Cyber-Security Manager

Motion Recruitment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks an experienced Cyber Security Manager to lead a security operations team and drive the enterprise security program. The role combines hands-on incident response, threat hunting, and governance with strategic collaboration across Microsoft security tools and cloud environments.

You will shape security roadmaps, oversee risk management, and advance operational resilience while coordinating with senior technology leadership on security initiatives and architectures.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leadership of cybersecurity operations and technical security teams.
• Experience delivering security roadmaps and driving continuous improvements to security posture.

Responsibilities

• Lead security operations and incident response activities.
• Oversee threat detection, vulnerability management, and security architecture improvements.
• Collaborate with senior technology leadership to mature governance and resilience across cloud and on‑prem environments.

Skills

Incident response

Threat investigation

Vulnerability management

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Digital forensics

Network security controls

Governance & risk management

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Sentinel

Defender

Entra ID

Microsoft 365

Job description

A growing technology services organization is seeking an experienced, hands-on Cyber Security Manager to lead security operations, strengthen enterprise security capabilities, and support the expansion of managed security services.

This opportunity combines technical leadership with direct involvement in threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security architecture improvements.

You will oversee a small team of security professionals while partnering with senior technology leadership to execute cybersecurity initiatives, mature governance practices, and improve operational resilience. Working across Microsoft security technologies, cloud environments, and modern detection platforms, this position offers substantial technical ownership and the opportunity to shape an evolving security practice.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience managing cybersecurity operations and technical security teams, with hands-on expertise in incident response, threat investigation, vulnerability management, SIEM, EDR/XDR, digital forensics, and network security controls.

• Strong technical proficiency across Microsoft security technologies, including Sentinel, Defender, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365, combined with experience securing cloud infrastructure and enterprise environments.

• Practical knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance frameworks, including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and NIST, with experience delivering security roadmaps and driving continuous security improvements.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience establishing, enhancing, or scaling managed security services, including security monitoring operations, service delivery processes, and operational maturity initiatives.

• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, secure software development methodologies, and integrating security assessments and controls into application delivery workflows.

• Exposure to AI security governance, third-party risk assessments, and developing cybersecurity performance metrics, executive dashboards, and risk reporting.

Daily Responsibilities

• Hands-On Engineering: 70%

• Team Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: 30%

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time

Additional Requirements

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future.
• Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.