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Job Title


Senior Consultant, Cloud Security


Company : BDO Canada


Location : Barrie, Ontario


Created : 2026-04-17


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Putting People First, Every Day BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. We offer an awardwinning environment that fosters a peoplefirst culture with a high priority on personal and professional growth. Your Opportunity BDO Canada''s Cloud Security Engineering Advisory team focuses on protecting cloudfirst and hybrid organizations through modern security architectures, data protection, identitycentric controls, and continuous security operations. We work across Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud ecosystems and align security outcomes to business risk, regulatory expectations, and operational maturity. We are seeking a replacement Cloud Security Senior Consultant who combines strong technical depth with clientfacing maturity, modern security thinking, and a proactive, ownershipdriven mindset. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver cloud security assessments, architecture reviews, and implementation engagements across Azure, AWS, and GCP. Design and implement ZeroTrust aligned security architectures covering identity, device, application, data, and infrastructure layers. Advise clients on data protection and information governance, including classification, labeling, encryption, retention, and eDiscovery considerations. Implement and optimize identity and access management capabilities, including Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and workload identities. Design and implement cloudnative security controls across: Cloud posture management (CSPM) Workload protection (CWPP) Logging, monitoring, and threat detection Support secure adoption of AI and GenAI workloads, including data exposure risk, identity boundaries, and model access controls. Translate security risks into clear, businessfocused recommendations for both technical and executive audiences. Contribute to proposals, statements of work, and client roadmaps, including effort estimation and solution shaping. Identify and implement automation opportunities using infrastructureascode and security tooling. Mentor junior consultants and contribute to internal standards, frameworks, and reusable assets. Work with multiple cloud service providers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, and various security vendors to understand their solution offerings and advise clients on appropriate technologies and architectures based on their needs. Success Criteria Demonstrate BDO''s core values: Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration. Understand clients'' industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering highquality work. Identify, recommend, and focus on effective service delivery to clients. Share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent. Actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace. Grow your expertise through learning and professional development. Experience and Education 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience in cloud security, including identity and access management, logging and monitoring, data security, and cloud reference architecture. College diploma or university degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, or Computer Science. Advanced certification in at least one cloud service platform. Handson experience in cloud security, cybersecurity consulting, or security engineering. Strong understanding of cloud security domains: identity, data protection, logging, monitoring, and architecture. Experience conducting security assessments and translating findings into actionable recommendations. Familiarity with industry frameworks and standards such as: NIST (CSF, SP 80053, Cloud Reference Architecture) CIS Critical Security Controls Cloud Security Alliance CCM OWASP Top10 Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Experience working in consulting or clientfacing delivery roles. Strong exposure to: Cloud & Platform Security: Microsoft Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud security services; secure landing zones and cloud reference architectures; InfrastructureasCode (Bicep, Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation); DevSecOps concepts, CI/CD pipeline security, and secrets management. Data Protection & Information Security: Microsoft Purview (Information Protection, DLP, eDiscovery, Insider Risk); data classification, labeling, and encryption strategies; DLP across cloud services and endpoints; secure collaboration and thirdparty data sharing controls. Identity & Zero Trust: Microsoft Entra ID (formerly AzureAD); Conditional Access, MFA, phishingresistant authentication; Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and JustinTime access; identity governance and lifecycle automation. AI & Emerging Technology Security: Securing Copilot, GenAI, and AIenabled workloads; data leakage risks in AIassisted environments; governance and access controls for AI services. Advanced certifications: Azure Security Engineer, SCseries certifications; AWS Security Specialty; CISSP, CCSP, CISM. The expected range of compensation for this role is $84,000 - $128,000 annually. Why BDO? We provide a peoplefirst environment with extensive learning and development opportunities, flexible benefits, a marketleading personal timeoff policy, and support for overall wellness. We are committed to a culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us. Benefits Competitive total cash compensation recognizing and rewarding contributions. Flexible benefits from day one. Marketleading personal timeoff policy. Reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle. Opportunities for learning and professional development. Flexibility All personnel are expected to spend some time working in the office, client sites, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. Our model supports flexible needs for people, the firm, and clients. Code of Conduct Our Code of Conduct establishes clear standards for how we conduct business, ensuring ethical decisions and maintaining trust with clients and the public. Legal Notice Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. #J-18808-Ljbffr