi-Vendor Architecture: Design across a premier tech landscape integrating advanced cloud tools (AWS Bedrock, Azure Security, Google Cloud) with enterprise security ecosystems.
Long-Term Flexible Runway: Capitalize on a stable 12-month technical engagement with a balanced hybrid structure and multi-year extension pathways.
Responsibilities
AI‑Infused SecOps Architecture: Architect, build, and deploy intelligent, autonomous security capabilities—integrating AI agents, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) into existing SIEM, SOAR, and threat intelligence ecosystems.
Pre-emptive Threat & Vulnerability Automation: Engineer AI integration utilities to accelerate preemptive security modeling, focusing on automated vulnerability parsing, real-time threat intelligence ingestion, and predictive playbook generation.
Telemetry & Ingestion Engineering: Design and build high-volume telemetry ingestion, normalization, and correlation pipelines to securely route data across hybrid network environments and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).
Next-Generation Network & Edge Security: Configure and tune Software-Defined Networking (SDN/SD-WAN) and SASE/SSE components—including Secure Web Gateways (SWG), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS).
Defensive Cyber Validation: Execute and maintain Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) infrastructure using platforms like SCYTHE, Caldera, or AttackIQ to validate control efficacy and feed detection-tuning loops.
Identity & Endpoint Perimeter Engineering: Deploy zero-trust identity controls encompassing passwordless, certificate-based, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) along with advanced endpoint defenses (EPP, EDR, XDR, and UEBA).
AI Governance & Risk Mitigation: Operationalize security safeguards against emerging AI vulnerabilities, establishing strict protective policies covering prompt injection defense, data residency, model poisoning, and responsible AI guardrails.
Regulatory Compliance Framework Alignment: Map infrastructure configurations against global frameworks (NIST CSF v2, CIS Controls v8, MITRE ATT&CK / D3FEND / ATLAS) and ensure compliance with provincial statutes like the Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (EDSTA).
Executive Advisory & Technical Training: Translate highly complex AI and network telemetry data into concise, plain-language briefings for C-suite leaders, while delivering hands-on upskilling training and configuration support at regional school board offices.
Qualifications
Core Technical Architectural Seniority: 5+ years of progressive professional experience leading the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of complex cybersecurity solutions and next-generation network systems.
Software-Defined Networking & Edge Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience deploying modern architectures (SDN, SD-WAN, SASE/SSE cloud setups) and cloud-based controls.
AI Tooling & Automation Fluency: Practical, direct experience designing and implementing security automation workflows using LLMs, RAG, and AI assistants (such as Microsoft Security Copilot, AWS Bedrock, or platform equivalents).
AI Governance & Security Acumen: Strong operational understanding of AI risk management boundaries, with an established background mitigating prompt injection risks, data leaks, and model threat vectors.
Validation & Red Teaming Competency: Technical familiarity running automated breach simulation engines (CART toolsets like SCYTHE or Caldera) and optimizing detection logic/playbooks.
Ontario K-12 Education Sector Domain Depth: Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience working alongside Ontario K-12 school boards, with deep familiarity with school board networks and operational constraints is strictly required.
Public Sector Framework Awareness: Comprehensive knowledge of Ontario public sector IT governance standards (GO-ITS guidelines) and modern security-trust legislative acts (EDSTA 2024).
Soft Skills: Outstanding consultative communication, presentation, and analytical skills, with a proven ability to lead complex cross-functional IT groups and bridge technical implementation with executive governance.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or Engineering (Postgraduate degrees such as an M.Sc. or Ph.D. are highly preferred).
Preferred Professional Certifications:
Active elite security credentials, including CISSP, CISM, or CCSP designations (additional certs like CEH, CISA, or CRISC are valuable).
Relevant platform-specific credentials, including Azure Security or AWS Security specialties.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Technology Architect" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Technology Architect to pioneer the technical design, integration, and scaling of an AI-enabled Cyber Security Operating Model (CSOM) across Ontario's K–12 school boards. In this role, you will lead the implementation of autonomous security capabilities, next-generation network protections, and advanced telemetry pipelines. Operating at the forefront of modern defense, you will embed Agentic AI platforms, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures into cloud-native security operations (SecOps) while ensuring robust network resilience and strict regulatory compliance.
