Application Security Engineer

Application Security Engineer

As an Application Security Engineer within the Canada Life Information Security Department, you will be responsible for building security into all products end-to-end. You will be both hands-on technical and influential, where you will be expected to directly communicate with cross-functional teams in Product, Development, and DevOps. You will be responsible for analyzing the security of applications and services, discovering, and addressing security issues, building automation, and decisively taking action to mitigate emerging threats throughout the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).

What you will do 

• Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure the adoption of SSDLC best practices across the entire application lifecycle.
• Validate internal, external, and crowd-sourced application security findings and articulate them to engineering teams by including clear reproduction steps, impact, and remediation advice.
• Participate in vulnerability management operations, such as: retesting and reprioritizing vulnerabilities, reviewing code changes, approving proposed remediations, etc.
• Improve security reporting, including coordinating vulnerability management, penetration testing, and compliance initiatives.
• Contribute technical documentation towards the team’s knowledge base.  

What you will bring 

• Ability to think offensively like a hacker and defensively by evaluating applications and architecture.
• Read and write multiple programming languages. Java, C#, JavaScript, Apex, and Python are highly valued, but others will help too.
• Demonstrated knowledge of security best practices, principles, and common frameworks, such as: OWASP, NIST, ISO, SOC, etc.
• Prior experience in implementing and integrating tools for static analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing, etc.
• Microservice architecture expertise and best practices in securing APIs across multi-cloud environments.

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg. 

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing. 

We are one of Canada's top 100 employers!

Canada Life serves?the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.
 

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee?has the opportunity to?reach their potential.
 

Canada Life?would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted

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