Security Engineer
Kinaxis Inc.1 day ago
Remote, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate security controls across Corporate IT environments and the Kinaxis Maestro SaaS platform.
- Translate security requirements into scalable solutions across identity, endpoint, network, workload, application, and data layers.
- Lead security engineering for cloud migrations, SaaS integrations, container and Kubernetes adoption, and platform modernization.
- Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows and operationalize approved security patterns.
- Identify, prioritize, remediate, and validate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud, SaaS, and enterprise systems.
- Contribute to detection engineering and monitoring, support complex security incident investigations and containment, and implement post-incident corrective actions.
- Collaborate with IT, SaaS Operations, Product Development, Business Systems, and Security Architecture teams while mentoring junior team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
- 6–8 years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, or enterprise security roles.
- Hands-on experience implementing and operating security controls across multiple security domains and enterprise or SaaS environments.
- Experience securing GCP and/or Azure environments, including hybrid or multi-account deployments.
- Knowledge of authentication, identity federation, access control models, NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27002, and SOC 2.
- Experience identifying, validating, prioritizing, and remediating vulnerabilities and misconfigurations using a risk-based approach.
- Experience embedding security controls into platform designs, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code workflows.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM and XDR platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel or Defender for Endpoint.
- Experience implementing firewalls, network segmentation, private connectivity, secure ingress/egress, IDS/IPS, CNAPP, IAM, encryption, and authentication mechanisms.
- Ability to influence architecture, risk decisions, and roadmap priorities without formal authority and coach or mentor junior team members.
- Desired certifications include CISSP, CCSP, and Certified Security – GCP or Azure Security Engineer; preferred certifications include GIAC Cloud Security, OSCP, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, or policy-as-code certifications.
Benefits
- Ottawa, Canada employees work in a hybrid arrangement; other Canadian locations are remote.
- Flexible vacation and company-wide Kinaxis Days.
- Flexible work options and physical and mental well-being programs.
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes.
- Mentorship programs, training, and career development.
- Recognition programs, referral rewards, and hackathons.
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About Kinaxis Inc.
Kinaxis builds RapidResponse, a cloud-based supply chain planning and orchestration platform used for S&OP, demand/supply planning, and risk management by enterprises in automotive, life sciences, high tech, and industrial sectors. It sells subscription software and related services to manage end-to-end supply chains. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Ottawa, the company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (KXS).