Application Security Senior Developer
- Type:
- Full Time
- Location(s):
- Toronto Ontario
- Montréal Quebec
- Date Posted:
- Job ID:
- R150293
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.
Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.
Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.
Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
Salary range (but not limited to):
101,800 - 124,400Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):
12%As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.
Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.
Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.
About the role
We are seeking an Application Security Developer focused on automation and enhancing AI driven self-service capabilities to strengthen the security posture of our organization's applications & infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing automated solutions that enable developers to seamlessly and effectively incorporate security measures into their workflows. This role sits as an intersection of AppSec, secure software engineering and AI/LLM development helping to automate/build intelligent tools for Intact’s security team.
What you'll do here:
- Develop and maintain automation tools to integrate application security best practices into development processes.
- Build and maintain scripts that incorporate automated security testing in the pipeline.
- Design and implement self-service efficient security solutions for development teams to reduce friction in SSDLC and to improve secure development.
- Build AI driven secure code remediation guidelines, intelligent vulnerability tracking tools etc.
- Automate security reporting with AI driven capabilities, build executive level dashboards (PowerBi, Grafana etc) to assess security posture.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate security controls and gating into SSDLC.
- Monitor systems and automate the detection and response to security incidents.
- Train and educate development teams on using security tools and secure development practices.
What you bring to the table:
- Degree in Software engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience.
- Strong experience in development, application security, focusing on automation and service integration.
- Proficiency in programming or scripting in at least one language (Java, Python, Java Script, Type script, Go etc.)
- Experienced working with or integrating SAST, DAST, CSPM and other security related tools into organizational processess.
- Familiarity working with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Action, GitLab CI/CD, etc.) and integrating security tools into the pipelines.
- Exposure to AI frameworks and comfortable in AI/LLM concepts like promt engineering, model integration, validation.
- Knowledge of application security frameworks and standards (OWASP Top 10, etc.).
- Good knowledge of databases and web technologies (REST, SOAP, etc.).
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their security.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps & SLSA practices.
- Good to have Service now AVR knowledge.
- Certification in information security (CISSP, CEH, etc.) is a nice to have.
- For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.
- No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.
#LI-Hybrid
We are an equal opportunity employer
At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.
We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.
As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.
We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.
If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.
Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.
Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.
If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.