Security director at Intact, an insurer, protecting customer and broker digital channels and third - party risk platforms. Leading technical teams, governance, strategy, and security operations.
About the role
- Lead Application Security Engineer at Arctic Wolf scaling AI-first security practices across products and platforms. Involves threat modeling, security standard definition, and risk-reduction programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead threat modeling exercises for applications, microservices, APIs, and AI/LLM-enabled systems
- Define reusable security patterns and drive secure design reviews for product and platform architectures
- Own AppSec initiatives end-to-end and drive risk-reduction programs across R&D
- Influence engineering and product leaders to adopt secure practices through clear guidance and rationale
- Conduct security assessments for new features, cloud architectures, and AI/GenAI capabilities
- Implement and optimize AppSec tooling including SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, IaC scanning, and container security
- Establish metrics, dashboards, and scalable process improvements
- Drive R&D wide security practices and help shape internal standards for secure development
- Explore emerging technologies, and promote continuous learning within AppSec and the Security Champions community
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, Secure Software Development, or a related security engineering discipline.
- Deep expertise in secure design and development principles, including the OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, and modern application security best practices.
- Proven experience leading threat modeling exercises, security architecture reviews, and risk assessments for complex applications and services.
- Hands-on experience with application security tooling, including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and cloud-native security solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify security risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and develop practical, scalable solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to influence engineering teams and technology leaders through collaboration, technical expertise, and sound risk-based decision making.
- Experience driving the adoption of secure development practices and integrating security into engineering workflows and SDLC processes.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable guidance for both technical and executive stakeholders.
- Proven track record of leading security initiatives, establishing standards, and delivering measurable improvements to an organization's security posture.
- Passion for mentoring engineers, fostering a security-first culture, and elevating the security capabilities of development teams.
Benefits
- Equity for all employees
- Flexible time off and paid volunteer days
- RRSP and 401k match
- Training and career development programs
- Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services
- Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services
- Fertility support and paid parental leave
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