Manager, Security Operations

Forward Financing
Alberta, Ontario
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 172,000 - 237,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Risk prioritization","Leadership","Stakeholder management"]

Lead Security Operations by hiring, growing, and developing a team of security engineers to defend endpoints, SaaS applications, and infrastructure. Own incident response as senior Incident Commander for the Security Incident Response Team, drive AI security strategy, and tune detection and response using CrowdStrike. Build detection coverage across endpoint, SaaS, and identity signals, partner on containment controls, and run enterprise-wide cybersecurity risk assessments across systems and processes.

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Manager, Security Operations

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Job Summary

Lead Security Operations by hiring, growing, and developing a team of security engineers to defend endpoints, SaaS applications, and infrastructure. Own incident response as senior Incident Commander for the Security Incident Response Team, drive AI security strategy, and tune detection and response using CrowdStrike. Build detection coverage across endpoint, SaaS, and identity signals, partner on containment controls, and run enterprise-wide cybersecurity risk assessments across systems and processes.
Location: Alberta, Ontario
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Hire, grow, and develop a team of security engineers to defend endpoints, SaaS estate, and infrastructure.
  • •Own corporate system security, including configuration hardening and vulnerability/patch oversight for SaaS applications and endpoints.
  • •Lead security operations and incident response as senior Incident Commander for the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT).
  • •Own and tune the detection and response funnel and CrowdStrike detection platform; build detection coverage across endpoint, SaaS, and identity signals.
  • •Conduct enterprise-wide cybersecurity risk assessments and partner with other teams to build containment controls and coordinate detection opportunities surfaced by AppSec.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 172,000 - 237,000 annually
Perks:MedicalDentalVisionPaid ParentalRrsp MatchWellness StipendVolunteering DaysLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years in detection engineering, security operations, or incident response, including team leadership.
  • •Deep familiarity with adversary TTPs (MITRE ATT&CK), event correlation, and high-signal detection design.
  • •Hands-on experience with EDR/SIEM platforms and detection-as-code practices.
  • •Incident command experience including triage, containment, forensics, and stakeholder communication under pressure.
  • •Hands-on experience securing SaaS environments and endpoint fleets, including access governance and vulnerability/patch management.
Experience:7+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:CommunicationRisk prioritizationLeadershipStakeholder management
Certifications:CISSPCISM
Tech Stack:CrowdStrikeMITRE ATT&CKEDRSIEMDetection-as-codePythonRubyGoAWSSaaSSSPMCASBAI securityGen-AILLM-as-Judge

Company Brief

Forward Financing
Forward Financing is a Boston-based fintech lender that provides fast, flexible revenue-based working capital to small businesses nationwide, using proprietary underwriting and capital markets facilities to deliver timely funding solutions.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Boston, United States
Founded: 2012
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