Technology Architect, IT

Overview

Canaccord Genuity Corp., is seeking a highly skilled Technology Architect with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, enterprise networking, system administration, and security to join our Enterprise Technology team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of architecting, implementing, and maintaining highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions, with significant experience leading cloud deployments, advanced security platforms such as Netskope, managing diverse IT systems, and integrating with complex enterprise environments.

This is a hybrid role with alternating days in the office. Hours for this role range from PST 6:00 am – 2:00 pm, 7:00 am – 3:00 pm, or 7:30 am – 3:30 pm.

• SASE Leadership:
  Lead the architectural design, global rollout, and lifecycle management of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions, with a primary focus on Zero-Trust using technologies like Netskope or Entra Suite for deployment and administration.
• Security Governance:
  Utilize and tune security tooling, including Azure Security Center, Purview, Defender, and Imperva, to enforce zero-trust networking practices.
• Identity & Access:
  Manage and integrate core identity services, including Active Directory (AD), PKI, and certificate management to ensure secure, seamless user authentication.
• Azure Design:
  Architect, design, and implement highly available and scalable solutions within Microsoft Azure and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Cloud Lifecycle:
  Oversee IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS initiatives, ensuring every deployment aligns with enterprise networking, security, and compliance mandates.
• Modernization:
  Collaborate with global IT teams to migrate legacy on-premises systems to modern, cloud-native platforms.
• Infrastructure Design:
  Design and support enterprise-grade networking solutions, including VPNs, Next-Gen Firewalls, and load balancers.
• Web Security:
  Manage and optimize Imperva WAF and other edge security layers to protect global applications.
• Core Services:
  Maintain and troubleshoot fundamental network protocols and services, including DNS, DHCP, and TCP/IP stack optimization.

• Azure Understanding/ Mastery:
  Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience architecting Microsoft Azure platforms; must demonstrate proficiency in hybrid cloud integration and on-premises infrastructure.
• Networking Fundamentals:
  Designing and troubleshooting enterprise solutions including VPN, SD-WAN, Firewalls, and Load Balancers. Core Protocol Fluency, with deep technical understanding of DNS, DHCP, and the TCP/IP stack.
• Environment Scaling:
  Capacity planning and automation of development/testing environments across hybrid stacks.
• Netskope Expertise:
  Strong hands-on management of SASE solutions; specific experience with Netskope and Entra Suite deployment is highly preferred.
• Security Tooling and Application Security:
  Familiarity with governance and protection platforms including Azure Security Center, Purview, Defender, and Imperva. Experience configuring Imperva WAF and F5 Load Balancers to secure public-facing traffic.
• Identity & Trust:
  Windows Server Administration, Active Directory, and PKI (Certificate Services).
• Education & Certification:
  Bachelor’s degree in IT or Computer Science (or equivalent). Certifications in Azure (AZ-305/500), Netskope (NSK
  101/201), or cybersecurity (CISSP) desirable.
• Collaborative Leadership:
  Ability to work with geographically distributed teams and present roadmaps to non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem Solving:
  Advanced troubleshooting and incident response across a multi-vendor stack.

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