We are looking for a Cyber Security Consultant to join a contract opportunity in Toronto, Ontario. This role will focus on evaluating security posture, identifying gaps, and driving remediation efforts related to a recently acquired business while quickly becoming effective in a complex technical environment. The successful candidate will bring strong Azure cloud security expertise, work closely with engineering and DevOps teams, and maintain thorough documentation to support ongoing internal follow-through. The candidate must have extensive experience conducting security assessments and audits and providing recommendations.  This is a fully remote 6 month contract role looking for an individual available immediately.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive security reviews of cloud and application environments to identify risks, control gaps, and remediation priorities.

• Assess the acquired organization's security posture and provide practical recommendations that support due diligence and integration planning.

• Implement corrective actions for identified vulnerabilities and weaknesses, with a focus on strengthening Azure-based environments.

• Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to align security controls with technical realities and communicate required changes clearly.

• Prepare detailed documentation of findings, recommendations, actions taken, and outstanding items to enable effective knowledge transfer.

• Perform or support internal penetration testing activities to validate exposures and confirm the effectiveness of security measures.

• Advise on compliance-related considerations and ensure security assessments reflect applicable organizational obligations.

• Contribute to the onboarding and alignment of security tools where capacity allows, including reviewing existing platforms used by the acquired business.

• 7+ years of experience in cyber security, including hands-on work in assessment, remediation, and security engineering.

• Demonstrated experience securing cloud environments, with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure.

• Solid understanding of DevOps practices and experience collaborating directly with software engineering teams.

• Background in security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and configuration review across modern technology stacks.

• Experience documenting technical findings and creating clear handoff materials for internal stakeholders.

• Knowledge of penetration testing concepts, with preference for candidates who have performed internal testing activities.

• Familiarity with security tooling, implementation of security platforms, and management of endpoint or cloud protection solutions.

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