Senior Security Platform Engineer — 100% Remote

Job Description Senior Security Platform Engineer — Remote Support innovative enterprise security initiatives in Canada's insurance sector by contributing to automation, cloud technologies, and modern security platforms. Work in a collaborative environment with flexible remote work and opportunities to make a meaningful impact. What is in it for you: • Salaried: $65-85 per hour. • Incorporated Business Rate: $80-100 per hour. • 5-month contract with the potential for permanent employment. • Full-time position: 37.5 hours per week. • Schedule: Daytime, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST. • Work Model: Remote with onsite work every Wednesday in Toronto. Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and implement automated certificate lifecycle management solutions. • Build automation for certificate issuance, renewal, deployment, rotation, and revocation. • Support enterprise SSL certificate rotation initiatives across production and non-production environments. • Identify and eliminate manual certificate management processes through automation. • Support and enhance CyberArk Machine Identity Security (formerly Venafi) capabilities. • Develop integrations between certificate management platforms and enterprise systems. • Implement reusable onboarding and automation patterns for application teams. • Improve certificate visibility, compliance, governance, and operational efficiency. • Design and implement certificate management integrations with F5, Akamai, AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, Microsoft Graph, and HashiCorp Vault. • Container platforms and cloud-native workloads. • Additional enterprise applications and infrastructure services. • Develop certificate automation solutions leveraging HashiCorp Vault PKI capabilities. • Build and enhance integrations between HashiCorp Vault and enterprise applications. • Create automated certificate issuance and rotation workflows. • Support onboarding of applications to Vault-based certificate management services. • Partner with application and infrastructure teams to implement certificate automation solutions. • Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting, onboarding support, and best practices. • Develop technical documentation, implementation guides, and operational runbooks. • Lead knowledge-sharing and enablement sessions for stakeholders. • Develop automation using scripting, APIs, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps practices. • Participate in Agile delivery processes, including backlog refinement, estimation, sprint planning, and implementation activities. • Contribute to platform resiliency, monitoring, operational support, and continuous improvement initiatives. What you will need to succeed: Required qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in computer science. • 5 years of experience in Security Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related disciplines. • Strong experience with PKI, SSL/TLS certificates, and certificate lifecycle management. • Hands-on experience with CyberArk Machine Identity Security (Venafi) or an equivalent certificate management platform. • Experience implementing certificate automation at enterprise scale. • Strong knowledge of cryptography principles, certificate trust chains, and machine identity security. • Hands-on experience with several of the following technologies: HashiCorp Vault, AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, Microsoft Graph, F5 Load Balancers, Akamai, Azure and/or AWS cloud services, and REST APIs and platform integrations. • Experience with Python, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and API-based automation. • Knowledge of Linux and Windows administration, networking fundamentals, TLS/SSL protocols, load balancers and reverse proxies, Kubernetes and container platforms, and monitoring and logging solutions. Preferred qualifications • Experience with HashiCorp Vault PKI Secrets Engine. • Experience supporting large-scale certificate management programs. • Experience working in Agile delivery environments. • Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Security+, GIAC, or equivalent. • Experience supporting enterprise security platforms and cloud-native technologies. Why Recruit Action? Recruit Action (agency permit: AP-2504511) provides recruitment services through quality support and a personalized approach. As part of the screening process, some applications may be reviewed using artificial intelligence tools. Only candidates who meet the hiring criteria will be contacted.