Security Architect & Cloud Security Leader

Advantage Group International; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid work environment

Birthday paid day off

Volunteer day off

Job summary

Advantage Group International is seeking a Security Engineer to build and shape our security posture from the ground up. You will design and manage a compliant, resilient security infrastructure, protecting systems, data, and clients while enabling secure business operations.

You will lead threat detection, vulnerability management, and cloud security across our enterprise environment, mentoring teams and embedding a security-first culture.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in information security or related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CEH or OSCP are preferred.
• 8+ years in security operations or systems administration.
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with focus on protecting systems and data.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving threats.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise security systems and controls.
• Lead vulnerability triage, verification, and remediation per SLAs.
• Coordinate risk mitigation with internal and client teams.
• Manage incident response and forensics with urgency.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Ensure SOC2, ISO 27001 compliance and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with IT, procurement, and development for vendor security.
• Maintain security documentation, SOPs, and audit trails.
• Provide secure architecture guidance to infrastructure and DB teams.
• Mentor colleagues and promote security awareness.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability management

Threat detection

Cloud security

SOC2

ISO 27001

Incident response

Risk assessment

Vendor security reviews

Security architecture

Security governance

Windows Server

Linux

Azure

GCP

Python

Bash

Documentation

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

CISSP

CEH

OSCP

Tools

SIEM platforms

Windows Server

Linux

Azure

GCP

Job description

Advantage Group International is seeking a Security Engineer to build and shape our security posture from the ground up. You will design and manage a compliant, resilient security infrastructure, protecting systems, data, and clients while enabling secure business operations.

You will lead threat detection, vulnerability management, and cloud security across our enterprise environment, mentoring teams and embedding a security-first culture.