Job Description

Our client is a top financial institution with significant North American holdings. They have operations across most major verticals, including institutional & corporate, wealth management, private client, commercial banking, treasury, and retail banking.
Introduction: Robertson is seeking a skilled IT - Software Engineer to join our client.
Contract Period: 12 months with potential to convert
Pay Rate: Starting from $60 per hour
Location: Toronto, ON
Location Type: Hybrid: onsite 4 days per week
Business Hours: Monday to Friday; 8 am to 4 pm or 9 am to 5 pm
Job Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and onboard emerging security technologies through vendor showcases, proof-of-concept testing, and technical scoring.
• Build integrations between new security tools and existing platforms, leveraging APIs, orchestration frameworks, and automation pipelines.
• Design and operate an environment where business units and security teams can test, evaluate, and validate new products securely.
• Work closely with architecture, threat intel, SOC, and risk teams to align emerging tech adoption with enterprise security strategy.
• Develop success criteria and benchmarks for evaluating scalability, security, and performance of new technologies before enterprise rollout.
• Manage the lifecycle of the security lab IT Infrastructure, user environments and security technologies.
• Monitor the health of the security lab systems to meet defined service level objectives.
• Implement security controls to protect the lab and simulate a desired security stack for testing and validation.
• Work with internal customers to translate use cases and business requirements into technical requirements for implementation of new environments.
• Create technical and user documentation to enable knowledge sharing among the team as well as the user community.

Experience & Qualification Requirements:

• University or Post-Graduate Degree
• Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering).
• 7 to 10 years relevant experience
• Any AI experience
• Identity and access management background
• experience working with procurement in establishing contracts for technology services
• Hands on exp Cyber security knowledge - 5+ years (understanding different cyber security products)
• Strong hands-on experience with VMW are environments, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP and firewalls
• Strong knowledge of common network protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP etc.
• Experience with scripting languages including Shell, PowerShell or Python
• Sound knowledge with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, OpenStack, GCP)
• Familiarity with API-based integrations for security products.

****ALL CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE A CRIMINAL AND CREDIT CHECK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS****
***We use AI technology as part of our application review process to assist with screening and assessment. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team. ***
How to Apply: If you are a motivated professional looking to contribute to a leading team, please submit your resume outlining your qualifications and experience relevant to this role. Robertson & the clients we represent, value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We invite all qualified individuals to apply.
Robertson & the clients we represent are equal opportunity employers, committed to diversity and inclusion. Robertson is a certified diverse supplier and actively seeks to foster a representative and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Aboriginal status, or any other legally protected factors. We champion building a diverse and inclusive environment. #LI-BJ1

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