Hybrid Security Platform Engineer, Security Automation, Python, Crowdstrike, SIEM

at Sun Life

• Job title: Security Platform Engineer, Security Automation, Python, Crowdstrike, SIEM
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$65,000 - CA$105,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, AWS, Cloud, Firewalls, JavaScript, Linux, Python, Splunk
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Security Platform Engineer responsible for developing automation workflows and supporting security technologies at Sun Life. Collaborating with stakeholders on enterprise level security initiatives and participating in 24x7 on-call support.

Responsibilities

• Developing automation workflows and playbooks within Splunk SOAR/Ansible environment to triage, alert or otherwise automate manual processes.
• Support and manage existing security technologies deployed globally across Sun Life.
• Work on security initiatives and enterprise level projects performing proof of technology/concept asks.
• Implement new security controls and capabilities into existing technologies.
• Deploy, support and maintain new security technologies and platforms.
• Meet with stakeholders to refine requirements for new automation workflows.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call support team for major incident management calls.

Requirements

• An Information Technology University degree/college diploma in related discipline(s) or equivalent work experience
• 5 years experience in Information Technology
• 2-3+ years in security IT industry experience
• Professional designation in IT security (such as CISM, CISSP, CISA, GIAC, AWS or CompTIA) preferred.
• Experience with SOAR tools (Splunk SOAR, Cortex XSOAR, etc)
• Experience with Ansible development.
• Development experience (Python, YAML, JavaScript, etc)
• Knowledge of one or more: end-point detection and response, intrusion detection, crypto technologies, certificate management, email security, web content filtering technologies, cloud security.
• Knowledge of Security Information and Event Management platforms including log types.
• Experience with Windows and Linux based operating systems.
• Knowledge of networking technologies, firewalls, web application firewalls and intrusion prevention systems.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, technologies, and methods.
• Strong communicator spoken and written with the ability to communicate technical issues to peers and management.

Benefits

• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.
• Hybrid work options allowing flexibility between office and home work based on business and client needs.