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite, 3 days remote)
Duration: 12-month contract (with extension options through October 2027 and beyond)
Advantages
Pioneering AI Security Sandbox: Command an innovative architecture role introducing Agentic AI workflows, LLM reasoning, and RAG frameworks to enterprise-scale public infrastructure.
System-Wide Strategic Impact: Secure a high-visibility position defining the security architecture protecting the digital identities and data networks of the Ontario education sector.
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Advanced Multi-Vendor Architecture: Design across a premier tech landscape integrating advanced cloud tools (AWS Bedrock, Azure Security, Google Cloud) with enterprise security ecosystems.
Long-Term Flexible Runway: Capitalize on a stable 12-month technical engagement with a balanced hybrid structure and multi-year extension pathways.
Responsibilities
AI‑Infused SecOps Architecture: Architect, build, and deploy intelligent, autonomous security capabilities—integrating AI agents, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) into existing SIEM, SOAR, and threat intelligence ecosystems.
Pre-emptive Threat & Vulnerability Automation: Engineer AI integration utilities to accelerate preemptive security modeling, focusing on automated vulnerability parsing, real-time threat intelligence ingestion, and predictive playbook generation.
Telemetry & Ingestion Engineering: Design and build high-volume telemetry ingestion, normalization, and correlation pipelines to securely route data across hybrid network environments and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).
Next-Generation Network & Edge Security: Configure and tune Software-Defined Networking (SDN/SD-WAN) and SASE/SSE components—including Secure Web Gateways (SWG), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS).
Defensive Cyber Validation: Execute and maintain Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) infrastructure using platforms like SCYTHE, Caldera, or AttackIQ to validate control efficacy and feed detection-tuning loops.
Identity & Endpoint Perimeter Engineering: Deploy zero-trust identity controls encompassing passwordless, certificate-based, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) along with advanced endpoint defenses (EPP, EDR, XDR, and UEBA).
AI Governance & Risk Mitigation: Operationalize security safeguards against emerging AI vulnerabilities, establishing strict protective policies covering prompt injection defense, data residency, model poisoning, and responsible AI guardrails.
Regulatory Compliance Framework Alignment: Map infrastructure configurations against global frameworks (NIST CSF v2, CIS Controls v8, MITRE ATT&CK / D3FEND / ATLAS) and ensure compliance with provincial statutes like the Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (EDSTA).
Executive Advisory & Technical Training: Translate highly complex AI and network telemetry data into concise, plain-language briefings for C-suite leaders, while delivering hands-on upskilling training and configuration support at regional school board offices.
Qualifications
Core Technical Architectural Seniority: 5+ years of progressive professional experience leading the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of complex cybersecurity solutions and next-generation network systems.
Software-Defined Networking & Edge Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience deploying modern architectures (SDN, SD-WAN, SASE/SSE cloud setups) and cloud-based controls.
AI Tooling & Automation Fluency: Practical, direct experience designing and implementing security automation workflows using LLMs, RAG, and AI assistants (such as Microsoft Security Copilot, AWS Bedrock, or platform equivalents).
AI Governance & Security Acumen: Strong operational understanding of AI risk management boundaries, with an established background mitigating prompt injection risks, data leaks, and model threat vectors.
Validation & Red Teaming Competency: Technical familiarity running automated breach simulation engines (CART toolsets like SCYTHE or Caldera) and optimizing detection logic/playbooks.
Ontario K-12 Education Sector Domain Depth: Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience working alongside Ontario K-12 school boards, with deep familiarity with school board networks and operational constraints is strictly required.
Public Sector Framework Awareness: Comprehensive knowledge of Ontario public sector IT governance standards (GO-ITS guidelines) and modern security-trust legislative acts (EDSTA 2024).
Soft Skills: Outstanding consultative communication, presentation, and analytical skills, with a proven ability to lead complex cross-functional IT groups and bridge technical implementation with executive governance.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or Engineering (Postgraduate degrees such as an M.Sc. or Ph.D. are highly preferred).
Preferred Professional Certifications:
Active elite security credentials, including CISSP, CISM, or CCSP designations (additional certs like CEH, CISA, or CRISC are valuable).
Relevant platform-specific credentials, including Azure Security or AWS Security specialties.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Technology Architect" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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