Security Engineer (IT)

Job Responsibility:

Your next career: Your next career move should be bold and we have the experience you are seeking. We build and ship products & solutions that enable merchants to compete and deliver a world-class differentiated shopping experience online. The successful candidate will have prior experience in application security in the retail/ecommerce industry and is a hands-on technologist. This person is comfortable with multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and is responsible for the ownership of key projects within the security space. You will also be responsible for driving for secure code design and integration of our software stack to keep our customers' data safe while focusing on mitigating attack risks, securing cloud transformation, and fostering a culture of security and reliability within the company. Your responsibilities:

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Experience in threat modeling methodologies (e.g. STRIDE, DREAD) and tools to develop and maintain threat models that reflect the organization's security posture.

Experience working with developers to communicate deficiencies and implement security measures.

Design, deploy, and maintain centralized security tools, technologies, and controls to monitor and protect our infrastructure and applications.

Help build and maintain runbooks and document policies and procedures.

Develop and maintain security metrics to track progress toward security goals.

Maintain essential skills in modern technology. Use automation wherever possible.

Conduct security reviews for new and existing software systems, integrations, and operational processes, which includes security testing and vulnerability scanning.

Review and enhance access controls, authentication mechanisms, and data encryption methods.

Collaborate with IT, development, and operations teams to integrate security best practices into our systems and software development lifecycle.

Build and manage services, tools, and integrations that will automate security controls within CI/CD pipelines.

Assess, identify, and monitor security risks, vulnerabilities, and threats, and develop effective mitigation strategies with engineering stakeholders to ensure timely remediations.

Educate and train employees on security awareness and best practices.

Assist systems integration with fabric customers to ensure security best practicesProvide guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

Participate in security detection, incident response, and post-response activities.

Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging threats, and security standards to adapt and improve our security posture.

Support and drive compliance programs with relevant regulations and industry standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC2, NIST).

What you bring to the table:

• 5+ years of prior experience in security engineering/applications security
• 2+ years of experience with AWSExperience with scripting languages such as Python or JavaScript.
• Experience working with OWASP and NIST security standards and frameworks.
• Experience within DevSecOps, CI/CD processes, SDLC, and related tools such as Jira, Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, etc.
• Ability to establish and report metrics and KPIs to the executive leadership team to measure the effectiveness of Security Engineering

Preferred Skills:

Previous experience as a DevOps/DevSecOps Engineer supporting applications and platforms running in private or public cloud (such as Rancher, Anthos, AWS, GCP, VMWare).

Experience with SIEM tools.

Prefer experience with tools such as Splunk or Datadog.

Proven experience in information security, with a focus on ecommerce or web applications.

Strong knowledge of security architectures, cloud deployment paradigms, and common security principles.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Hands-on knowledge of AWS security tools e.g., AWS WAF, AWS Cloudtrail, AWS Guard Duty, AWS Security Hub. Prefer AWS Security Speciality certification.

Experience securing the software supply chain including implementing appropriate controls across the SDLC and managing change along the way.

Experience with code review, SAST, DAST, SCA, container security, IaC scanningExperience with containers, enterprise container orchestration, and related tools such as Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, and public cloud container services.

Experience working across teams to drive the adoption of security best practicesUnderstanding of security automation within DevOps and CI/CD processes including vulnerability identification and management.

Experience integrating security solutions into CI/CD workflows and toolsets.

The base salary for this role will be between CAD $109K to 145K