Staff Software Engineer, Defensive Cyber Engineering (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer, Defensive Cyber Engineering (Cybersecurity): Safeguarding hirify.global’s environments by implementing and managing security solutions for workforce, endpoints, and corporate data with an accent on automation, policy-as-code, and cloud-native technologies. Focus on building custom tooling, integrating APIs and cloud platforms, and establishing monitoring for security posture across endpoints, SaaS, and workloads.

Hybrid in Toronto, Ontario or Vancouver, Canada

$141,000 — $211,000 CAD (Canada)

Company

Global leader in identity management securing AI and human identities with trusted infrastructure.

What you will do

• Serve as security SME for solution engineering, architecture reviews, assessments, and vulnerability mitigation
• Lead evaluation, design, and implementation of new enterprise security systems and enhancements
• Build and maintain custom automation and cloud infrastructure using Terraform to enforce security controls
• Develop integrations with APIs, AWS, GCP, Azure, and security tools for detection, response, and remediation
• Collaborate with Security, Business Technology, and Product teams on global challenges
• Write Python scripts and automation to streamline operations and monitor threats, misconfigurations, and posture
• Proactively identify and remediate security gaps while tracking emerging threats

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with enterprise tools: hirify.global, Crowdstrike, Palo Alto (EDR, CASB, DLP, MDM, SASE, SSPM)
• Strong coding/scripting for automation: Python preferred, Bash/PowerShell/Go a plus
• Proven automation of security controls with cloud-first approach
• Experience with Terraform/IaC, CI/CD for security and drift management
• Strong communication with technical staff, executives, and vendors

Nice to have

• Advanced identity tech: MFA, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, WebAuthn
• Deep hirify.global ecosystem knowledge and integrations
• Continuous compliance: policy-as-code, automated evidence

Culture & Benefits

• World-class benefits: health/dental/vision insurance, RRSP match, healthcare spending, telemedicine
• Paid leave: PTO, parental leave
• Equity, bonus, flexibility, growth opportunities
• Global community with in-person onboarding
• Social impact through technology