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About the Role

The Senior Security Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, supporting, and continuously enhancing Sun Life’s enterprise cryptographic security platforms. You will work closely with infrastructure, architecture, operations, and application development teams to identify security risks and deliver solutions that protect customer and financial information. The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in cryptographic security platforms, a deep understanding of security risks and controls, and a passion for continuous improvement. You will also participate in operational support activities, including incident response and on-call rotations.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain, and innovate across Cryptographic platforms particularly ISG Crypto Vulnerability Scanner and CyberArk Machine Identity Security (formerly called Venafi TPP).
Design and implement automation and integration solutions to improve platform scalability, operational efficiency, and security outcomes.
Deploy, support, and maintain new and existing security technologies that are deployed within Sun Life and owned by the team.
Analyze information systems utilizing various cybersecurity techniques and lead security initiatives and enterprise level projects implementing security solutions and performing POC/POV for new technologies.
Work independently with high degree of ambiguity and deliver expected outcomes, be focused on the end deliverables, and build trust with internal clients and peers.
Implement risk driven security controls and provide SME (Subject Matter Expertise) during Audit.
Investigate and respond to security incidents, adhering to defined SLA’s.
Participate in teams 24x7 on-call support and be required to join major incident management calls to provide support and consultation.
Identify risks to the business and recommend strategies to address those risks.
Manage the capacity and resiliency of security systems protecting Sun Life’s internal and client data.
Collaborate and build trust with security peers, vendors, and other Sun Life teams to enhance security posture and best practices.
Serve as a change catalyst for Digital transformation, using JIRA, Confluence, estimating stories, setting definition of done, completing, and tracking story updates and assignments.
Smoothly transition and operationalize projects and products.
Develop roles & responsibilities (RACI), completing product documentation and educating the teams who will be performing BAU (Business as usual) the day-to-day work.
Document, update, and maintain cyber security playbooks, policies and knowledge base articles used to support the established Incident Management and CSIRT processes.

Requirements

Pragmatic understanding of security challenges as a combination of technology and process issues, with the ability to drive solutions across both.
Strong Infrastructure/DevOps foundation, including Linux, Windows, Active Directory, SSO, authentication and authorization protocols, AWS, Azure, databases, Splunk, ServiceNow, and Jira.
Proven expertise with cryptographic security platforms, including CyberArk MIS (Venafi), ISG Crypto Vulnerability Scanner, and HashiCorp Vault, as well as enterprise PKI, SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management, and machine identity security.
Extensive knowledge of information security principles, industry standards, security controls, risk management frameworks (NIST, ISO 2700x), and vulnerability remediation.
Experience with cloud and container technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and EKS.
Experience with security operations, including incident response, detection engineering, endpoint security, intrusion detection, and email security technologies.
Knowledge of networking technologies, load balancers, firewalls, web application firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
Self-starter with a strategic mindset and a track record of maturing security technologies to meet evolving enterprise requirements.
Strong investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a sense of ownership and urgency.
Minimum 5-7 years of information security and engineering experience with enterprise security technologies, including cryptography and machine identity security.
Minimum 3 years of experience leading global information security projects and managing third-party security service providers.
Experience deploying enterprise technologies using Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
Bachelor's degree, college diploma, or equivalent work experience in a related discipline.
Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred certifications: CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, CompTIA, CCNP Security, or equivalent.

Skills

CyberArk Machine Identity Security (Venafi)
ISG Crypto Vulnerability Scanner
HashiCorp Vault
Linux
Windows
Active Directory
SSO
AWS
Azure
Splunk
ServiceNow
Jira
Kubernetes
OpenShift
EKS
Incident response
Detection engineering
Endpoint security
Intrusion detection
Email security technologies
Networking technologies
Load balancers
Firewalls
Web application firewalls
Intrusion detection/prevention systems
Agile methodologies
Scrum
Kanban
CISSP
CCSP
GIAC
CompTIA
CCNP Security

Location

Remote

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
5-7 years
3 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
College diploma
Equivalent work experience

Salary/Compensations

90,000 - 140,000

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus program
Flexible group insurance program
Share Ownership Program with employer matching contributions

About the Company

At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
We are proud to be included in Great Place to Work's 2026 list of Canada's Best Workplaces.
We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.
We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

Equal Opportunity

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.