Security Engineers Jobs in Canada

Browse 728 security engineers roles in Canada plus related opportunities such as cybersecurity, security operations, cybersecurity engineer and security analyst.

728 jobs found

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.

Hybrid Role
Toronto
Ontario
Security Engineer
CA$161,600 - CA$197,500 per year

Senior Security Advisor strengthening Intact Insurance’s cyber - defense detection engineering. Building cloud security, threat detection, and scalable security solutions.

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Montréal
Quebec
Security Engineer
CA$101,800 - CA$124,400 per year

Information Security Advisor conducting cyber - risk assessments and contract reviews for Sun Life, a global financial - services company. Advising business and technology teams on security controls, compliance, and risk remediation.

Hybrid Role
Toronto
Ontario
Security Engineer
CA$65,000 - CA$105,000 per year

Enterprise Security Architect securing technology for Vancity, a member - owned Canadian credit union. Designing enterprise application security frameworks, controls, and risk - based cybersecurity solutions.

Hybrid Role
Vancouver
British Columbia
Security Engineer
CA$130,000 - CA$165,000 per year

Director leading IT and cybersecurity operations for the Azrieli Foundation, a Canadian philanthropic organization. Assessing technology risks, overseeing infrastructure, vendors, incident response and executive technology strategy.

Hybrid Role
Toronto
Ontario
Security Engineer
CA$160,000 - CA$195,000 per year

Data Security Specialist protecting Sun Life’s financial - services data through DLP, CASB and insider - threat programs. Investigating cyber risks and advancing enterprise data protection.

Hybrid Role
Toronto
Ontario
Security Engineer
CA$65,000 - CA$105,000 per year

Senior security advisor strengthening Desjardins's cooperative financial security posture. Leading strategic security initiatives, governance, policies and complex organization - wide projects.

Hybrid Role
Montréal
Quebec
Security Engineer

Développeur.euse sécurité cloud protégeant l’infrastructure de nesto, plateforme de financement hypothécaire canadienne. Conception de contrôles cloud, automatisation DevSecOps et réponse aux incidents.

Remote Role
Security Engineer

Lead SCADA and cybersecurity engineer designing compliant electric - substation systems for GE Vernova. Coordinating multidisciplinary teams, vendors, testing, estimates, and project risk for decarbonized energy infrastructure.

Remote Role
Security Engineer
CA$110,000 - CA$160,000 per year

Join RBC's Application Security Group to develop innovative security solutions, mentor junior staff, and collaborate across teams to enhance decision - making and automate tasks.

Toronto
Ontario
Security Engineer

Lead SCADA and cybersecurity engineer designing compliant substation systems for GE Vernova. Guiding project teams, vendor designs, estimates, and acceptance testing for cleaner energy infrastructure.

Remote Role
Security Engineer
CA$110,000 - CA$160,000 per year

Staff Product Security Engineer building customer identity and authentication services for Affirm’s buy - now - pay - later platform. Designing secure, scalable CIAM backend systems and integrations.

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Security Engineer
CA$181,000 - CA$241,000 per year

Senior Cyber Security Specialist delivering secure architectures, audits, and cyber risk services. Supporting BMT’s engineering mission for safer, more sustainable solutions.

Hybrid Role
Ottawa
Ontario
Security Engineer
CA$105,000 - CA$150,000 per year

Senior Security Engineer securing AWS infrastructure, production systems, and AI - driven workflows. Building guardrails, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, and incident response for a rapidly scaling platform.

Remote Role
Security Engineer

Security Engineer salary expectations in Canada

The average salary for security engineers in Canada is $156,898 per year. This is based on 394 job openings.

Below is a breakdown of salary data by years of experience

ExperienceNumber of roles analyzedAverage salary
Entry (Security Engineer) (0-1 yrs)1$86,500
Junior Security Engineer (1-2 yrs)36$103,475
Mid-level Security Engineer (2-4 yrs)143$128,507
Senior Security Engineer (5-9 yrs)306$155,696
Lead Security Engineer (10+ yrs)104$191,324

How long does it take for companies to hire security engineers in Canada?

We analyzed 230 job listings and found it takes about 28 days for employers to close a job opening.

The most in-demand skills for security engineers in Canada

We reviewed 2,006 job postings and found the top skills employers ask for most often are:

Cyber Security32.8%
Cloud30.1%
Azure14.3%
AWS14.2%
Python11.4%
Firewalls9.0%
Google Cloud Platform7.0%
Linux6.4%
Kubernetes3.4%
TypeScript3.3%

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