Cyber Security Engineer

About Momentum Financial Services Group  At Momentum Financial Services Group, we help people move forward by reimagining how money works for those who need it most. With more than 40 years of experience, we’re the team behind Money Mart—Canada’s largest non-bank branch network—and a leader in financial solutions for underserved communities.
From short-term loans to money transfers and prepaid cards, we power the products, technology, and operations that connect over a million customers a year to the money they need, when they need it.
At MFSG, we come together across teams and departments to create something bigger than ourselves: solutions that remove barriers and give people access to money they might not get anywhere else. Whether you're solving problems, building systems, or shaping strategy, your work fuels real support for real people.
Compensation & Benefits    Compensation Philosophy:  Our strategy is simple—we aim to match the market. We regularly review industry standards to ensure our total rewards package is competitive and fair. This commitment helps us attract and retain talented individuals who share our purpose.
Discretionary Annual Bonus:  Opportunity for a discretionary bonus based on individual performance and company success.
Comprehensive Benefits:  Health and dental plans with 100% of the premiums covered. Employee Assistance Program to support mental well‑being and provide resources for personal challenges.
Retirement Plans:  Robust retirement savings options.
Hybrid Work Environment:  Balance remote work with in‑office, relaxed and collaborative environment with breakout rooms, snacks and rest areas.
Perks and Rewards:  Reimbursement for tuition assistance and professional development, discounts through Perkopolis, and participation in rewards and recognition programs.
The Job:
Cyber Security Engineer  We’re seeking a Cyber Security Engineer with at least 7 years of hands‑on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise security controls and infrastructure. They will also ensure secure configuration, continuous improvement of security technologies, and support incident response through technical expertise. They will also drive integration of security‑by‑design principles across on‑prem and cloud environments.
Responsibilities  Security Infrastructure Engineering   Design, implement, and manage enterprise security controls including firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM platforms, EDR solutions, and encryption technologies.
Optimize configurations to strengthen overall defensive posture.
Maintain logging pipelines, integrations, and security control telemetry.
Support SOC teams by tuning alerting rules, dashboards, and event sources.
Lead technical investigations and support containment/remediation activities.
Perform root‑cause analysis and develop long‑term engineering fixes.
Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation with IT/development teams.
Policy & Compliance   Contribute to development and enforcement of security configuration standards and policies.
Ensure alignment with frameworks such as ISO 27001, PCI‑DSS, NIST, and other regulatory requirements.
Partner with IT, cloud, infrastructure, and development teams to improve security practices.
Provide technical mentorship and knowledge sharing.
Evaluate new security technologies and contribute to proactive defense strategies.
Enhance automation and improve SOAR playbooks or workflows.

What You’ll Bring to the Table   7+ years of hands‑on experience in:  Security Engineering & Architecture
Detection, Response & Operations
Endpoint, Network & Email Security
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Data Protection & Compliance
Cloud & Identity Security
Dev Sec Ops , SAST/DAST, or application security

Deep expertise in identity, cloud, endpoint, network, and detection security domains.
Hands‑on experience with enterprise IAM, Azure security, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and Vulnerability Management.
Strong understanding of incident response, threat detection, and attacker techniques.
Ability to design, implement, and improve security controls in a regulated environment.
Education & Experience   Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information…