Magnet Forensics

Senior Application Security Engineer

Magnet Forensics

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$125,000 - CA$175,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, implement, and maintain application security processes and tooling such as SAST, SCA, containers, etc;
  • Collaborate with software developers and system administrators to review and improve the security architecture of new and existing applications, systems, and code. Familiarity with threat modelling, design reviews are helpful;
  • Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and web application scanning. Work with engineering teams on notification, remediation, and patching strategies;
  • Monitor security events, analyze logs, and generate reports to identify suspicious activities, potential threats, and security breaches;
  • Establish and enforce security policies, standards, and guidelines in alignment with industry best practices, legal requirements, and internal security policies;
  • Design, implement, and maintain security infrastructure components in AWS and Azure such as Security Hub, Inspector, Config, Defender for Cloud.

Requirements

  • 5+ years as a Security Engineer or in a similar role, demonstrating hands-on experience in implementing, and improving a security program;
  • Strong knowledge of security protocols, cryptography, and common security technologies;
  • Ability to automate security tasks and integrate with various CI/CD tooling and processes;
  • Experienced with one or more scripting languages and reading basic scripts (Python, C#, PowerShell, Bash, or etc.);
  • Comfortable with writing pipelines for automation tasks (Jenkins, AzDO, GitLab, GitHub);
  • Strong familiarity writing IaC (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform) with experience in deploying cloud workloads securely in either AWS or Azure and monitoring them for threats;
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills to identify and address security vulnerabilities effectively;
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders;
  • Degree or diploma in relevant field or equivalent work experience.
Benefits
  • Generous time off policies
  • Competitive compensation
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Reward and recognition programs
  • Employee committees & resource groups
  • Healthcare and retirement benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
application securitySASTSCAthreat modellingvulnerability scansweb application scanningsecurity protocolscryptographyscripting languagesIaC
Soft skills
problem-solvinganalytical skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skills