Security Architect / DevSecOps AI (hybrid in Mississauga)

Ateko, backed by Bell Canada; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ateko is hiring for a 12‑month hybrid security engineer role in Mississauga, working onsite three days a week. You will integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, build security automation with scripting and IaC, and enforce policy-as-code across cloud architectures.

You’ll apply zero‑trust principles, leverage AI for threat detection and remediation, and collaborate with Delivery teams to embed secure coding practices. Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA and risk-based governance is valued.

Qualifications

• Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to implement policy-as-code and automated compliance checks.
• Proficiency in scripting for security automation and IaC tooling.
• Knowledge of zero-trust security concepts and cloud security.
• Strong secure coding practices across languages and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and automate validation.
• Build and maintain security automation using scripting and IaC.
• Apply zero-trust principles across identity, network and workloads.
• Guide secure coding practices with Delivery teams and architects.
• Evaluate AI-assisted security tools and automate threat detection.

Skills

CI/CD security integration

Security automation scripting

Policy-as-code

Zero-trust architecture

Secure coding practices

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

Secrets scanning

IaC tooling

Job description

12 month hybrid job in Mississauga (3 days a week onsite)

• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning)
• Build and maintain security automation using scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools
• Implement policy-as-code and automated compliance validation
• Apply enterprise and cloud security architectures aligned with business and compliance requirements
• Apply zero-trust principles across identity, network, and workloads
• Leverage AI tools to enhance threat detection, anomaly detection, and alert triage
• Evaluate and secure AI pipelines and models
• Explore automation using AI-assisted security operations
• Partner with Delivery teams to embed secure coding practices
• Act as a security advisor during system design and architecture discussions
• Provide guidance on cloud security posture management and risk mitigation
• Contribute to security standards, frameworks, and governance

What Success Looks Like

• Security controls seamlessly integrated into CI/CD pipelines
• Reduced vulnerabilities through automated detection and remediation
• Adoption of AI-driven security insights to improve response time
• Secure and scalable architectures supporting business innovation
• Hands‑on experience with: SAST, DAST,SCA and Secrets scanning tools
• Ability to tune scans (reduce false positives/negatives), Customize rules and policies and Correlate findings across tools
• DevSecOps and automated gating policies integration
• Risk analysis and vulnerabilities management
• Deep Application security expertise
• Strong Knowledge of secure coding practises across different languages
• Ability to translate scan results into architectural improvements
• Automation and AI in scanning
• Ability to translate technical results into risk narratives

ACCESSIBILITY

We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported, and has the opportunity to reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities.

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