Company

- Our client is a technologically progressive public-sector organization focused on large-scale property data, analytics, cloud transformation, and digital innovation initiatives. Known for leveraging modern cloud technologies, automation, and machine learning to improve operational excellence, the organization offers a collaborative environment with strong executive investment in cloud and cybersecurity leadership. Job Title

- Principal Security Engineer (Cloud & AWS) / AWS Security Lead Location

- Hybrid in Pickering, ON (minimum 2 days onsite) Role Type

- Direct Hire Must Have Skills:

Deep hands-on AWS security expertise with the ability to function as the strongest AWS technical resource on the team Robust experience across AWS services including IAM, VPC, WAF, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, EC2, ALB, Route53, CloudFront, KMS, and Security Groups Proven ability to lead technical discussions, challenge architecture decisions, and design creative multi-service AWS security solutions

Strong DevSecOps and automation experience including secure CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, container security, Python, and PowerShell Experience operating as a technical lead or cloud security authority within enterprise or cloud-native environments Responsibilities and Job Details:





Serve as the organization’s lead AWS security expert and trusted technical advisor across cloud security initiatives Design, implement, and optimize secure AWS architectures across complex enterprise environments Lead technical discussions with engineering, cloud operations, development, and executive stakeholders

Evaluate current cloud environments and recommend innovative security improvements and optimization strategies Drive AWS security best practices across IAM, networking, logging, monitoring, encryption, and threat detection services Develop and enhance secure DevSecOps pipelines, infrastructure-as-code standards, and cloud automation frameworks

Build and implement security automation using Terraform, Python, and PowerShell Partner cross-functionally with infrastructure, development, and leadership teams to improve execution standards and cloud maturity Influence cloud architecture decisions and elevate internal AWS technical capabilities across the organization

Participate in deep technical security assessments, incident response support, and cloud risk mitigation initiatives Mentor peers and help establish stronger accountability, innovation, and operational excellence within the engineering organization Support strategic cloud transformation and modernization initiatives with visibility across senior IT leadership

📌 Principal Security Engineer (Cloud & AWS) / AWS Security Lead (Toronto)
🏢 Covenant HR
📍 Toronto