At PwC, our people in cybersecurity focus on protecting organisations from cyber threats through advanced technologies and strategies. They work to identify vulnerabilities, develop secure systems, and provide proactive solutions to safeguard sensitive data. As a cybersecurity generalist at PwC, you will focus on providing comprehensive security solutions and experience across various domains, maintaining the protection of client systems and data. You will apply a broad understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices to address diverse security challenges effectively.

The Opportunity:

As a Security Operations Lead – Sentinel & Automation, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

• Design and implement Microsoft Sentinel as the primary SIEM platform, including data ingestion, normalization, and retention strategies.
• Develop advanced detection content including analytics rules, hunting queries, workbooks, and threat models.
• Integrate and manage XDR across endpoints, identity, cloud apps, and email to provide unified threat visibility and response.
• Lead MCP integration by connecting Microsoft Copilot for Security with Sentinel, SOAR, and cloud services to surface AI-driven insights.
• Operationalize AI workflows for triage, enrichment, and investigation across Azure, M365, and hybrid environments.
• Define guardrails for AI-assisted actions and ensure explainability and auditability of automated decisions.
• Build and maintain playbooks using Logic Apps, Azure Automation, PowerShell, and Python to automate containment, enrichment, and remediation.
• Develop SOAR workflows that reduce manual steps and accelerate incident response times.
• Maintain runbooks and version control for all automation assets and ensure secure credential handling.
• Establish and lead a program for automated patch management and security configuration gap control.
• Implement continuous compliance monitoring and automated remediation workflows tied to CIS and NIST baselines.
• Integrate vulnerability management with Sentinel and orchestration playbooks to prioritize and remediate exposures.
• Operate as a senior responder for escalated incidents and lead post-incident reviews.

What You'll Bring:

Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for:

• 5+ years of experience in security operations, SIEM engineering, or security monitoring with hands-on responsibility for Microsoft security technologies.
• Proven experience implementing and tuning Microsoft Sentinel detections, investigations, dashboards, and automation playbooks in enterprise environments.
• Experience integrating Defender XDR, identity, endpoint, email, and cloud telemetry to support unified detection and response workflows.
• Demonstrated delivery of automation initiatives using Logic Apps, PowerShell, Python, or Azure Automation to reduce manual effort and improve response speed.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, documenting processes, supporting audits, and reporting operational performance to technical and leadership stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel architecture, analytics rules, workbooks, KQL, data connectors, and log normalization practices.
• Good understanding of Defender XDR, Microsoft 365 security, Entra ID, Azure security services, and hybrid cloud security operations.
• Knowledge of SOAR design patterns, Logic Apps, Azure Automation, scripting, API integrations, and secure credential handling.
• Familiarity with incident response lifecycle, threat detection engineering, vulnerability management, and patch/configuration control frameworks such as CIS and NIST.
• Understanding of governance, testing, change control, documentation standards, and KPI-based service performance measurement.
• Pwc Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $112,400 - $162,400 . The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Whyyou’lllove PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.
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