Full-Time

Content Security & Compliance Engineer

Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks

1,001-5,000 employees

High-end visual effects and animation services

Compensation Overview

$104.2k - $135.5k/yr

Vancouver, BC, Canada

In Person

On-site role based in Vancouver; remote work not available.

Bachelor's

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
PowerShell
Bash
Python
Vulnerability Analysis
SOC 2
Terraform

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Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Approximately 5-8 years of experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, compliance, infrastructure security, or a related technical discipline (preferably including time supporting Media & Entertainment, gaming, broadcasting, streaming, or digital content production environments).
  • Strong experience implementing and validating secure system configurations using industry security baselines and benchmarks.
  • Experience operating security compliance, vulnerability management, SIEM, or configuration assessment tools.
  • Strong working knowledge of cloud security principles and common cloud security controls.
  • Understanding of industry security frameworks and standards such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or similar.
  • Understanding of secure network architecture, network segmentation, Zero Trust principles, and hybrid cloud environments.
  • Experience providing technical security guidance to engineering or infrastructure teams.
  • Strong skills in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
  • Experience working with Infrastructure as Code technologies, including Terraform, to support secure infrastructure deployments.
Responsibilities
  • Initiates business and technical gap assessments to identify security, compliance, and operational risks.
  • Leads risk assessments and track remediation efforts through completion.
  • Develops and maintains security standards, procedures, technical documentation, and compliance artifacts.
  • Assess, implement, configure, and operate security compliance monitoring, SIEM, and security validation tools.
  • Maintain configuration compliance solutions, including OpenSCAP and similar technologies, to validate system configurations against security baselines.
  • Evaluate cloud security services, validating security controls, and recommending secure configurations.
  • A key contributor to the Security Operations team, supporting operational security initiatives and incident response activities as needed.
  • Participate / Lead internal and external audit activities by providing technical evidence, documentation, and remediation guidance.
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering teams to review solution designs and advise on secure implementations.
  • Partner with Production and business stakeholders to develop secure, scalable, and frictionless workflows that protect content without impeding creativity.
  • Collaboratively evaluate new technologies and security solutions to determine their effectiveness in protecting enterprise and production environments.
  • Support and guide security controls align with industry standards and organizational policies.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with content protection, digital asset security, media workflows, and production technologies.
  • Familiarity with data loss prevention, security information and event management, endpoint security, identity and access management, and cloud security.
  • Experience supporting security audits and compliance assessments.
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
  • Detail-oriented, with the ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately and efficiently.
  • Proactive with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
  • Excellent written and verbal technical English, with strong documentation skills.
  • Results-driven, with a consistent track record of meeting deadlines.
  • Leads by establishing project management standards and driving organizational accountability.
  • Thrives in fast-paced, production-focused environments, collaborating effectively across distributed software, infrastructure, and content delivery teams.
Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks

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Sony Pictures Imageworks is a visual effects and animation studio that creates photorealistic visuals for live-action films and full CG features. The company delivers services for projects from early concept design to final visual effects integration, working on creature and character animation as well as large-scale CG sequences. It differentiates itself with a long track record and its own developed software and tools that help solve industry challenges, which it also licenses to other studios as an additional revenue stream. The business mainly earns money by providing VFX and animation work on a project basis and by licensing technology. The studio serves major film studios and production companies worldwide and aims to help productions achieve high-quality visuals while advancing film technology through its proprietary tools and creative output.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Culver City, California

Founded

1992

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What believers are saying

  • KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix's most-viewed film, strengthening Imageworks' animation credibility.
  • Project Hail Mary opens March 20, 2026, giving Imageworks another visible tentpole.
  • The Post relocation and Montreal presence improve recruitment, scale, and Canada incentive capture.

What critics are saying

  • Sony shut Pixomondo in March 2026, concentrating VFX work inside Imageworks.
  • Vancouver office moves and Montreal expansion signal cost pressure, not durable demand growth.
  • Streaming and studio consolidation can re-source effects, threatening Imageworks if Sony loses franchise volume.

What makes Sony Pictures Imageworks unique

  • Michelle Grady leads Imageworks from Vancouver after the 2023 promotion.
  • Sony kept proprietary tooling competitive, earning 2026 Sci-Tech Awards for brushing, patching, Superdraw, Kismet.
  • Imageworks handled KPop Demon Hunters, Project Hail Mary, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Vacation

Company News

Animation World Network
May 29th, 2025
Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks Release 'This Is Animation' Course

Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks have teamed with the educational platform Yellowbrick for "This Is Animation," a free online course that introduces learners of all ages to the art and industry of animated filmmaking.

Business In Vancouver
Jan 8th, 2025
Sony Pictures Imageworks relocating Vancouver office to The Post

Sony Pictures Imageworks is relocating its Vancouver headquarters from CF Pacific Centre to The Post, a coveted downtown location known for its revitalized mid-century architecture and a long-term tenancy by Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN).

IMDb
Aug 13th, 2024
Sony Pictures Entertainment Chief Tony Vinciquerra to Receive the Variety Vanguard Award at Mipcom

Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Tony Vinciquerra to receive the Variety Vanguard Award at Mipcom.

postPerspective
Oct 4th, 2023
Sony Imageworks Promotes Michelle Grady to President

Sony Imageworks promotes michelle Grady to president.

Deadline
Oct 3rd, 2023
Sony Pictures Imageworks Promotes Michelle Grady To President

Sony Pictures Imageworks promotes Michelle Grady to President.