Senior Cloud Security Engineer, GCP

Job Description
Here at Rakuten Kobo we offer a casual working start-up environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance. We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative, and passionate they need to feel valued and supported.

If you're looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Rakuten Kobo and come help us on our mission of making
reading lives better
.

The Role
Our cybersecurity team is evolving, expanding into security architecture and review, and transitioning to a hybrid cloud environment with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). We're seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer (12 month contract) to be a key player in this transformation. You will design and implement robust security solutions, influence our hybrid cloud security posture, and help elevate our team's cloud security expertise.

What You Get To Do

• Lead GCP & Hybrid Cloud Security Architecture: Design and implement secure architectures for cloud-native applications, IaC, and platform services. Ensure security requirements are embedded across all enterprise architecture, bridging on-prem and GCP environments.
• Drive Security Assessment & Review: Conduct comprehensive security reviews of proposed architectures and applications in GCP and on-prem. Analyze software security, delivering actionable recommendations. Translate functional requirements into secure technical solutions.
• Contribute to Cyber Defense: Apply understanding of vulnerability analysis, threat intelligence, and incident response to inform secure designs and enhance our defensive posture across the hybrid environment.
• Mentor & Upskill the Team: Act as a subject matter expert, sharing GCP security best practices and architectural principles to develop the team's cloud security capabilities.

Who You Are

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, with 3+ years focused on cloud security architecture/engineering, specifically with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven expertise in designing secure cloud solutions, IaC, and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, compliance frameworks, and native GCP security services.
• Familiarity with vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, and incident response in a cloud context.
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Passionate about mentoring, advocating for best practices, and driving continuous improvement.

About Rakuten Kobo Inc.
Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo Inc. is one of the most advanced global ecommerce companies, with the world's most innovative eReading services offering more than 6 million eBooks and audiobooks to 30 million + customers in 190 countries. Kobo delivers the best digital reading experience through creative innovation, award-winning eReaders, and top-ranking mobile apps. Kobo is a part of the Rakuten group of companies.

Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.

Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.

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