Senior Forward Deployed Offensive Security Consultant – Mandiant – Ottawa, ON

This Senior Forward Deployed Offensive Security Consultant role at Mandiant (part of Google Cloud) is based in Ottawa, Ontario and pays $166,000–$170,000 CAD per year plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits. A valid Personnel Security Clearance is a condition of employment.

The position embeds directly with Canadian national security and defence clients, delivering a hybrid capability across cyber defence, offensive testing, detection engineering, and security development. You’ll work on red and purple team assessments, build agentic AI solutions for continuous validation, and develop high-fidelity detection pipelines.

About the Role: Senior Forward Deployed Offensive Security Consultant

You’ll operate across adversarial tradecraft and resilient development, simulating sophisticated threat actors to stress-test controls and quantify defensive efficacy. Day-to-day work spans network, cloud, and application security testing alongside forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage for some of Canada’s most critical cyber missions.

Client-facing responsibilities include presenting complex technical findings to both executive leadership and technical contributors, and leading complex engagements alongside cross-functional teams. You’ll also support federal defence, intelligence, and public safety agencies using Google technologies and Mandiant threat intelligence.

The National Security Solutions team supports Canada’s most critical cyber missions, empowering federal defence, intelligence, and public safety agencies. You will design defensive developments, harden critical networks, and bridge proactive validation with detection and response improvements.

Benefits and Salary

The posted salary range is $166,000–$170,000 CAD per year. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

The total compensation package includes a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits. Google provides a benefits program; details are available through the application process.

Responsibilities

This role covers offensive security testing and cyber defence development for national security and defence clients. You’ll design and deliver complex assessments, build tooling, and communicate findings across technical and executive audiences.

• Deliver offensive security testing including red and purple team assessments, network, cloud, and application security testing in support of cyber defence objectives
• Design and develop agentic AI solutions in support of continuous validation
• Support continuous improvement of detection and response by developing pipelines
• Develop comprehensive reports and effectively communicate findings, strategy, and technical presentations to both technical and executive stakeholders
• Recognize and safely utilize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures
• Assist clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage
• Test client networks, applications, and devices by emulating the latest techniques to help them defend against threats
• Lead complex engagements alongside cross-functional teams and articulate complex concepts to business stakeholders and executive leadership

Requirements / Skills

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience) is required, along with at least five years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions across multiple security domains. Candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain a valid Personnel Security Clearance as a condition of employment.

Preferred qualifications include offensive security certifications and hands-on experience across several technical disciplines. Communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills are also listed as preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience (required)
• 5 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions across multiple security domains (required)
• Personnel Security Clearance: must hold or be eligible to obtain a valid clearance as a condition of employment (required)
• Offensive security certifications including OSCE, OSEP, OSEE, OSCP, CCSAS, CCT INF, or relevant SANS courses (preferred)
• Experience in four or more of the following: network protocols, threat intelligence analysis, system and network administration, project management, developing applications, technical incident response processes, source code review, reverse developing (preferred)
• Experience implementing or assessing information security implementation or assessment of security controls (preferred)
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills (preferred)

How to Apply

To apply, use the link below to access the official Google Careers posting for this role. Have your resume up to date and ensure you can address your eligibility for a Personnel Security Clearance.

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