Staff Security Engineer – Enterprise Security

Posted 15hrs ago

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Staff Security Engineer securing ServiceNow’s AI-powered enterprise SaaS platform across cloud, on-premises, and isolated infrastructure. Supporting Protected B workloads and Canadian government compliance.

Responsibilities:

  • Engineer, harden, and operate security controls across on-premises, cloud, and isolated infrastructure
  • Build automation and infrastructure-as-code to streamline security operations, reporting, and remediation
  • Partner with infrastructure, application, and platform owners to drive remediation and track compliance against CIS and NIST baselines
  • Support security tooling across identity, vulnerability scanning, logging, and cloud security based on team priorities
  • Produce operational and executive-facing reporting on security posture and performance
  • Manage and optimize the ServiceNow platform, including workflows, access, data integrity, ITSM modules, scripting, and ACLs
  • Support ServiceNow Security Operations applications including Vulnerability Response, Configuration Compliance, and Security Incident Response

Requirements:

  • Canadian citizen or Canadian permanent resident
  • Live in Canada and perform all work from within Canada
  • Obtain and maintain Government of Canada Reliability Status
  • Five years of verifiable background history for screening
  • 8+ years of hands-on security engineering or systems administration experience in large-scale enterprise environments
  • Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills; working knowledge of Windows and directory services (Active Directory, LDAP)
  • Proficiency in Python, plus PowerShell or Bash, for production-grade automation and integrations
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code and DevOps practices, including Terraform, Ansible or Puppet, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows
  • Solid understanding of network security fundamentals, including firewalls, segmentation, proxies, and DNS
  • Experience hardening systems against CIS, STIG, or NIST baselines and translating requirements into technical controls
  • Understanding of Canada Protected B classification and data residency requirements for Canadian government systems
  • Hands-on experience in at least two specialty areas
  • ServiceNow Administrator experience, including CSA certification or equivalent experience, workflow configuration, user access and data integrity, ITSM modules, JavaScript, GlideScript, and ACLs
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow Security Operations applications such as Vulnerability Response, Configuration Compliance, and Security Incident Response
  • Preferred certifications include CISSP, CCSP, CISM, ServiceNow CSA, Tenable Certified Engineer, Cribl Admin, or a GCP security certification
  • Experience supporting highly regulated, isolated, or air-gapped government environments is preferred
  • Experience with AI or LLM-based automation is preferred
  • Strong understanding of ITIL and ITSM processes is preferred

Benefits:

  • Flexible or remote work persona
  • Employer-sponsored Government of Canada Reliability Status screening
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Reasonable accommodations during the application process