Security Platform Engineer - EDR, Proxy

Job Description

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The successful candidate should have 3-4 years experience in information technology with a minimum of 3 years experience in the information security field. The candidate will join a growing security platform team working in agile environment. Candidates must have the technical ability to plan, deploy and manage a diverse range of security technologies which monitor and protect sensitive data and systems from infiltration and cyber-attacks.

What you will do?

• The security platform engineer will be responsible for supporting and managing existing security technologies such as: CrowdStrike, Netskope, Semperis.
• The successful candidate will work on security initiatives and enterprise level projects performing proof of technology/concept asks, implementing new security controls and capabilities into existing technologies and be responsible to deploy, support and maintain new security technologies and platforms.
• The security platform engineer will be part of a 24x7 on-call support team and be required to join major incident management calls to provide support and consultation for technologies supported by the team.
• Continuously improve upon operational and security platform process activities.
• Smoothly transition and operationalize each project as the implementation phase ends. This includes developing roles & responsibilities (RACI) documents and educating the teams who will be performing BAU (Business as usual) the day-to-day work.
• Document, update and maintain cyber security playbooks, policies and knowledge base articles used to support the established Incident Management and CSIRT processes.

What will you need to succeed?

• An Information Technology University degree/college diploma in related discipline(s) or equivalent work experience, and/or 5 years experience in Information Technology
• 3+ years in security IT industry experience
• Professional designation in IT security (such as CISM, CISSP, CISA, GIAC, AWS or CompTIA) preferred.
• Experience with Endpoint Security Solution such as CrowdStrike, Netskope, Semperis.
• Experience designing secure networks and endpoint systems.
• Experience planning, researching, and developing security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Experience in a system administration role supporting multiple platforms and applications.
• Experience with Windows and Linux based operating systems.

What's in it for you?

• Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the US
• Great Place to Work® award for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork
• Named “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor
• Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work
• Flex hours and Flexible hybrid work model including in-country work-from-home if you prefer.