Job Description

Candidate profile details:

• Degree/Certifications Required: Post secondary is preferred, cloud certifications are an asset, experience is more important
• Years of Overall Experience: 8-10 years of experience
• Preferred Candidate Background: someone who is coming from an engineering or architecture (design and build experience)
• Selling Points of Position (CVP): Working for a big 5 bank, very early in the cloud journey so you can be apart of it from the beginning to end

Summary of day-to-day responsibilities:

• The Information Security Specialist - Cloud & Container Security Specialist is responsible for driving Public Cloud security through development of effective security policies, standards and guidelines.
• He or She will take the lead in reviewing the engineering designs to ensure compliance with the applicable standard and security concerns are fully addressed.
• The ideal candidate will possess extensive expertise in designing, implementing, and managing Google and Azure Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and Container platforms (AKS/GKE).
• They will play a key role in identifying and mitigating security risks and enabling our organization to operate securely in the cloud.
• This role requires a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Role and responsibilities:

• Analyze and review cloud architecture diagrams to identify potential security concerns and ensure secure design practices for Public Cloud and Container platforms
• Responsible for defining and developing the necessary standards, controls and guidelines for the secure deployment and operation of Public Cloud services and containerized applications
• Provide governance and oversight for the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure code and image deployment
• Responsible for defining the necessary security controls of Public Cloud Services, especially in Azure and GCP. Public Cloud services examples include Cloud SQL, BigQuery, AKS, GKE
• Responsible for reviewing Engineering designs to ensure alignment with applicable security standard and industry practices
• Provide end to end governance for public cloud infrastructure deployment, integration and security controls especially focused on containerized platforms
• Collaborate with DevOps, engineering, and other cross-functional teams to integrate security tools and practices into workflows
• Responsible for developing security reporting that includes KRIs, KPIs to demonstrate the effectiveness of the defined security controls
• Work with 1B and 2nd Line of Defense partners to demonstrate the compliance with the defined security standards and controls

Must-Have Hard Skills:

• Strong Azure and/or GCP cloud experience
• Engineering or architecture background (design and build)
• Infrastructure integration (integrating clouds with other clouds or on-prem systems)

Soft skills:

• Team player
• Strong documentation skills
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

Nice-To-Have:

• Prior banking or financial institution experience
• GKE containers, AKS, Azure Kubernetes
• Knowledge of cloud security

Job Details
13728
Contract
6 months
Toronto
161.00 CAD
Recruiter
Jashan Kaur
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