Security Architect (IAM)

Fluent, LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

A performance marketing company is seeking a Security Architect to enhance security operations and define security architecture across cloud and application environments. The ideal applicant will have strong expertise in security architecture, hands-on technical skills, and experience in AWS IAM and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include evaluating security infrastructure, leading response efforts, and advising engineering teams. The role offers a competitive salary range of $250,000 to $280,000 CAD plus bonuses.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401K with competitive employer match

Volunteer and philanthropic activities

Qualifications

• Experience in defining and maturing security operations capabilities.
• Ability to lead security response and investigation efforts.
• Proficiency in integrating security into technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve existing security infrastructure.
• Design and implement solutions to streamline security operations.
• Lead the implementation of a formal Security Operations Center.
• Architect and operationalize security telemetry across various platforms.
• Serve as a senior security advisor to engineering teams.

Skills

Security architecture expertise

Hands-on technical depth

Operational pragmatism

AWS IAM management

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Fluent is seeking a Security Architect to build and mature our security operations capabilities. This role will be foundational in defining Fluent’s security architecture, operational processes, tooling strategy, and incident response model across cloud, application, and corporate environments.

The ideal candidate combines hands‑on technical depth, security architecture expertise, and operational pragmatism—someone who can move Fluent from reactive security controls to a proactive, intelligence‑driven security posture.

What You’ll Do

• Evaluate existing security infrastructure and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Work with IT leadership to design and implement solutions to expand security infrastructure and streamline the security stack to improve visibility and operational efficiency.
• Consolidate reporting and monitoring through expanded integration with Wiz.
• Lead efforts to update and codify security standards inline with industry best practices.
• Lead security response and investigation efforts as needed.
• Support GRC activities and audits as needed.
• Work with IT management to streamline IAM integration across end user endpoints.
• Work with AWS team to manage AWS IAM for cloud services.
• Design and lead the implementation of a formal Security Operations Center (SOC), including detection architecture, alerting strategy, incident workflows, and escalation models.
• Architect and operationalize security telemetry across Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and application layers.
• Define and mature detection use cases and alerting strategy to improve signal quality and reduce noise.
• Serve as a senior security advisor to engineering and platform teams, embedding security into system design and technical decision‑making.
• Provide structured post‑incident analysis and remediation guidance as a formalized practice.

About Us

Fluent, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLNT) is a commerce media solutions provider connecting top‑tier brands with highly engaged consumers. Leveraging diverse ad inventory, robust first‑party data, and proprietary machine learning, Fluent unlocks additional revenue streams for partners and empowers advertisers to acquire their most valuable customers at scale. Founded in 2010, Fluent uses its deep expertise in performance marketing to drive monetization and increase engagement at key touchpoints across the customer journey. For more insights visit https://fluentco.com/.

At Fluent, we like what we do, and we like who we do it with. Our team is a tight‑knit crew of go‑getters; we love to celebrate our successes! In addition, we offer a fully stocked kitchen, catered lunch, and a calendar of activity‑filled events. When we’re not eating, working out, or planning parties, Fluent folks can be found participating in networking events, and bonding across teams during quarterly outings to baseball games, fancy dinners, and a variety of activities. And we have all the practical benefits, too…

• Competitive compensation
• Ample career and professional growth opportunities
• New Headquarters with an open floor plan to drive collaboration
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Pre‑tax savings plans and transit/parking programs
• 401K with competitive employer match
• Volunteer and philanthropic activities throughout the year
• Educational and social events
• The amazing opportunity to work for a high‑flying performance marketing company!

Salary Range: $250,000 to $280,000 CAD base, + competitive bonus plan. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Fluent salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance.

Candidates may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors seeking personal information. Fluent recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with an @fluentco.com domain. Any outreach by Fluent via other sources (e.g. text, other domains, etc.) should be ignored.

Fluent participates in the E-Verify Program. As a participating employer, Fluent, LLC will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization. Fluent, LLC follows all federal regulations including those set forth by The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration‑Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC). The OSC enforces the anti‑discrimination provision (§ 274B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.