Security Platform Engineer - EDR, Proxy

Sun Life; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life is seeking a security platform engineer with 3–4 years in information technology and at least 3 years in information security. The role involves supporting and deploying a range of security technologies in a dynamic, agile team.

You will join a 24x7 on‑call team, participate in major incident management, and help advance security platforms across enterprise environments to protect sensitive data and systems.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in information technology.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in information security.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Ability to plan, deploy and manage security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage existing security technologies (CrowdStrike, Netskope, Semperis).
• Lead security initiatives and enterprise projects with proof of technology/concepts.
• Deploy, support and maintain new security technologies and platforms.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and major incident management calls to provide expert guidance.
• Document roles and responsibilities (RACI) and educate teams as projects transition to operations.

Skills

Information technology

Information security

Agile methodologies

Tools

CrowdStrike

Netskope

Semperis

Job description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

The successful candidate should have 3-4 years experience in information technology with a minimum of 3 years experience in the information security field. The candidate will join a growing security platform team working in agile environment. Candidates must have the technical ability to plan, deploy and manage a diverse range of security technologies which monitor and protect sensitive data and systems from infiltration and cyber-attacks.

What you will do?

The security platform engineer will be responsible for supporting and managing existing security technologies such as: CrowdStrike, Netskope, Semperis. The successful candidate will work on security initiatives and enterprise level projects performing proof of technology/concept asks, implementing new security controls and capabilities into existing technologies and be responsible to deploy, support and maintain new security technologies and platforms. The security platform engineer will be part of a 24x7 on-call support team and be required to join major incident management calls to provide support and consultation for technologies supported by the team. Continuously improve upon operational and security platform process activities. Smoothly transition and operationalize each project as the implementation phase ends. This includes developing roles & responsibilities (RACI) documents and educating the teams