Senior Consultant, Cloud Security, Toronto

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service and help clients with advice and insight they can trust.

Your Opportunity BDO Canada's Cloud Security Engineering Advisory team focuses on protecting cloud‑first and hybrid organizations through modern security architectures, data protection, identity‑centric controls, and continuous security operations. We work across Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud ecosystems and align security outcomes to business risk, regulatory expectations, and operationalmaturity. We are seeking a Cloud Security Senior Consultant who combines strong technical depth with client‑facing maturity, modern security thinking, and a proactive, ownership‑driven mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and deliver cloud security assessments, architecture reviews, and implementation engagements across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

Design and implement Zero Trust‑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 cloud‑native 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, business‑focused 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 infrastructure‑as‑code 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.

How do we define success for your role?

You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspects of your work: Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration.

You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high‑quality work.

You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients.

You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains, and attracts talent.

You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace.

You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

Your 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 one or more cloud service platforms.

Hands‑on experience in cloud security, cybersecurity consulting, or security engineering.

Strong understanding of cloud security domains including 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 800‑53, Cloud Reference Architecture)

CIS Critical Security Controls

Cloud Security Alliance CCM

OWASP Top 10

Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Experience working in consulting or client‑facing delivery roles.

Successful candidates will have experience or strong exposure to several of the following areas:

Cloud&Platform Security

Microsoft Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud security services

Secure landing zones and cloud reference architectures

Infrastructure‑as‑Code (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

Data loss prevention across cloud services and endpoints

Secure collaboration and third‑party data sharing controls

Identity&Zero Trust

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)

Conditional Access, MFA, phishing‑resistant authentication

Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Just‑in‑Time access

Identity governance and lifecycle automation

AI&Emerging Technology Security

Securing Copilot, GenAI, and AI‑enabled workloads

Data leakage risks in AI‑assisted environments

Governance and access controls for AI services

Advanced certification in one or more cloud service platforms (preferred):

Azure Security Engineer, SC‑series certifications

AWS Security Specialty

CISSP, CCSP, CISM

The expected range of compensation for this role is $84,000 - $128,000 annually.

Benefits

We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.

We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.

We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Flexible benefits from day one, and a market‑leading personal time‑off policy.

We provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Flexibility

All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our blended approach supports the flexible needs of our people, the firm, and our clients, providing flexibility to adjust when, where, and how we work to meet the expectations of the role.

EEO&Diversity

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.

If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

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