Security Engineer – SIEM Expert

Arobas Personnel; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a Security Architect/Engineer for a contract in Montreal. This hybrid position requires leading security architecture and engineering. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in technology, including at least 5 years in cybersecurity. The role demands expertise in SIEM technologies and automation tools, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity.
• In-depth expertise with SIEM technologies.
• Security certifications (CISSP, CISM, etc.) are a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and engineering of security solutions.
• Contribute to production stability and maintain security controls.
• Support security analysis activities and provide expertise.

Skills

10+ years of professional experience in technology

Expertise with SIEM technologies

Experience in designing and maintaining SIEM log collection mechanisms

Experience deploying and configuring Elastic Stack

Hands-on experience with automation tools

Strong understanding of security concepts

Ability to present complex security solutions

Tools

Elastic Stack

Ansible

Python

Job description

Overview

Arobas Personnel is seeking a Security Architect/Engineer for a contract with one of our clients located in Montreal.

Remote : Hybrid- 3 days/week on site

Responsibilities

• Leading the architecture and engineering of security solutions in your scope of responsibility.
• Contributing to production stability and ensuring that security controls are effective and sustainable.
• Supporting security analysis activities and providing expertise in your domain.
• Evaluating, designing, developing, deploying, testing, and transitioning security solutions, processes, and tools.
• Managing the lifecycle of related projects and ensuring delivery within scope and deadlines.
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation associated with security architecture and engineering.
• Providing expert support for security processes and tools under your responsibility.
• Collaborating with IT architects and cross-functional teams to integrate security capabilities into IT services, processes, and tools.
• Defining, maintaining, and enforcing security policies, procedures, baselines, guidelines, and standards.
• Ensuring that security measures are robust, efficient, and complementary to existing system capabilities.
• Participating in both internal and external audits.
• Overseeing administrative controls and supporting Service Delivery Management for security solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience in the technology field, including at least 5+ years in cybersecurity.
• In-depth expertise with SIEM technologies.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in designing and maintaining SIEM log collection mechanisms and use cases.
• Proven experience deploying and configuring the Elastic Stack (Logstash in particular).
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Ansible and scripting languages (e.g., Python).
• Strong understanding of security concepts, architectures, and technologies.
• Ability to present complex security solutions and methods to technical and non-technical audiences.

Assets

• Security certifications (CISSP, CISM, etc.) are a strong plus.
• Prior team leadership experience will be considered an asset.

Behavioral Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate risks and solutions.
• High level of rigor, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Languages

• Bilingual (English & French) or English only.