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Sopra Steria

IT consulting, digital services, and transformation

Cyber Incident Response Commander

Security Operations & Incident ResponseConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in a role with similar responsibilities, such as CERT, SOC, SecOps, or GRC.
  • Strong understanding of incident management processes and methodologies, such as ISO 27035, the NIST framework, or the SANS 6-step process.
  • Knowledge of SOC operations, forensic techniques, and security tools.
  • Relevant cybersecurity certifications, such as GCFA, ECIH, CISSP, CEH, ECSA, or ITIL Foundation.
  • A degree in a STEM field, cybersecurity, or equivalent.
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure and think clearly during crises.
  • Ability to communicate security matters to management and executives.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication in English in a professional context, with strong analytical and synthesis skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously and proactively, demonstrate leadership, and drive change.
  • Ability to work in an international environment with offshore teams.
  • Discretion when handling sensitive matters.

Responsibilities

  • Act as incident commander during security incidents, bringing business and technical units together to coordinate an effective response.
  • Assess, analyze, and prioritize incident severity, and formally declare major incidents based on risk and regulatory criteria.
  • Manage incidents in accordance with the Incident Response Plan (IRP) and playbooks, ensuring each team member operates within their responsibilities and collaborates effectively.
  • Prioritize forensic activities and follow mitigation and recovery efforts through to resolution.
  • Communicate, notify, and report on incidents to stakeholders, management, and executives.
  • Maintain the IRP and its appendices, keeping them current and aligned with other applicable plans and policies.
  • Refine incident playbooks and write scope-specific IRPs, such as for vessels, regions, or subsidiaries.
  • Work with legal and communications departments to improve incident response processes.
  • Gather lessons learned, identify links between incidents, and recommend improvements.
  • Provide evidence to internal and external auditors.
  • Contribute to Cyber Defense Center collaboration activities and to CERT-related projects, improvement initiatives, and compliance efforts.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the transport, shipping, or logistics industry.
  • Experience working in consulting or client-facing environments.
  • Experience building or maintaining incident response plans and playbooks for multi-site or international organizations.

About the Company

Sopra Steria

IT consulting, digital services, and transformation

Sopra Steria provides consulting, digital services and solutions to help large organizations transform their business through technology. Its offerings cover strategy, systems integration, cloud, cyber security, software development, and managed services, designed to be delivered end to end—from assessing needs and designing a plan to implementing and operating IT systems. The company combines deep knowledge of many industries with a collaborative approach to tailor projects to each client and to deliver measurable, sustainable improvements in performance. Differentiators include its European scale (about 51,000 employees across roughly 30 countries), broad scope—from strategy to operation—and emphasis on practical outcomes that help clients stay competitive. The group’s goal is to put digital to work for its clients in a way that creates a positive, more productive future for all stakeholders.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1968

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