Senior Security Engineer

The Opportunity We are seeking a highly skilled and advanced technical cybersecurity professional, preferably a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), to join our Global Security Operations and Engineering team. The successful candidate will lead technical security initiatives with a focus on Microsoft Cloud Security, planning, architecting, implementing, and managing security platforms and tools at WSP, especially SOAR capabilities and SOC automation. An important part of this role will be coaching and building the overall knowledge and capabilities within the team, while gaining insight into other technology platforms such as AD auditing solutions, PAM, and our Threat Intelligence platforms. Why choose WSP? Canadian success story – we proudly wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer. Enhance the world around you – from the environment to highways, buildings, and terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada. Outstanding career opportunities – we’re growing, pushing ourselves daily to be greater, and we’re open to your ideas and to trying new things. A phenomenal collaborative culture. Come find out for yourself what it’s like to be part of our journey. What you can expect to do here Work with a globally distributed team, taking inputs from the business, SOC, and management to roll out systems and troubleshoot (Tier‑3) support for security issues. Lead‑guide the local Service Desk/OSS teams with knowledge bases to resolve tickets at first instance for issues relating to security software and configurations. Develop automation (including playbooks, SOAR), scripts to monitor system health, and manage the SOC tools in use. Extract data from systems and build reports for management; PowerBI skills would be an advantage. Knowledge transfer and sharing. Monitor and respond to feedback from customers (employees and business stakeholders). Bring a problem‑solving and solutions‑mindset, coordinating with IT teams as needed. Finance/Budgetary Responsibilities Provide feedback on tooling and identify additional needs. Plan for expansion of security tools to cover ongoing needs. Evaluate license usage and potential growth. What you'll bring to WSP Previous experience in security tools and systems administration, including as a security administrator for security platforms. Knowledge and experience in SIEM and Microsoft platforms (Azure ecosystem); experience with other vendor security systems such as CyberArk and Akeyless is a plus. Good knowledge of EDR systems such as MS Defender and KQL, or willingness to learn them. Planned and meticulous approach to deliveries. Knowledge and/or willingness to learn about advanced security capabilities, including integrations with other systems. 7+ years of specialization in information technology roles; security experience is preferred. Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Sciences, or related field. Master’s degree in the same or related fields is preferred. Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy. WSP WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future‑proof our cities and environments. We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, more than 12,000 people work on everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, designing sustainable transportation networks, extracting essential resources, and developing renewable power sources for the future. Values We value our people and our reputation. We are locally dedicated with international scale. We are future focused and challenge the status quo. We foster collaboration in everything we do. We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable. Please Note Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe, it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times, as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Offers of employment for safety‑sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits). WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted. WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY . #J-18808-Ljbffr