Senior Security Engineer - Incident Response (Open to remote across ANZ)

About the Security Group

Canvas goal is to create the worlds most trusted platform which makes security a top priority. The Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) team plays a critical role in safeguarding Canvas systems data and the information our users entrust to us. The DFIR team supports Detection & Responses mission to prevent detect and respond to cyber attacks against Canva Canvanauts and Canva users. We engage in both proactive and reactive activities to prevent detect and respond to security threats.

We are seeking an experienced incident responder to join the DFIR team. In addition to the technical aspects of the role you will play a pivotal part in shaping the future of our DFIR team providing technical investigation and incident coordination experience and contributing to a culture where we work with empathy humility and generosity. As a Senior Security Engineer you will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry driving initiatives that enhance Canvas security posture and the Incident Response teams capabilities.

The Security Group under which Detection & Response sits is responsible for protecting Canva systems and data from information security threats. Our teams work together and with other groups to deliver preventative and detective controls and processes that reduce security risk across the business. The group runs programmes across Internal Corporate Security Identity and Access Management Application Security Risk Management Threat Intelligence Red Team and Threat Detection and Response domains.

At the moment this role is focused on

• Acting as an escalation point and incident coordinator for security incidents across Canvas systems.
• Actively responding to security events from detection through to resolution including the rollout of solutions and mitigations to prevent a recurrence.
• Monitoring Canvas internal and production systems for possible attacks and intrusions.
• Contributing to the knowledge and experience of your peers on the security team
• Proactively run threat detection exercises and search for anomalous behaviour.
• Building out and developing the tools and foundations for security incident alerting management communication and response.
• Maintaining incident response documentation participating in post-incident reviews and contributing to incident reports.
• Participating in the on-call roster for security incident response.
• Identifying trends research new technologies and emerging threats models which may impact the business.

Youre probably a match if

• You have strong experience in security incident response and coordinating complex investigations.
• Youre confident in building and maintaining security tooling and infrastructure.
• You love mentoring and developing others and have experience leading small technical teams.
• Youre passionate about improving systems and processes to prevent future incidents.
• Youre comfortable working with cross-functional teams and communicating clearly under pressure.
• You bring empathy humility and generosity to everything you do.

Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Heres a taste of whats on offer:
Equity packages we want our success to be yours too
Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection office setup & more
Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and support you personally

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Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time