SECURITY ANALYST
Location : Ottawa, Ontario (Hybrid)
Build your future at Minto!
Since 1955, we've been proudly building better places for people to live, work and play, one home and one relationship at a time.
To us, it's all about special moments like the thrill of a new apartment, the pride in owning a first home, or a growing investment partnership.
We recognize this continues with great employees, like you, and would love for you to join us on our mission. At Minto we welcome change, celebrate new ideas and provide you with the resources, professional training, and diverse opportunities to grow your career.
Your offer will include :
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus + benefits effective 1st day + RRSP matching plan + 3 weeks' vacation
- Tuition reimbursement plans and professional development courses
- Employee recognition platform - Be rewarded by your colleagues for your contributions!
- Flexible summer hours
- Many exciting career opportunities
Your Role on Our Team :
Minto Group is currently seeking a Security Analyst to join the Minto IT Team. This role will report directly to the Architect, IT Infrastructure.
This role will provide support for the organizations Cyber Security Program, liaising with IT staff and end users to ensure an effective cybersecurity posture throughout the organization.
In this role, you will :
- Monitor security alerts for potential malicious activity detected by security systems such as : Intrusion Detection & Prevention Systems, Log Monitoring, and SIEM.
- Liaise with appropriate internal and external stakeholders during the investigation process to determine whether a security incident has occurred, identify the root cause and initiate appropriate recommendations for remediation
- Participate in IT security investigations, exercises and tests
- Block malicious network traffic and isolate infected hosts. Liasse with team members to ensure remediation tasks are completed
- Analyze incoming email message header data for malicious activity. Perform necessary actions to mitigate email threats to the organization
- Perform threat hunting across all environments (on-premise and cloud) to identify unknown threats and new Indicators of Compromise (IOC's), identify false positives and ensure threats are mitigated
- Build knowledge of and stay current on developments in the cyber threat landscape to adapt investigation techniques and provide recommendations on responding to and remediating related incidents
- Actively research emerging Indicators of Compromise / Attack, exploits and vulnerabilities with the intent of operationalizing findings to better protect the organization
- Recommend additional security solutions or enhancements to existing security solutions to improve overall enterprise security
- Manage the organizations email phishing training platform to ensure effective end user cyber security awareness
Who we're looking for :
Formal Education, Technical Competencies & Certification
- College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science
- Minimum 5 years experience in cyber security
- Minimum 5 years experience with Cisco security infrastructure, including but not limited to : ASA / FirePower firewalls, ISE, and Meraki infrastructure
- Well versed with Incident Response Framework
- Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools
- Experience with an industry leading SIEM technology
- Understanding of key IT / Cybersecurity concepts (Network Security, Security Operations & Administration, Managed Detection and Response, Incident Response & Recovery, Vulnerability Management, etc.)
- Experience with threat hunting
- Strong understanding of network traffic analysis including TCP / IP, routing, switching, protocols, etc.
- Strong understanding of Windows Server event log analysis
- Knowledge of Mitre ATT&CK framework
- Security+, CySA+, CEH certifications considered an asset
Personal Attributes
- Highly analytical, logical thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Highly self-motivated and directed, able to work independently
- Strong commitment to quality
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a demanding environment
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Strong documentation skills
Work Conditions
Ability to perform off-hours work when required
Monitor emails after-hours and on weekends for emergency support
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