Principal Security Engineer leading cyber security efforts and providing technical direction at Intact. Focusing on risk mitigation and mentoring security teams in a hybrid environment.
Responsibilities
Provide technology direction on the architecture and design of security-related technology initiatives.
Serve as a trusted advisor to security specialists, leveraging expertise to ensure high judgement decisions are made on complex and ambiguous security problems across all security domains, either by acting as decision-maker or by helping other specialists with the decision-making process.
Act as a force multiplier: Leverage your extensive expertise to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the entire engineering team.
Foster a culture of innovation and excellence by mentoring colleagues, enhancing mechanisms, introducing best practices, and driving architectural improvements that enable the team to implement strong security risk mitigations.
Promote cross-team collaboration and drive technical direction across teams, functions, and products, ensuring decisions support overall business, technology and security strategy.
Collaborate closely with senior leadership and principals to develop and implement strategic initiatives that contribute to a durable and resilient security control environment.
Continually identify opportunities for improvement and act as an agent of change by championing innovative ideas and initiatives to improve mechanisms.
Monitor and assess the impact of industry trends, emerging technologies, and changes in threat actor tactics and techniques; recommend strategies to evolve security countermeasures in response.
Serve as an active member of the tech community and promote technology within and outside the organization as a thought leader and contributing to advance IFC’s interests.
Requirements
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering or related field.
10+ years of experience in cyber security and/or software development, with at least 3+ years in technical leadership role.
Deep expertise in multiple cyber security domains, including application security, data security, endpoint security, network security, identity and access management, detection engineering, threat intelligence, incident response, and third-party risk management.
Strong understanding of software architecture principles and modern system design patterns.
Strong understanding of cloud service provider platforms and strategies for securing cloud-based technology assets.
Proven ability to design and operate scalable, resilient systems in production environments.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to bridge the gap between cyber security teams and business leaders.
Proven leadership in mentoring security specialists and building technical communities.
For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.
No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.
Benefits
Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
Regional Health & Safety Manager leading health, safety, and regulatory compliance for GFL’s environmental services operations in Quebec. Conducting audits, incident management, training oversight, and regional site visits.
Information Security Student supporting vulnerability management and cloud security at Nasdaq Verafin. Assisting with remediation, security posture enforcement, and cloud environment protection.
Senior Principal Security Architect shaping enterprise security architecture for Invesco, a global investment - management firm. Leading cloud, identity, network, data - protection, and risk initiatives.
Principal Security Architect securing Menlo Security’s browser and AI - agent protection platform. Leading cryptography, cloud, vulnerability, and product security architecture.
BDC banking manager overseeing commercial loan security and disbursements across Western Canada. Coordinating due diligence, risk evaluation, lending partners and compliant loan funding.
Cybersecurity new graduate rotating through Intact’s 24 - month tech development program. Supporting threat detection, incident response, infrastructure security, and AI - enhanced security insights.