Strategic information technology security planning and protection consultant

This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal BusinessThe Information and Technological Solutions Branch and the Chief Information Officer are seeking a Strategic Information Technology Security Planning and Protection Consultant for our IT Environment. The need associated with this mandate is essentially for a bank of hours to support our internal contractor in specific and highly specialized tasks.The mandated contractor will be required to perform various tasks on the existing IM/IT Infrastructure such as:In addition to reviewing, analysing, applying and securing the IM/IT Infrastructure, the contractor will also be responsible for ensuring the consistency, quality, security and ongoing availability of information. The IM/IT environment is governed by Active Directory On-premises and is interconnected with the Azure environment. The actual environment is also monitored by various tools. The contractor will report to the Information and Technology Solutions Branch and will perform development and support functions. The goal of this project is to strengthen the security aspect of the IM/IT infrastructure in both the on-premise and cloud space. The resource will also be responsible for overseeing the implementation and reinforcement of the IT/IM Infrastructure security posture with ITSG-33 standards by the Canadian Cyber Security Centre and TBS Policies, directives, standards and guidelines. Additionally, the consultant will be responsible for ensuring that critical applications are designed and optimized in a secure and compliant manner.