Senior Security Engineer
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation4 months ago
Victoria, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop innovative solutions for production security issues and evaluate technologies and processes that improve security capabilities.
- Develop technical security requirements for new products, tools, and services.
- Guide projects during solution design and collaborate with application, operations, and product teams on secure product designs.
- Architect, analyze, and recommend security controls and procedures for information systems and assets, and monitor compliance.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to team members.
- Deliver and test security solutions in alignment with industry security standards.
- Validate and tune security testing tools to produce actionable results.
- Perform security monitoring and participate as a subject matter expert in security incident-response scenarios.
- Ensure application and infrastructure solutions are stable, secure, and compliant with security standards and policies.
- Document designs and produce technical reports supporting security initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in technology, engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in progressively senior technical roles focused on information security processes, products, and projects.
- Strong knowledge of engineering secure systems and experience securing cloud environments using Microsoft Azure.
- Hands-on experience with at least 4 or 5 listed security skills or technologies, including identity and privileged access management, secure coding, systems engineering, operating-system and infrastructure security, endpoint protection, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, Zero Trust, CNAPP, secure application design, DLP, vulnerability management, incident response, networking, and phishing or social engineering.
- Professional certification such as GIAC, CISSP, OSCP, or CISM, or equivalent experience.
- Strong documentation, customer-service, listening, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Experience with Agile methods and DevOps practices is an asset.
Benefits
- Annualized base salary is CAD $135,000 to $160,000 at the senior level, or CAD $125,000 to $150,000 with fewer than the required years of experience.
- Performance-based incentive plan, comprehensive health and dental benefits, defined benefit pension plan, and paid time off.
- Strong preference for Victoria, British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia may be considered, with occasional travel to Victoria.
- The organization is primarily in person with flexibility to work remotely one day per week.
- Relocation options are available for candidates outside the region.
About British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) provides investment management for British Columbia’s public sector pension plans, insurance funds, and other institutional clients. It invests globally across public markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and mortgages, operating as an in-house asset manager and government agency. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Victoria, BCI is among Canada’s major public sector asset managers by assets under management.