Practice Lead - Security

• Act as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, and IT leaders.
• Understand business priorities and translate them into practical security and technology strategies.
• Lead executive workshops, security assessments, technology roadmaps, and transformation initiatives.
• Help mid-market organizations adopt enterprise-grade security capabilities without unnecessary complexity.
• Articulate the business value of security investments in terms of risk reduction, resilience, productivity, and business enablement.

• Provide strategic leadership around Azure and cloud security.
• Help clients design secure cloud foundations and modernization strategies.
• Address identity, data, applications, infrastructure, governance, compliance, and operational security across cloud environments.
• Integrate security into Azure transformation and broader cloud adoption programs.
• Work closely with Azure, Data & AI, and Modern Work practices to deliver integrated solutions.

• Develop practical governance frameworks appropriate for mid-market organizations.
• Advise clients on security governance, risk management, compliance, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Help organizations establish policies and operating models for cloud, AI, data, and technology.
• Develop approaches to responsible and secure adoption of emerging technologies.

• Lead the development of security strategies, architectures, proposals, roadmaps, and statements of work.
• Develop differentiated security offerings and intellectual property focused on securing agentic AI, AI-enabled organizations, and next-generation Azure environments.
• Work with delivery teams to ensure successful implementation and measurable client outcomes.
• Establish methodologies and best practices for security engagements.
• Identify opportunities for recurring and managed security services.

• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing Security team.
• Build the capabilities required to support the next generation of cloud and AI-enabled security.
• Establish technical standards, methodologies, and career development paths.
• Foster collaboration across Security, Azure, Data & AI, Modern Work, and other practices.
• Provide leadership on complex client engagements.

The ideal Practice Lead candidate will have significant ownership over the strategy, offerings, client relationships, team, and growth of the Security practice while working at the intersection of Azure, cybersecurity, AI, agentic AI, governance, and business transformation.

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, cloud security, technology consulting, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of Azure and cloud transformation.
• Strong understanding of modern cybersecurity, risk, governance, identity, data protection, and cloud security.
• Experience advising organizations on AI, generative AI, or emerging technology security is highly desirable.
• Understanding of agentic AI and the security and governance implications of AI agents.
• Proven experience working with mid-market or enterprise organizations.
• Strong client-facing and executive advisory experience.
• Experience developing security strategies, architectures, proposals, and commercial offerings.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and develop business.
• Experience leading technical teams or building a consulting practice.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.

• CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certification.
• Microsoft security, Azure, or cloud certifications.
• Experience working with Microsoft and its partner ecosystem.
• Experience building a professional services or consulting practice.
• Experience with managed security services.
• Experience developing AI governance and responsible AI frameworks.
• Experience helping organizations adopt generative AI and agentic AI securely.

• Building a recognized Security practice for the Canadian mid-market.
• Establishing the company as a trusted advisor for secure Azure and AI transformation.
• Developing differentiated security offerings for agentic AI, AI agents, and AI-first organizations.
• Creating new approaches to secure AI adoption, AI governance, identity, data, applications, and autonomous agents.
• Building strong relationships with Microsoft and key client stakeholders.
• Creating a high-performing Security team.
• Growing security pipeline, revenue, and recurring services.
• Delivering measurable improvements in clients' security posture and technology resilience.
• Helping position the company as a Frontier Firm at the forefront of secure AI and agentic transformation.

Optimus is a leading systems integrator helping organizations become frontier firms by accelerating their adoption of cloud, data, and AI.

We work closely with Microsoft and mid-market enterprise clients to drive measurable business transformation through the Microsoft ecosystem—including Azure, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform.

If you are a security leader who enjoys building, advising, selling, innovating, and delivering—and wants to help define how mid-market organizations securely enter the AI era—we would like to hear from you.