Salary :
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Engineer, Security Engineering Partners based in Canada.
This is a high-impact engineering role focused on bridging security and product engineering teams across a large-scale, global technology environment.
You will design and deliver scalable security solutions that are embedded directly into products and platforms from the ground up.
The role emphasizes deep technical leadership, enabling teams to reduce risk while accelerating secure software delivery.
You will act as a trusted partner to engineering and product leaders, influencing architecture decisions and roadmaps.
A strong focus is placed on proactive security engineering, including threat modeling and modern cloud-native security practices.
You will also help scale security expertise across teams through mentorship, guidance, and technical enablement.
This is a remote-first environment that values autonomy, collaboration, and global impact.
Accountabilities:
- Design, build, and implement scalable security solutions integrated into complex product and infrastructure ecosystems.
- Partner closely with engineering and product teams to embed security capabilities into development lifecycles.
- Conduct security design reviews, threat modeling exercises, and assessments for new features, systems, and infrastructure changes.
- Use data, metrics, and risk insights to drive security improvements and influence engineering priorities.
- Provide technical leadership to reduce security risks across products, platforms, and services at scale.
- Mentor engineers and promote security best practices through training, collaboration, and hands-on guidance.
- Contribute to secure CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices, including AI-assisted engineering workflows.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in security engineering with a proven track record of building scalable security solutions.
- Strong expertise in application security, cloud security, or product security domains.
- Experience leading threat modeling and security architecture/design reviews.
- Solid software engineering background with proficiency in Python; additional experience with Go or Java is a plus.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
- Experience applying LLMs or AI tooling in security or engineering workflows.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex security concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive security outcomes beyond the security organization.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
- Strong analytical thinking, adaptability, and comfort working in ambiguous environments.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package with an estimated base salary range of CAD 160,320 – CAD 200,400.
- Target bonus opportunity of up to 15%.
- Remote-first work environment within Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, or Alberta).
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage and wellness support programs.
- Generous paid time off, parental leave, and flexible work arrangements.
- Retirement savings program and long-term financial benefits.
- Opportunities for continuous learning, professional growth, and technical upskilling.
- Employee support for volunteering and community impact initiatives.
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