
Senior Security Engineer
EvenUp
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Toronto • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$181,011 - CA$274,246 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Identify and address security risks through comprehensive assessments, mitigation strategies, and execution.
- Ensure secure coding and implement systems to protect against unauthorized access and data breaches.
- Develop and execute incident response plans, conduct forensic analysis, and take preventive measures.
- Maintain compliance with regulations and industry standards, promote transparency, and address ethical concerns.
- Establish real-time monitoring systems, conduct regular assessments, and proactively respond to threats.
- Evaluate and secure third-party integrations to prevent vulnerabilities.
- Educate and raise awareness for security best practices across the engineering team.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation on protocols, incidents, and improvements; report regularly to stakeholders.
Requirements
- 5+ years in a security-focused engineering role, with hands-on technical architecture, implementation, and oversight experience
- Expertise in SAST/DAST, application security, and CI/CD pipeline integration
- Deep knowledge of AI-specific threats (prompt injection, model poisoning, membership inference, adversarial perturbation, output manipulation)
- Experience implementing security principles, operating system and web application security, and familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and common threat tactics
- Knowledge of next-generation security technologies (SASE, CASB, RASP)
- Hands-on experience with patch management, software supply chain security, and artifact repositories (e.g., JFrog, Snyk)
- Strong programming or scripting skills in at least one language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Node.js)
- Relevant cybersecurity certification (CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, GIAC, etc.)
- Up-to-date on technology and vulnerability trends; ability to secure cloud computing applications and ecosystems
- Application/infrastructure-level security design experience, including modern mitigation techniques (e.g., DNS-SEC, cryptographic fundamentals)
- Strong automation skills with Python
Benefits
- Choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family
- Additional insurance coverage options for life, accident, or critical illness
- Flexible paid time off, sick leave, short-term and long-term disability
- 10 US observed holidays, and Canadian statutory holidays by province
- A home office stipend
- 401(k) for US-based employees and RRSP for Canada-based employees
- Paid parental leave
- A local in-person meet-up program
- Hubs in San Francisco and Toronto
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SASTDASTapplication securityCI/CD pipeline integrationAI-specific threatsoperating system securityweb application securitypatch managementsoftware supply chain securityautomation with Python
Soft Skills
communicationeducationawareness raisingtransparency promotionethical concern addressing
Certifications
CISSPCISMCISACRISCGIAC