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Capital de Recherche Tower

Information Security Analyst

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field is required.
  • Hands-on experience in a Security Operations Center or a threat detection/incident response role in a mid- to large-scale organization is required.
  • Experience analyzing detected security events and triaging potential security incidents in a highly complex global organization is required.
  • Experience with Security Information and Event Management, intrusion detection and prevention systems, network- or host-based firewalls, and data leakage prevention technologies is required.
  • Understanding of possible attack activities such as network probing or scanning, distributed denial-of-service attacks, and malicious code activity is required.
  • Experience scripting in a major language such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell is required.
  • The role requires alternating weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor alerts for potential security incidents and requests for information using real-time channels, tools, dashboards, periodic reports, chat sessions, and tickets.
  • Follow incident-specific procedures to perform basic triage of potential security incidents, determine their nature and priority, eliminate obvious false positives, and process requests for information.
  • Escalate potential security incidents to senior analysts and implement countermeasures or mitigating controls.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders and third-party security service providers to triage alerts, events, or incidents.
  • Monitor and analyze Security Information and Event Management systems to identify security issues for remediation.
  • Create Security Information and Event Management policy rule sets.
  • Recognize potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises by reviewing and analyzing relevant event details and summary information.
  • Interact with customers in a polite, positive, and professional manner.
  • Document all actions taken in a ticketing system.

Desired Qualifications

  • Willingness to work any of three shifts to provide 24-hour support.
  • Understanding of common network devices such as routers and switches.
  • Understanding of basic networking protocols such as IP, DNS, and HTTP.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Motivation to improve knowledge and skills.
  • Desire to understand the what, why, and how of security incidents.
  • Understanding of security-related areas such as malware re-engineering, cloud security, phishing, and deception.

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