Cloud Security Engineer

Who We Are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

As a Cloud Security Engineer your responsibilities will include:

• Serve as an Information Security Advisor to various lines of business by providing subject matter expertise related to new services, products, and projects
  
  

Skilled and proactive engineer to advise the integration of DevSecOps security practices into our DevOps workflows.

Plays bridge role between information security and development/operations, ensuring that security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

You will work closely with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to automate security controls, monitor systems, and respond to threats in real-time. The role involves the following:

• Assist information security team lead with interpreting requirements documents, architecture diagrams, solution designs, and other written and verbal information to determine if a project, application, infrastructure, or external supplier presents a security risk to Doane Grant Thornton.
• Secure CI/CD Pipelines: Design and help implement security controls in CI/CD workflows using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Secure IaC templates and enforce policy-as-code using tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) or HashiCorp Sentinel in an Azure DevOps environment.
• Assess applications, infrastructure, business units, business processes, and external suppliers for information security risks, identifying potential threats and exposures
• Conduct security reviews of planned initiatives across the organization and produce high-quality Threat Risk Assessment reports that clearly articulate risks
• Demonstrate and apply strong project management, documentation, and communication skills
• Serve as the subject matter expert on several production security technologies, staying abreast of emerging security support technologies and industry trends
• Cloud Security: Implement and monitor cloud security best practices across Azure environments.
• Vulnerability Management: Integrate automated scanning tools (e.g., Snyk, Veracode) into build pipelines and manage remediation workflows.
• Security Automation: Develop scripts and tools to automate security tasks and incident response.
• Security Awareness: Advocate for secure coding practices and provide guidance to development teams.
• Provide recommendations to development and operational teams to address security weaknesses and identify potential new security solutions
• Coordinate with Learning & Development on staff security training program
• Conduct email phishing simulation testing and report analytics
• Work with Team Lead on quarterly privileged access reviews and remediation workplans
• Coordinate the annual IT Audit exercise with internal and external auditors
• Responding to the client security questionnaires
• Assist with other cybersecurity-related tasks
  
  

Additionally, you will:

• Assist in security and architecture reviews, understand engineering stacks, services, and data flows
• Assist in design, implement, automate, and document security solutions and processes for Microsoft Azure, SaaS applications, and other cloud platforms
• Deploy security solutions in cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure and M365
• Assist and train team members in the use of cloud security tools and resolution of security issues
• Research and maintain an extensive knowledge base of current cloud technology advancements, trends, and directions, identifying potential threats and exposures
• Assist in investigating and remediating security incidents and issues
• Create and support KPIs and KRIs that measure risk reduction and progress over time in the cloud
• Help governance, compliance, and risk management teams ensure the system consistently meets cybersecurity requirements
• Act as a mentor across teams to enable a best-of-breed approach to cloud security and cloud management
• Protect systems from data breaches at all times
• Monitor, operate, and improve system uptime, performance, high availability, and disaster recovery readiness
• Collaborate with other operational and development teams during triage and resolution of operational issues
• Deploy, monitor and fine-tune SIEM solutions, threat hunting, security event analysis, and forensic investigations
• Manage and monitor security Web Broker cloud access solutions
• Monitoring & Logging: Collaborate with teams to ensure security logging, alerting, and anomaly detection are in place using tools like Sentinel, Defender XDR.
• Compliance & Governance: Support compliance initiatives (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001) by ensuring security controls are auditable and documented.
  
  

Doane Grant Thornton

If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Cloud Security Engineer? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business, or other related major
• 3+ years of information security consulting and advisory experience
• 3+ years of experience in DevSecOps, Security Engineering, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD tools and cloud platforms.
• Experience with container security (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Azure application services and functions
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.).
• Familiarity with security frameworks (OWASP, NIST, CIS).
• CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+ or GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• Knowledge of DevOps Automation (GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform, including AAD, M365 and Endpoint Manager
• 3+ years of experience with Endpoint solutions (Microsoft Defender)
• Experience with ERM/GRC tools, threat assessments, and security testing methodologies
• Working knowledge of security standards including ISO 27001 and NIST 2.0
• CISSP with CISA, CRISC, GIAC, or similar certification (or pursuing) considered an asset
• Strong initiative, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Understanding of networking and developing working relationships with various key stakeholders
• Solid business and technical acumen
• Experience in developing security metrics, KRIs, and KPIs for leadership
• Ability to synthesize information into succinct, concise, and logical summaries and reports
• Ability to work with teams to achieve goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Capability to work under pressure with time constraints and prioritize competing priorities appropriately
• Knowledge of Microsoft M365 services including Exchange Online; familiarity with Mimecast is preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure policy configurations for security modules such as Defender, Conditional Client Access, Application Protection Policy, etc.
• Familiarity with IT auditing tools
  
  

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

What's in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.