Canva is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) team, which is crucial for safeguarding systems, data, and user information.
The role involves acting as an escalation point and incident coordinator for security incidents across Canva's systems.
Responsibilities include actively responding to security events from detection through to resolution, monitoring internal and production systems for possible attacks, and contributing to the knowledge of peers on the security team.
The position requires proactively running threat detection exercises, building tools for incident alerting and response, maintaining incident response documentation, and participating in post-incident reviews.
The Senior Security Engineer will also participate in the on-call roster for security incident response and identify trends and emerging threats that may impact the business.
Requirements:
Candidates must have strong experience in security incident response and coordinating complex investigations.
The role requires confidence in building and maintaining security tooling and infrastructure.
Applicants should have a passion for mentoring and developing others, with experience leading small technical teams.
A strong desire to improve systems and processes to prevent future incidents is essential.
Candidates must be comfortable working with cross-functional teams and communicating clearly under pressure.
The ideal candidate should embody empathy, humility, and generosity in their work.
Benefits:
Canva offers equity packages to ensure that employees share in the company's success.
The company has an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers.
Employees receive an annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support their wellbeing, social connection, office setup, and more.
Flexible leave options are available to empower employees to recharge and support their personal needs.
