Lead Security Architect Director Level

Location: Toronto, Canada

About Manulife

At Manulife, we’re transforming how technology secures our enterprise and delivers value to millions of customers. We’re expanding our cybersecurity program to build faster, AI-powered, secure applications that protect critical assets at scale. Join us to shape the future of cybersecurity in a global financial leader.

Role Overview

As a Lead Security Architect, you will be the driving force behind designing and implementing security strategies to protect Manulife’s digital assets from advanced cyber threats. Reporting to the Chief Security Architect, you’ll lead security architecture efforts for a key business unit, ensuring alignment with global standards while tailoring solutions to business needs.

This role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic planning, financial analysis, risk management, and mentoring. You’ll also pioneer security frameworks for AI and cloud technologies, influencing Manulife’s security posture across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Security Architecture: Design and develop global security frameworks, standards, and best practices for systems, data, and networks.
• Strategic Security Roadmaps: Translate business and threat landscapes into actionable security plans aligned with company goals.
• Financial Evaluation: Analyze security technology investments and calculate total cost of ownership (TCO), ROI, and payback periods.
• Project Leadership: Plan and coordinate security technology deployments across teams and business units.
• Collaboration: Integrate security seamlessly with enterprise architecture, development, and risk management teams.
• Risk Management: Conduct thorough risk assessments, prioritize vulnerabilities, and define mitigation controls.
• Emerging Technologies: Evaluate and implement innovative security solutions, staying ahead of cyber trends.
• Mentorship: Coach development teams and communicate complex security topics clearly to technical and business audiences.
• AI Security: Design security frameworks for Machine Learning (ML), Generative AI (GenAI), and Agentic AI systems, and assess AI-powered security tools.
• Domain Expertise: Lead efforts in application security, cloud security (Azure & AWS), threat modeling, and secure software development.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Required certifications: CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and/or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional).
• Additional architecture certifications such as SABSA, TOGAF, or Zachman are a strong plus.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 10 years in senior information security architecture roles, with progressive responsibility.
• Experience in the financial services industry, familiar with regulatory compliance and security standards.
• Hands-on expertise with security infrastructure: firewalls, IPS, WAF, endpoint protection, SIEM, and log management.
• Skilled in application code security reviews and securing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability management tools and threat modeling techniques.
• Proven experience designing cloud security architectures (Azure, AWS) and IAM solutions (Active Directory, LDAP, AWS IAM).
• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure layers: applications, databases, OS (Windows, Linux, Unix), hypervisors, networks (WAN/LAN), storage, backup, containers/Kubernetes.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex security concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to balance priorities and maintain positive relationships.
• Willingness to travel within Canada and the USA for business needs.

Why Join Manulife?

• Work at a leading global financial institution focused on innovation and security.
• Flexible hybrid work model supporting work-life balance.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, mental health support, retirement plans, and generous paid time off.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace committed to equal opportunity and accommodation.

How to Apply

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