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Security Engineer (17-Month Contract)Varicent · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Security Engineer (17-Month Contract)

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-01 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 7,083 CAD–10,416 CAD/mo

About the Company

At Varicent, we're not just transforming the Sales Performance Management (SPM) market-we're redefining how organizations achieve revenue success. Our cutting-edge SaaS solutions empower revenue leaders globally to design smarter go-to-market strategies, maximize seller performance, and unlock untapped potential. Varicent stands at the forefront of innovation, celebrated as a market leader in the 2025 Forrester Wave Report for SPM , 2023 Ventana Research Revenue Performance Management (RPM) Value Index , Gartner Peer Insights , 2024 Gartner SPM Market Guide , and G2. Our solutions are trusted by a diverse range of global industry leaders like T-Mobile, ServiceNow, Wawanesa Bank, Shaw Industries, Moody's, Stryker and hundreds more. Here's why you'll thrive at Varicent: Innovate with Purpose: Build impactful solutions for customers worldwide. Join Excellence: Work in a diverse, collaborative, and innovative team. Shape the Future: Lead in redefining revenue optimization. Grow Together: Unlock your potential in a supportive environment. Join us at Varicent-where your talent and ambition meet limitless opportunities for success The Opportunity Varicent is looking for a hands-on Security Engineer to join our Information Security team on a 17-month contract and help strengthen the security of our systems, applications, and cloud environments. This is a broad security engineering role for someone who enjoys being close to the technology while working

Responsibilities

  • ● Security Engineering & Tooling
  • ● Deploy, configure, monitor, and improve security technologies including SIEM, EDR, DLP, WAF, CASB, Secure Web Gateway, email security, and vulnerability scanning tools
  • ● Own and improve assigned security tools, including runbooks, workflows, documentation, and operational processes
  • ● Lead small-to-medium security initiatives from requirements and design through testing and implementation
  • ● Support security technology evaluations and proof-of-concepts
  • ● Security Monitoring & Incident Response
  • ● Investigate and triage security events across endpoint, cloud, network, application, and email environments
  • ● Support incident response investigations, root-cause analysis, escalation, and lessons learned
  • ● Identify opportunities to improve detection capabilities and reduce recurring security issues
  • ● Vulnerability Management & Security Testing
  • ● Support infrastructure, endpoint, and application vulnerability scanning, penetration-testing validation, and AI red-team testing
  • ● Validate and prioritize vulnerabilities and partner with technical teams to drive remediation
  • ● Coordinate rapid response to high-priority risks and zero-day vulnerabilities
  • ● Help integrate SAST, DAST, SCA, and external attack surface management into CI/CD workflows
  • ● Identify opportunities to automate repetitive security activities
  • ● Risk, Threat Modeling & AI Security
  • ● Conduct security risk assessments for internal initiatives, product changes, vendors, and productivity tools
  • ● Perform STRIDE-based threat modeling , including assessments of AI-enabled tools and applications
  • ● Evaluate AI and Agentic AI security risks and recommend practical mitigations
  • ● Support third-party risk assessments and workflows using OneTrust

Requirements

  • ● + years of experience in Information Security, Security Engineering, or Security Operations
  • ● Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology Management, or equivalent practical experience
  • ● At least one relevant security certification, such as CISSP, CISA, CCSP, or equivalent
  • ● Hands-on experience with security technologies such as SIEM, EDR, WAF, DLP, and vulnerability scanning platforms
  • ● Working knowledge of security across operating systems, networks, applications, databases, and cloud environments
  • ● Understanding of security frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF and ISO 27001/27002
  • ● Familiarity with controls supporting SOC 1, SOC 2, PCI, and HIPAA
  • ● Ability to investigate technical issues, document findings clearly, and communicate security risk effectively
  • ● Professional proficiency in English
  • ● Nice to Have
  • ● Security automation or scripting experience using Python, PowerShell, or Bash
  • ● Hands-on experience with OneTrust
  • ● Exposure to AI security, Agentic AI risks, or AI red-team testing
  • ● What Success Looks Like
  • ● In your first few months, you'll become familiar with our security environment, tooling, incident response processes, and vulnerability management program while contributing directly to investigations and security assessments.
  • ● As you grow into the role, you'll take ownership of security initiatives, improve vulnerability and risk-management processes, develop threat models for new technologies-including AI-enabled solutions-and identify opportunities for automation.
  • ● Over the course of the contract, you'll help improve security signal quality, strengthen incident response readiness, reduce recurring risks, and become a trusted security partner to our Engineering, Cloud, and IT teams.
  • ● Compensation
  • ● The expected base salary range for this 17-month contract position is C 85,000-C 100,000 , and individuals may also be eligible to participate in our variable compensation program.
  • ● Final compensation may vary based on experience, skills, designations, and market conditions.