Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineering

At Algonquin-Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it. 
Purpose
The Engineer, Cybersecurity develops, implements, and maintains the organization's corporate security posture. This includes implementing and maintaining security controls, conducting risk assessments, and responding to cybersecurity incidents. The Engineer, Cybersecurity is the subject matter expert providing support across the enterprise for the successful delivery of projects. Additionally, the Cybersecurity, Engineer ensures that security technologies are properly tuned, implemented, maintained, and engineered to successfully defend the enterprise. The Engineer, Cybersecurity will also be accountable for staying up to date on the latest security threats and trends, and for developing and implementing strategies to mitigate them.
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Accountabilities
-Provide security requirements into the design and ensure appropriate implementation of security controls for a variety of technical environments including cloud and on-prem across the enterprise.
-Conduct risk assessments, recommend, and implement controls to mitigate identified risks within the corporate environment
-Monitor and continually engineer improvements to the organization's security posture and respond to cybersecurity incidents in collaboration with the Security Operations team, IT Infrastructure team, and the business.
-Stay up to date on the latest security threats and trends
-Collaborate with other departments to ensure that cybersecurity considerations are integrated into business processes
-Operate as the cybersecurity subject matter expert across enterprise projects supporting both the business and the technology department.
 
Education and Experience
-Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience
-Relevant security certifications is an asset (i.e., GCIA, GCIH, GSOC, Security+, CISSP, etc.)
-Minimum 3 years of experience in cybersecurity role
-Minimum 5 years of experience in the technology space fulfilling cybersecurity functions
-Adeptness and proficiency at leveraging wide range of technology tools and solutions to assess data, automate processes, and support a variety of fast growing and changing business needs
-Excellent internal/external stakeholder management skills
-Ability to multi-task and work in agile, changing and fast-growing environments
-Excellent understanding of how IT runs and its operational processes
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills, teamwork skills, and an engaging personality; a proven ability to effectively interface with a diverse range of roles at all levels
-Expert knowledge of a wide range of technical environments, including cloud, automation, active directory, and networking
-Understanding of cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities
-Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework)
-Knowledge of security protocols and technologies (e.g. SSL, HTTPS, VPN)
-Experience with risk assessment and management
-Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
-Familiarity with programming languages and frameworks (e.g. Python, Java, .NET)
-Understanding of network architecture and design
-Familiarity with database management and security
-Knowledge of compliance requirements (e.g. GDPR, HIPAA)
Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.
Our Mission
We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.
Our Vision
We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It's where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we'll make an impact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.
Our Guiding Principles
-Customer Centric
-Integrity
-Entrepreneurial
-Teamwork
-Owner mindset
-Outcome focused
-Continuous learning
What we offer 
Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
Share purchase/match plan
A defined contribution savings plan
Leadership Development Program
Volunteer paid days off
Employee Assistance Program
Achievement fund
Group Benefit Plan
Variety of Health & Wellness programs
Discount and Perks program
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce.  If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to investigate the opportunity further.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.
Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.