Pre-Sales Security Solution Architect

Long View. A career that helps you get more out of life.

A Long View career helps you get more out of life. We don’t just say it, we prove it. Every day. We’re proud of our reputation as one of North America’s most dynamic IT providers — and we’re even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. As a member of the Long View team, you’ll see how our company’s core pillars — Integrity, Competence, Value, and Fun — resonate through the workplace. And in a recent survey, 90% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work!

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic Security Solution Architect for our Vancouver Branch! In this role, you will deliver security solutions to our clients across a broad range of industries and technologies!

A Day in the Life:

• Design, architect, and implement proven solutions that will solve business challenges in the fields of business continuity, IT resilience, and IT risk management
• Assist with pre-sales engagements and qualification of sales opportunities, at least 50% of your time will be spent doing pre-sales meaning bringing potential new business opportunity
• Continuously improve team processes to ensure information is of the highest quality, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the team
• Provide detailed documentation including conceptual design, logical design, physical design, bill of materials, as-built diagrams, knowledge transfer materials, FAQs, transition to operations information
• As a trusted advisor, deliver projects from initiation through to successful implementation
• Validate clients' existing architecture, identify gaps and assist the various business and technical teams with gathering their business use cases
• Team up with other senior consultants to create and implement proven solutions
• Conduct peer reviews
• Responding to client escalations

What You Bring:

• 10+ years of experience in the field of IT security and managed security services
• You have developed a niche or specialization within the security space
• Experience in operations, sales, pre-sales, architecture, advisory and management of IT security initiatives
• First-hand experience with data breaches and escalation processes, both organizationally and legally
• Deep understanding of vulnerability analysis procedures and deliverables
• Extensive experience in rolling out network security solutions such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, two-factor authentication, Security Incident Management (SIM) solutions, vulnerability management, firewall migrations, BCM/DRP
• Strong knowledge of governance, risk and compliance including ISO 27001 ISMS
• Experience in building, positioning and delivering professional services at a solution provider
• Ability to work in complex environments with subject matter experts and other technical disciplines
• Knowledge of toolsets appropriate for application and infrastructure assessments performance, security and capacity planning

What Makes You Extra Awesome:

• Recognized cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP , TOGOAF, Cloud Architect , Azure Cloud Architect

Why Work at Long View:

• Interesting work – Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies
• Flexible environment – A workplace that values the importance of flexibility for personal/professional growth, happiness and wellness
• Comprehensive benefits package from day one
• Great people and culture 

Want to learn more about our culture and life at Long View? Check us out on LinkedIn and Instagram!

Long View’s mission of building the best and most sustainable team-driven organization requires dedicated and ambitious people. Through employee resource groups, impactful and effective conversations, townhalls and various company-wide training, including how to reduce unconscious bias, we are fostering an inclusive environment. We are committed to taking consistent, positive and lifelong action to be a diverse and equitable workplace because we know that the most effective companies are made up of people with varied identities, experiences and backgrounds.

Long View is an equal opportunity employer. If you have any accommodation requests for your interview or the role, please let your friendly Recruiter know.