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Linux Security Engineer

Technology
J&M Group
Toronto, Canada1 month ago
Full time

Job description

Partner with Linux and Platform Engineering teams to define and enforce hardening standards new Linux systems must enter the estate compliant from day one, not remediated after the fact

Own the Linux vulnerability lifecycle: triage findings from Qualys, prioritize by SLA, and work with the

Linux team to drive remediation through Puppet and Foreman

Track and report missed-target vulnerabilities across BTN and CMRI Linux estates; escalate with documented remediation or delegation plans per team ownership model

Validate configuration compliance against CIS benchmarks and security baselines; raise Puppet module gaps to Platform Engineering for remediation

Coordinate patching schedules and maintenance windows; ensure patch schedule adherence across the Linux estate

Support evaluation and adoption of ServiceNow as the unified patching orchestration layer, replacing manually-raised per-patch Jira change tickets with automated scheduled pipeline execution

Deploy and validate endpoint security agents (CrowdStrike/Falcon) across Linux hosts in partnership with the Linux teamContribute to bi-weekly vulnerability reporting for senior leadership"

Keywords
OrchestrationJiraForemanLinuxFalconPuppetVulnerability

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