Hi, we are ecobee.

ecobee introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives. That was just the beginning. We continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most. We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.

In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems. Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid. Together, we take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.

Why we love to do what we do:

We’re helping build the world of tomorrow with solutions that improve everyday life while making a positive impact on the planet. Our products and services work in harmony to provide comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind for millions of homes and businesses. While we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, there’s still a lot we can do—and you can be part of it.

Join our extraordinary team.

We're a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in the heart of downtown Toronto with offices in Toronto, Canada and Leeds, UK (and remote ecopeeps in the US). We get to work with some of North America and UK's leading professionals. Our colleagues are proud to bring their authentic selves to work, confident that what we do is grounded in a greater purpose. We’re always looking for curious, talented, and passionate people to join our team.

Who you'll be joining

Safeguarding our customer’s trust in us is ecobee’s top priority. Our Security team's challenges run from automating our systems and building continuous delivery environments, to supporting millions of simultaneous TCP sockets and ingesting nearly a terabyte of telemetry data a day. We aim to do this with high reliability and security in mind. If you are someone who enjoys finding creative solutions to complex security IoT challenges, then consider joining us in making connected home devices safer for everyone.

How you'll make an impact:

Function as a Security SME across the security organization and company wide, cultivating positive partnerships with stakeholders across the organization
Advise and consult with members across the organization on secure design, risk assessment, thread modeling, and vulnerability management
You will help improve automated security testing by shifting left in the development process and ensure it’s integrated with existing build systems
Work with the business to establish governance and information system security controls across project, product implementation, and architectural design
Proactively identify security deficiencies and recommend technical solutions
Audit the existing code bases. Whether written in JavaScript, C, C++, Java, or Go; you can work across languages
Identify gaps in our current processes, workflows, and design solutions; recommending changes or enhancements as needed to improve efficiency through automation and scalability
Develop and mentor peers and junior team members in security technologies and design best practices
Own security critical product features such as ensuring all communication between devices protects the privacy of our users
Develop solutions that work within the constraints of embedded systems

Who you bring to the table:

You are an expert in application and cloud security. You have thorough understanding of industry-standard technical tools, applications, and procedures
You are a people person and can quickly form meaningful relationships with your stakeholders. You easily manage complex concurrent projects by working with multiple teams
You can balance developer needs with security constraints
You're excited to share knowledge and cultivate security champions within our organization
Curiosity is a trait that you exemplify
You can audit and write secure code and you like doing it on scalable systems. Programming proficiency in either JavaScript, C, C++, Java, Go, Python, Node.js, or Rust
Display technical excellence in Cloud Native technologies (GCP, AWS) as well as multidisciplinary capabilities in coding and networking
Knowledge of containerization software: Docker, Kubernetes and related security best practices
Demonstrable experience in managing complex PKI systems
Working knowledge of cryptographic primitives and how to apply them to variety of challenges from initial device set up, firmware signing and web TLS
Hands-on experience in GitOps frameworks using tools like ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub, etc; and infrastructure as code such as Terraform
Previous experience with log collection, normalizing, and management as well as risk management and policies
Ability to write high-quality risk assessments and briefings for senior-level executives and technical staff
Familiarity with common vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, SQL injections, XSS attacks, and common mitigation techniques
Experience with Security analytics tools such as SIEM (nice to have)
Exposure to Datadog, service catalog solutions such as OpsLevel, PagerDuty, Grafana, Qualys, Tenable and/or leading edge SAST and DAST tooling (nice to have)
PaaS-focused IDS/IPS solutions (nice to have)
3-5 years of experience in TCP/IP based networking (nice to have)

What happens after you apply:

Application review. It will happen. By an actual person in Talent Acquisition. We get upwards of 100+ applications for some roles, it can take a few days, but every applicant can expect a note regarding their application status.

Interview Process:

A 30-40 minute phone call with a member in Talent Acquisition
A first round virtual interview with the Director of Security – expect technical, behavioural and situational questions
If your first round interview goes well, you can expect a 2-part second round. This will be a technical round. Part 1 will be with other engineers on the team and part 2 with cross functional engineering teams
The final interview will be value based and you'll have the opportunity to meet folks from leadership in engineering and enterprise systems.

With ecobee, you’ll have the opportunity to:

Be part of something big: Get to work in a fresh, dynamic, and ever-growing industry.
Make an environmental difference: Make a sustainable impact while on your daily job, and after it through programs like ecobee acts.
Expand your career: Learn with our in-house learning enablement team, grow with our quarterly hackathons, and enjoy our generous professional learning budget.
Put people first: Benefit from competitive salaries, health benefits, and a progressive Parental Top-Up Program (75% top-up or five bonus days off).
Play a part on an exceptional culture: Enjoy a fun and casual workplace with an open concept office, located at Corus Quay. ecobee Leeds is based at our riverside office on the Calls.
Celebrate diversity: Be part of a truly welcoming workplace. We offer a mentorship program and bias training.

Are you interested? Let's make it work.

Our people are empowered to take ownership of their schedules with workflows that allow for flexible hours. Based on your job, you have an option of office, hybrid or fully remote work. It is our top priority to keep employees safe. As we continue to take measures to keep employees safe in our offices, we have adopted a mandatory vaccine policy to be present in the physical Toronto office or other ecobee sponsored events in Ontario as of November 1, 2021. As such, to be in our office, it is required to acknowledge a formal attestation and submit accompanying proof of vaccination status. For the foreseeable future, we will be conducting our interviews and onboarding sessions through video. New team members will also be starting remotely, with all necessary equipment provided and shipped to them.

We’re committed to inclusion and accommodation.

ecobee believes that openness and diversity make us better. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity, or any other aspect which makes them unique. Accommodations can be made upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Our recruitment team is happy to answer any questions candidates may have about virtual interviewing, onboarding, and future work locations. 

We’re up to incredible things. Come and be part of them.

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