Senior Cyber Defense Engineer (Azure)

Location: Toronto, Canada; hybrid work with two days per week in the office

Salary: 113,840–170,760 CAD annually, plus an annual discretionary bonus and benefits.

Company

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of hirify.global Group providing integrated investment management solutions for investment and asset managers.

What you will do

• Design, build, and tune advanced threat detections in Microsoft Sentinel using KQL.
• Develop playbooks and workbooks to automate response actions and visualize threats.
• Lead centralized logging strategy and optimize Log Analytics workspaces for data quality, cost, and performance.
• Manage Microsoft Defender for Cloud and drive remediation of security recommendations.
• Partner with Infrastructure and Solution Architects to secure Azure landing zones and CI/CD pipelines.
• Translate security objectives into technical roadmaps, lead delivery, and report progress to leadership.

Requirements

• Deep practical experience with Azure security, including Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, and the Microsoft Defender portal.
• Mastery of KQL for threat hunting and detection rule creation.
• Experience designing scalable logging architectures using Diagnostic settings, Event Hubs, and Log Analytics.
• Expertise in Azure networking security, including Azure Firewall, WAF, Private Link, and Private Endpoints.
• Experience securing Azure Kubernetes Service and containerized workloads with Defender for Containers and admission controllers.
• Ability to lead initiatives independently, communicate security risks as business impact, and identify root causes.

Culture & Benefits

• Global hybrid work policy with remote work on days without office attendance.
• Health and dental care, time off, and Group RRSP/TFSA benefits.
• Annual discretionary bonus.
• Skills development, relationship building, and an inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace.
• Accommodation is available during the selection process for candidates with disabilities.

Hiring process

• Applications must be submitted in English through the career site.
• Applications are reviewed continually, with an approximate CV consideration time of three weeks.
• Candidate feedback is requested during the process.