Senior Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Sr. Security Engineer (Full Time) Onsite

Primary Skills : design, development, implementation of Security controls for cloud-based solutions, Azure Sentinel

Azure Security Center / Office 365, customize dashboards & reports.

Location : Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Candidate must be located within commuting distance in Ottawa, ON, or be willing to relocate to the area.)

Start details : Two weeks after hiring

Work arrangement : Onsite

Interview Process : Webcam may request an in-person.

JOB DESCRIPTION :

The client is seeking a Senior Security Engineer. This position will interface with key stakeholders and apply technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle, including Requirements Elicitation, Application Architecture definition, and Design play an important role in creating the high-level design artifacts;

deliver high-quality code deliverables for a module, lead validation for all types of testing and support activities related to implementation, transition, and warranty.

This is an opportunity to be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

Required Qualifications :

Candidate must be located within commuting distance in Ottawa, ON, or be willing to relocate to the area.

Bachelor's degree in engineering or foreign equivalent. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.

At least 4 years of Information Technology experience.

Candidates authorized to work for any employer in Canada without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. The client is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Required Skills

• Overall IT experience : Required. 4 + yrs.
• Education : Bachelor's degree in engineering or foreign equivalent. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education. Required.
• Certifications : SANS : GCIH, GCFA, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH),

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Cloud-specific security certifications in Azure or AWS. One or more. Required.

• Accountable for design, development, implementation of Security controls for cloud-based solutions. Highly desired.
• Support Security Operations functions and Serve as primary contact for information security incidents investigation, coordinate incident response and reporting. Highly desired
• Responsible for internal / external audit and information security assessments by client. Highly desired
• Lead security controls implementation to comply with regulations and policies and relevant frameworks / standards such as ISO27001, NIST, ITSG-33. Highly desired
• Monitor and manage security dashboards in Azure Sentinel / Azure Security Center / Office 365, customize dashboards and reports, produce metrics per client needs. Highly desired
• Monitor health of Security solutions such as Firewall, Intrusion prevention Systems, Identity management, Endpoint Security, etc.

for cloud based and on-premise systems. Highly desired

• Work with Business and IT Tier2 / Tier3 Support engineers and / or vendor’s / partner technology teams to resolve issues. Highly desired
• Hands- on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering in cloud environments. Highly desired
• Subject matter level expert knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as NIST / ISO / COBIT. Highly desired
• Good Understanding of networking protocols such as IPVPN, TCP / IP, UDP, IPSec, DNS, NTP, Firewalls, ACLs. Highly desired
• Knowledge of malware operation and indicators, threat landscape (threat actors, APT, cyber-crime, etc.). Highly desired
• Experience in the producing threat & risk assessment reports. Highly desired
• Experience in the delivery of IT Security awareness and training. Required. Highly desired
• Protocol analysis experience using tools such as Wireshark, Gigastor, Netwitness, etc. Highly desired
• Experience with SIEM tools and platforms such as : Splunk, Azure Sentinel. Highly desired
• Good understanding of computer forensic techniques and methodologies. Highly desired
• Strong understanding of ITSG-33 requirements and Government of Canada Security Assessment process. Highly desired
• Experience with security assessments and authorization (SA&A) activities for IT systems. Highly desired
• Proven interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to communicate information security and risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences at various hierarchical levels. Highly desired.

Education :

Bachelor's degree in information Technology or related field or equivalent experience required.

Company Description

Hire IT People, Inc provides full time and contractual IT staffing nationwide. We presently provide services to several governments and state agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and leading mid-market companies in several including healthcare, insurance, retail, state / governments.

We serve Government agencies, Fortune 500 and leading mid-market companies across every Industry

Our candidate network includes thousands in our database and targeted networks including top social sites

We gather information about your future hiring needs to perform a pro-active search, we mostly work with local candidates

Our cutting-edge recruitment tools help minimize the complexities of hiring and reaching the right talent

We can provide experienced IT Professionals for your IT Projects covering most Technologies and roles

Company Description

Hire IT People, Inc provides full time and contractual IT staffing nationwide. We presently provide services to several governments and state agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and leading mid-market companies in several including healthcare, insurance, retail, state / governments.

r n r nWe serve Government agencies, Fortune 500 and leading mid-market companies across every Industry r nOur candidate network includes thousands in our database and targeted networks including top social sites r nWe gather information about your future hiring needs to perform a pro-active search, we mostly work with local candidates r n r nOur cutting-edge recruitment tools help minimize the complexities of hiring and reaching the right talent r nWe can provide experienced IT Professionals for your IT Projects covering most Technologies and roles