Senior Security Engineer - Remote

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Reports to: Information Security Manager
Location: Canada - Remote
Backcountry needs a senior security engineer to protect and harden the multi-cloud platforms, Kubernetes workloads, and CI/CD pipelines that power its digital commerce ecosystem. The role spans AWS, GCP, Azure Entra ID, Microsoft Defender XDR, and GitOps tooling — with a growing mandate to govern secure AI adoption across engineering and business teams.
As Senior Cybersecurity Engineer , you will define security baselines, drive DevSecOps practices, and lead incident response across cloud, container, and identity layers. Within your first six months, you will have measurably improved pipeline security posture, tightened identity and access controls, and established governance guardrails for AI tooling.
Protect and monitor infrastructure hosted in AWS and GCP; configure and maintain AWS WAF/CDN and GCP Cloud Armor rules; review Infrastructure as Code for security best practices
implement Istio mesh policies (mTLS, authorization, traffic controls); manage GitOps delivery security through ArgoCD (RBAC, secrets, drift detection)
Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions; manage dependency and supply-chain risk via Dependabot; Administer and secure Azure Entra ID and SSO configurations; Manage Microsoft Defender XDR for endpoint and identity security; Secure the Microsoft 365 environment (Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams); implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and email security controls
Define and enforce secure baselines for Linux and Windows VMs, including patching, configuration management, and vulnerability remediation
Evaluate and govern the secure use of AI tools (Claude, OpenAI) and automation platforms (n8n) across the organization, including data handling, access controls, and leakage risks
5+ years of experience in SecDevOps, Cybersecurity, or related roles

• Hands-on, production-level experience with AWS and GCP security configurations
• Practical AI experience with tools such as Claude, OpenAI, or similar in production or automation workflows
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, VPNs)
• Scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, or Bash)
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty, GCP Security Engineer, CKS, SC-200, OSCP, or CEH

Cross-Functional Impact: Your security decisions will touch every engineering team and cloud platform across the business — from infrastructure and CI/CD to AI adoption governance.
AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with advanced AI tools and automation platforms while building the security frameworks that govern their safe use across the organization.
End-to-End Ownership: Own security strategy across a multi-cloud, Kubernetes-native stack — from threat detection and incident response to identity management and policy enforcement.
Competitive Benefits: We offer an attractive benefits package including primarily remote work, private medical and life insurance, additional paid time off, monthly allowances and reimbursements, employee discounts, and opportunities for professional growth.
Hiring Manager Interview - Conversation with the Information Security Manager focused on your security engineering experience, multi-cloud background, and approach to DevSecOps.

• Technical Challenge - A short AI or security-focused challenge so we can understand how you approach problems and execution.
• Technical Deep-Dive Interview - Deep-dive interviews with Backcountry engineering and security leadership focused on your hands-on experience across Kubernetes, cloud security, and incident response.
• In-Person Interview - We'd like to meet you at our Toronto office. Reference Checks - Conducted in parallel with the final stages where possible.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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