Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer

Summary

Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely. We are transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice. We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer to join our rapidly growing Security team. This role is for someone passionate about building proactive security solutions, implementing detection capabilities, and driving security automation at scale. The role is available to candidates across Canada (excluding Quebec). If you are local to one of our hubs (Burnaby, Calgary, or Toronto) you will be expected to be in the office at least two days per week for our Anchor Days.

Who you are

Are you someone who’s always probing and asking why, someone who enjoys finding smarter and more efficient solutions to problems? If so, we have a spot for you on Clio’s security team. You should have a strong operations background with a passion for security and experience in cloud‑first environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls across AWS and Azure, focusing on EKS/AKS cluster security, EC2 hardening, and cloud‑native protection
• Partner with the cloud security manager to plan and develop the team’s roadmap
• Develop and tune rules for cloud‑specific threats, manage GuardDuty/Defender integration, and build automated response workflows
• Investigate potential security incidents and serve as initial incident responder
• Provide architectural guidance for securing our user environments and maintaining a good security posture
• Secure Kubernetes workloads, implement pod security standards, and integrate security scanning into CI/CD pipelines
• Stay up‑to‑date with current methods of cloud compromise, tools, tactics, and procedures
• Work in a small team where you can make a big impact

Qualifications

• Cloud Security expertise with 3+ years in securing AWS environments
• Hands‑on expertise with Kubernetes and/or EKS, including autoscaling, CI/CD, and automation
• Adept at using IaC technologies like Terraform, Puppet, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Skilled in securing cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP/GSuite, GitHub, and IdP
• Familiarity in a cloud‑first organization, including experience with AWS and/or GCP
• Ability to program in a dynamic programming language: Python, Ruby
• Strong understanding of threat vectors, indicators of compromise, malicious behaviour identification, and emerging threat analysis
• Strong Linux experience
• Demonstrate a keen interest in improving your craft by using AI

Bonus Points

• Strong Azure and/or GCP security experience to complement your AWS experience
• Any security certifications such as AWS Security Specialist, OSCP, CKS, GCPN, CISSP or others
• Experience with Ruby on Rails, Puppet, Terraform, ELK (Elastic/OpenSearch, Logstash and Kibana)
• Infrastructure security (firewalls, ACLs, authentication, device hardening)
• Container security tools familiarity with Falco, OPA/Gatekeeper, container image scanning, and runtime protection

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive, equitable salary with top‑tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance. Hybrid work environment, with the expectation for local Clions (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Dublin, London, New York City, and Sydney) to be in the office at least twice per week. Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year. $2000 annual counseling benefit. RRSP matching and RESP contribution. Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years. The expected salary range for this role is $149,600 to $176,000 to $202,400 CAD. Separate salary bands exist for other regions based on local currency. Total Rewards program supports fair and competitive pay practices.

Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility

Our team shows up as their authentic selves, united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves in building and fostering an environment where our teams feel included, valued, and enabled to do their best work, wherever they choose to log in from. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. We are committed to equal employment and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.