Job Specifications
Who We Are
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.
We've Got You Covered
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: Enjoy the opportunity for a discretionary bonus based on individual performance and company success.
Comprehensive Benefits: Our benefits include health and dental plans with 100% of the premiums covered. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program to support your mental well-being and provide resources for personal challenges.
Retirement Plans: Plan for your future with our robust retirement savings options, ensuring you're set for the long haul.
Hybrid Work Environment: Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance remote work with in-office. When you're at our corporate head office, enjoy a relaxed and collaborative environment featuring breakout rooms for brainstorming and unwinding, plus a variety of snacks to keep you energized throughout the day.
Perks and Rewards: Enjoy reimbursement for tuition assistance and professional development, discounts through Perkopolis and participate in our rewards and recognition programs to celebrate your contributions.
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.
What You'll Do
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.
Monitoring & Threat Detection:
Maintain logging pipelines, integrations, and security control telemetry.
Support SOC teams by tuning alerting rules, dashboards, and event sources.
Incident Response:
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.
Collaboration & Training:
Partner with IT, cloud, infrastructure, and development teams to improve security practices.,
Provide technical mentorship and knowledge sharing.
Research & Innovation:
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
DevSecOps, 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 Security, Cyber Security or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
Relevant certifications are highly valued (CISSP, CEH, CISM/CISA, Cloud Certifications).
Identity and access management (Entra ID/Okta, MFA, Conditional Access).
Azure cloud security, Endpoint security (EDR/XDR, Intune, BitLocker).
SIEM and Detection engineering.
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About the Company
For over 40 years, Momentum Financial Services Group has provided financial solutions that evolve with the needs of consumers and business owners. Through our retail network, we offer diverse products, including loans, check cashing, money transfers, and prepaid cards.
Our mission has always been to set high standards for customer service, convenience, and quality financial products. As our name suggests, we help customers move forward--whether facing an emergency or seizing an opportunity. A loan isn't just a loan; it's mo...
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