Cloud Security Engineer – Azure, AWS, OCI & SIEM
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaContractPosted Jul 8, 2026
Job description
Essential Skills:
- More than 6 years of security engineering experience with 3+ years in cloud:
- Azure
- AWS
- OCI Hands-on experience with:
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Sentinel
- Defender for Endpoint
- Strong knowledge of cloud-native security services across at least two major cloud providers. Experience with:
- SIEM platforms
- Threat detection
- Incident response Understanding of network security:
- Firewalls
- WAF
- IDS/IPS
- Zero Trust principles Familiarity with compliance frameworks:
- CIS
- NIST
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2 Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst (SC-200) preferred
- Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) preferred
- AWS Security Specialty or OCI Security Professional is a strong asset Design and implement cloud security architecture across:
- Azure
- AWS
- OCI environments Configure and manage:
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Defender for Endpoint (Plan 2)
- Sentinel SIEM Implement and tune:
- Azure Firewall
- WAF policies (OWASP rules)
- DDoS Protection Manage AWS security services:
- Guard. Duty
- Security Hub
- Inspector
- AWS Config
- Macie Configure OCI security services:
- Cloud Guard
- Security Zones
- VSS (Vulnerability Scanning Service) Enforce:
- Security baselines
- CIS Benchmarks
- Regulatory compliance controls
- Implement EDR solutions and manage endpoint security posture across hybrid environments. Design and review network security:
- NSGs
- Security Groups
- Security Lists
- NVA traffic inspection
- Integrate SIEM/SASE solutions and support SOC operations with detection and response runbooks. Conduct:
- Security risk assessments
- Threat modelling
- Architecture reviews Prepare:
- Governance documentation
- Security artefacts
- Executive-level security reporting Nice to Have:
- Experience with SASE vendors: Zscaler, Palo Alto Prisma, Netskope.