At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead security operations, conduct penetration testing, and strengthen cloud environments.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company focused on cybersecurity.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with mentorship opportunities and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cybersecurity while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in security engineering and hands-on penetration testing experience.
The predicted salary is between 108000 - 132000 $ per year.
We’re looking for a Senior Security Engineer to take a hands-on role across security operations, offensive security, and cloud security.
You’ll combine an attacker mindset with defensive expertise to identify vulnerabilities, strengthen infrastructure, and improve detection and incident response.
- What this role owns
- Lead security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response, including SIEM tuning and threat intelligence.
- Conduct hands‑on penetration testing and vulnerability assessments across applications, networks, and cloud environments.
- Manually identify and validate vulnerabilities such as SQLi and XSS, and investigate sophisticated attack patterns in raw SIEM/log data.
- Strengthen cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and Zero Trust controls.
- Build and improve security playbooks, threat models, and automated security workflows using scripting, Ia C, and AI tooling.
- You’ll be a fit if you are
- Hands‑on and security‑mindful, with experience across both offensive and defensive security.
- Comfortable performing manual penetration testing rather than relying solely on automated scanners.
- Strong in SIEM/log analysis and able to identify threats beyond pre‑built alerts.
- Experienced with cloud security, vulnerability management, and modern security tooling.
- Comfortable working autonomously and mentoring others in a growing security team.
- Preferred background
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering, penetration testing, incident response, or a related field.
- OSCP or equivalent offensive security experience.
- Strong knowledge of OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, threat modeling, and common attacker TTPs.
- Experience with AWS security, SIEM platforms, scripting/automation, and tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, or equivalent.
- Experience securing AI/cloud‑based services is a plus.
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Senior Security Engineer in Vancouver employer: Metrics Recruitment
Join a dynamic team as a Senior Security Engineer where your expertise will be valued and your contributions will directly impact our security posture. We foster a collaborative work culture that prioritizes continuous learning and professional growth, offering opportunities to mentor others while enhancing your own skills in a cutting-edge environment. Located in a vibrant tech hub, we provide competitive benefits and a flexible work-life balance, making us an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the security field.
