Senior Security Operations Engineer: Threat Defense Leader

Jobgether

Canada

Remote

CAD 130,000 - 170,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment
Biannual in-person team sprints
USD 2,000 learning budget
Annual compensation reviews
Performance-driven annual bonus
Travel opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner, seeks a Staff Security Operations Engineer based in Canada. Senior role focusing on security operations, threat intelligence, incident response, and risk management across a global infrastructure.

Design, implement, and evolve controls, tools, and policies while guiding engineering teams and contributing to open-source threat intelligence initiatives. You will operate in an agile, highly technical environment, valuing autonomy, continuous learning, and strong

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in CS, STEM, or equivalent professional background.
  • Strong motivation to work at the forefront of security tech.
  • Experience with threat modelling and risk management frameworks.
  • Familiarity with modern security tools and architectures.
  • Experience consuming threat intel feeds and informing defenses.
  • Knowledge of NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
  • Proven ownership and delivery in demanding environments.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and evolve security operations standards, playbooks, and practices.
  • Improve security architecture and infrastructure resilience.
  • Evaluate and deploy security tools and practices across the org.
  • Identify, contain, and support remediation of threats.
  • Apply threat modelling and risk management to prioritize controls.
  • Lead or contribute to tabletop exercises and security ops activities.
  • Develop security learning materials to strengthen capabilities.
  • Monitor security KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to open-source threat intelligence initiatives.
  • Share security knowledge via presentations, blogs, whitepapers.

Skills

Threat modelling
Risk management
Security architecture
Security operations
Incident response
Threat intelligence
NIST CSF
ISO 27001 familiarity
Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

SIEM
Threat intelligence feeds
Incident response tools

Job description

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner, seeks a Staff Security Operations Engineer based in Canada. Senior role focusing on security operations, threat intelligence, incident response, and risk management across a global infrastructure.

Design, implement, and evolve controls, tools, and policies while guiding engineering teams and contributing to open-source threat intelligence initiatives. You will operate in an agile, highly technical environment, valuing autonomy, continuous learning, and strong

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