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Staff Security Engineer – Security Engineering
ServiceNow. Serve as the senior technical authority for security engineering in the Canada regulated environment .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in security engineering within regulated environments, focusing on automation, compliance with CIS and NIST standards, and operational reporting. Proficient in managing security controls across diverse infrastructures while ensuring adherence to Canadian government regulations.
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Security Engineering ExperienceLinux AdministrationInfrastructure-As-CodePython AutomationCISSP Certification
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Hard Skills
Security Controls EngineeringVulnerability ManagementNetwork Security FundamentalsIdentity And Access ManagementPublic Cloud SecurityInfrastructure SecurityServiceNow AdministrationCI/CD PipelinesTerraformAnsible
Tools & Technologies
ServiceNowGitAI ToolsDNS ServicesNTP ServicesLDAP Services
Certifications & Qualifications
CISSPCCSPCISMServiceNow CSATenable Certified EngineerCribl AdminGCP Security Certification
Industry Keywords
Canada Regulated EnvironmentCIS BaselinesNIST StandardsGovernment Reliability StatusITILITSM Processes
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAnsibleCloudDNSFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformITSMLinuxPuppetPythonServiceNowTerraform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the senior technical authority for security engineering in the Canada regulated environment
- Engineer, harden, and operate security controls across on-premises, cloud, and isolated infrastructure
- Build automation and infrastructure-as-code to streamline security engineering and operations, reporting, and remediation
- Partner with infrastructure, application, and platform owners to drive remediation and track compliance against CIS and NIST baselines
- Support security tooling across identity, vulnerability scanning, logging, and cloud security based on team priorities
- Produce operational and executive-facing reporting on security posture and performance
- Work across identity, vulnerability management, cloud and infrastructure security, security data platforms, and ServiceNow security operations
Requirements
What you’ll need- Must be a Canadian citizen or Canadian permanent resident
- Must live in Canada and perform all work from within Canada
- Must obtain and maintain Government of Canada Reliability Status
- Screening requires five years of verifiable background history
- Screening includes identity verification, education verification, criminal record check, and credit check
- 8+ years of hands-on security or systems engineering experience in large-scale enterprise environments
- Expert Linux administration and troubleshooting across OS internals, host networking, storage, virtualization, and containers
- Proficiency with DNS, NTP, and LDAP services
- Proficiency in Python and Shell for production-grade automation and integrations
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management including Terraform, Ansible or Puppet
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
- Expertise in network security fundamentals, including firewalls, segmentation, load balancers, and proxies
- Experience hardening systems against CIS, STIG, or NIST baselines and translating requirements into technical controls
- Experience using AI in your work
- Understanding of Canada Protected B classification and data residency requirements for Canadian government systems
- Hands-on experience in at least two specialty areas: Identity and Access Management, Vulnerability Management, Public Cloud Security, Security Data Platforms, Infrastructure Security, ServiceNow Administration, or ServiceNow Security Operations
- Preferred certifications include CISSP, CCSP, CISM, ServiceNow CSA, Tenable Certified Engineer, Cribl Admin, or a GCP security certification
- Preferred experience supporting highly regulated, isolated, or air-gapped government environments
- Preferred strong understanding of ITIL and ITSM processes
- Employment is conditional on successfully completing and maintaining the required screening
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible or remote work persona
- Employer-sponsored Government of Canada Reliability Status screening
- Equal opportunity employment
- Reasonable accommodations during the application process