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Security Projects and Operations Engineer (Toronto, ON – Hybrid)

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$81,431 – $103,825 a year
Where
30 International Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1A2, Canada
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Hybrid
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Your applicationOpen nowSecurity Projects and Operations Engineer (Toronto, ON – Hybrid)LifeLabs · 30 International Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1A2, Canada
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13.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. LifeLabs postings stay open a median of 20 days.

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Job Title: Security Projects and Operations Engineer

Reports to: Senior Manager, Security Engineering, Architecture & SOC

Vacancy status: This posting is for an existing position.

Purpose of the Role The Security Projects and Operations Engineer is responsible for ensuring LifeLabs’ cybersecurity tools and platforms are properly deployed, consistently maintained, and operating at peak effectiveness. This role ensures that each security technology is correctly configured, fully integrated with other systems, and routinely validated through bi annual tuning and performance reviews.

The Engineer supports both operational security activities and project-driven initiatives, ensuring that security controls function as intended, are aligned with best practices, and meaningfully reduce risk across the environment. This includes hands on configuration, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams and external vendors

Your responsibilities will include: Security Tool Configuration, Integration & Maintenance

Ensure correct configuration, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of LifeLabs’ core security technologies, including:

Firewalls: Palo Alto, FortiGate or Miraki Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) CrowdStrike SIEM Netskope, Forescout, ExtraHop

Perform bi‑annual tuning, validation, and optimization of each tool to ensure maximum detection accuracy and minimum false positives. Maintain integrations between security tools, logging systems, identity platforms, and workflow automation technologies. Ensure all tools generate appropriate telemetry and forward logs to the SIEM and related systems. Maintain configuration baselines, version control, and change management documentation.

Security Operations Support & Threat Mitigation

Support daily security operations by addressing escalations from analysts and engineering teams. Conduct detailed analysis of alerts and events involving tool telemetry, misconfigurations, or anomalies. Assist with containment, remediation, and eradication activities during security incidents. Develop and refine detection logic, dashboards, and alerting rules within assigned tools. Collaborate with SOC and engineering teams to ensure tool outputs effectively support threat detection and response workflows.

Project Delivery & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Lead or support security technology projects including onboarding new tools, upgrades, migrations, integrations, or capability expansions. Partner with infrastructure, cloud, network, and application teams to ensure security tool requirements are met during project delivery. Provide subject matter expertise on network segmentation, endpoint protection, cloud security controls, and threat visibility. Participate in technical reviews and provide recommendations based on best practices and threat landscape changes.

Documentation, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

Maintain detailed and accurate documentation including runbooks, configurations, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures. Track and report on tool health, operational performance, and tuning outcomes. Identify and implement opportunities for automation, simplification, and optimization across security operations. Support audit and compliance activities through evidence gathering and validation of security controls.

What you bring to the role:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or related technical field. Masters in cyber security an asset. AZ-500, AZ-900, ISC2 certification in cyber security 4 – 6 years of experience in security engineering, security operations, or IT infrastructure roles. Hands‑on experience with at least three of the following technologies:

Palo Alto, Fertigate or Miraki Firewalls CrowdStrike Microsoft Azure Cloud, Microsoft Intune Netskope, Forescout, ExtraHop

Health Care experience is an asset Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Strong experience of IT security operations, methodologies and approaches Knowledge of privacy legislation and IT compliance requirements

Why Join Us? Join LifeLabs and help secure the systems that support healthcare for millions of Canadians. In this role, you'll work with leading cybersecurity technologies, drive high-impact security initiatives, and collaborate across teams to strengthen and modernize our security environment. If you're looking for a hands-on role where you can solve complex challenges, influence security outcomes, and make a meaningful difference every day, this is it. What We Offer: Salary range: $81,431- $103,825 CAD annually (commensurate with experience).

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