Security Engineer – Cybersecurity / Montreal, QC (Onsite)

Job summary

Design, implement, and maintain security controls across network, cloud, server, endpoint, and application environments, while monitoring security events and managing vulnerabilities and incidents. Conduct security assessments, support audits and compliance, collaborate with technical teams, and maintain security policies and documentation.

Job details

Job Title: Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Location: Montreal, QC Work Model: Onsite Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Security Engineer – Cybersecurity to design, implement, and maintain security solutions across enterprise IT environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, security controls, and threat mitigation across network, cloud, server, endpoint, and application environments. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain security controls across network, cloud, server, endpoint, and application environments. Monitor and investigate security events using SIEM, EDR, and other security monitoring tools. Perform vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, threat detection, and remediation tracking. Support incident response activities, including threat identification, containment, eradication, and recovery. Configure and manage security technologies, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and endpoint protection solutions. Conduct security assessments, identify control gaps, and recommend improvements to strengthen the organization's security posture. Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, application, and DevOps teams to implement security best practices and secure system configurations. Support security audits, compliance assessments, and regulatory requirements aligned with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and other applicable frameworks. Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, technical documentation, and incident response guidelines. Stay up to date with emerging cyber threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and industry security trends. Required Skills and Qualifications Hands-on experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, or a related security role. Strong knowledge of SIEM, EDR, threat detection, security monitoring, and incident response. Experience with network security technologies, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, WAF, and endpoint protection. Knowledge of vulnerability management, risk assessment, remediation, and security hardening. Understanding of cloud, server, endpoint, and application security principles. Familiarity with IAM, DLP, access controls, and security policy implementation. Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards, including ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, and PCI DSS. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills. Ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical teams and support security initiatives in an enterprise environment. Preferred Qualifications Relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CEH, Security+, or vendor-specific security certifications. Experience with enterprise security platforms and security automation tools. Familiarity with cloud security controls, security configuration management, and DevSecOps practices.

What you’ll do

Design, implement, and maintain security controls across network, cloud, server, endpoint, and application environments, while monitoring security events and managing vulnerabilities and incidents. Conduct security assessments, support audits and compliance, collaborate with technical teams, and maintain security policies and documentation.

Requirements

Requires hands-on experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, or a related role, with knowledge of SIEM, EDR, incident response, network security, vulnerability management, and security hardening. Candidates should understand cloud, server, endpoint, and application security, IAM, DLP, and compliance frameworks; relevant certifications and experience with enterprise security platforms are preferred.

Listed skills

• Control · Preferred
• Analytical · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• analysis · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Configuration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Cybersecurity Engineering
• Security Monitoring
• SIEM
• EDR
• Incident Response
• Vulnerability Management
• Threat Detection
• Risk Assessment
• Firewalls
• IDS/IPS
• Web Application Firewalls
• Data Loss Prevention
• Identity and Access Management
• Cloud Security
• Endpoint Protection
• Security Compliance

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Software
• Engineering

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