Senior Network Security Architect

Applied Materials
Toronto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Governance","Stakeholder influence","Risk assessment","Mentoring"]

Lead the strategy, architecture, and governance of global network security across enterprise, cloud, manufacturing (OT), data center, and remote access environments. Define future-state architectures and a multi-year roadmap spanning Zero Trust, SSE/SASE, SD-WAN, and OT security. Architect and standardize platforms and controls (firewalls, ZTNA, DLP, SWG, WAF, DDoS, NDR), drive risk and compliance, and advance automation using IaC, APIs, and security automation.

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Applied Materials
Applied Materials
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Senior Network Security Architect

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Job Summary

Lead the strategy, architecture, and governance of global network security across enterprise, cloud, manufacturing (OT), data center, and remote access environments. Define future-state architectures and a multi-year roadmap spanning Zero Trust, SSE/SASE, SD-WAN, and OT security. Architect and standardize platforms and controls (firewalls, ZTNA, DLP, SWG, WAF, DDoS, NDR), drive risk and compliance, and advance automation using IaC, APIs, and security automation.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and govern global network security strategy, architecture vision, standards, and a multi-year roadmap.
  • •Architect and modernize enterprise, cloud, and manufacturing security platforms to deliver secure, resilient, scalable services.
  • •Lead enterprise security initiatives including Zero Trust, SASE/SSE, cloud security, SD-WAN, segmentation, and network modernization.
  • •Architect secure hybrid connectivity patterns for Azure, AWS, and manufacturing environments; drive remote access, monitoring, and management.
  • •Ensure compliance with security frameworks, conduct architecture risk assessments and threat modeling, and support cyber incident investigations and improvements.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Travel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • •12+ years of experience in enterprise networking and security.
  • •5+ years of experience in architecture, principal engineering, or technical leadership roles.
  • •Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise security architectures.
  • •Strong knowledge of Zero Trust, SSE/SASE, network security/firewalls, SD-WAN, cloud security, DNS/PKI/identity integration, and NDR.
Experience:12+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipGovernanceStakeholder influenceRisk assessmentMentoring
Certifications:CISSPCCIE Enterprise Infrastructure/SecurityCCNP EnterprisePalo Alto PCNSEAzure Security Engineer AssociateAWS Security SpecialtyCCSPZscaler Certified Architect
Tech Stack:Zero TrustSSE/SASENetwork SecurityCloud SecuritySD-WANOT SecurityDDoS ProtectionNetwork Detection & Response (NDR)Security AutomationPalo Alto NetworksFortinetCheck PointZTNASecure Web Gateway (SWG)Data Loss Prevention (DLP)DNS SecurityWeb Application Firewall (WAF)AzureAWSExpressRoute

Company Brief

Applied Materials
Provides semiconductor manufacturing equipment, services, and software used to build advanced chips and display technologies. Its tools support materials engineering, deposition, etching, inspection, and process control for major electronics manufacturers worldwide.
Industry: Industrial Machinery
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1967
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