Assess and improve the security of public cloud environments across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform

Participate in hands-on Red and Purple Team Exercises in mature production environments

Develop, evolve, and refine offensive tradecraft and tooling

Partner with Cloud Security, Cloud Operations, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, SOC/IR, and ATO ML/AI analytics teams

Liaise with cloud operations, internal customers, the security operations center, business stakeholders, and management regarding information security incidents and trends

Requirements Experience in scripting/automating operations via various cloud APIs or CLIs

Good understanding of modern, cloud-centric architectures and DevOps principles

Solid experience managing AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

Strong experience building systems and/or platforms using AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

Intermediate experience with Ansible or Puppet, CloudFormation or Terraform, and Jenkins

Background in PaaS/SaaS environment practices, including maintaining SLAs, load-balancing, high availability, operating system patching, networking, and security management/patching

Robust technical understanding of Linux and Windows hardware and software platforms

Ability to communicate complicated technical concepts or attack paths to broader non-technical audiences

Certifications in information security, AWS, Azure, or GCP are nice-to-have

Experience running Kubernetes environments and understanding multi-tenancy and security implications is nice-to-have





3+ years of Cyber Security experience with background executing network/application-layer penetration tests is nice-to-have

Ability to analyze complex security and vulnerability events

Ability to set ambitious but achievable goals and surpass them

Ability to build, grow, and maintain internal and external relationships

Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in securing public cloud environments across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, with strong capabilities in scripting, automation, and cloud architecture. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to address security incidents and enhance operational resilience.

Highest-signal resume keywords AWS Management

Microsoft Azure Management

Google Cloud Platform Management

Scripting/Automation via Cloud APIs

Cyber Security Experience

Hard Skills Cloud Security

Offensive Tradecraft

DevOps Principles

Ansible

Puppet

CloudFormation

Terraform

Jenkins

Linux Technical Understanding

Windows Technical Understanding

Soft Skills Communication of Technical Concepts

Relationship Building

Goal Setting

Certifications &

Qualifications Information Security Certification

AWS Certification

Azure Certification

GCP Certification

Industry Keywords Cloud-Centric Architectures

Security Management

Network/Application-Layer Penetration Testing

Vulnerability Analysis

Incident Response

Tools & Technologies Kubernetes

PaaS Practices

SaaS Practices

Load-Balancing

High Availability

📌 Senior Security Specialist - Cloud (Toronto)
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📍 Toronto