Security Analyst - It

Dawn InfoTek Inc. is a professional IT consulting team that partners with major financial institutions, investment firms and government sectors. We have been dedicated to delivering cutting-edge consulting services and recruiting all levels of IT positions for our clients.

We are currently seeking competent individuals to fulfill the role ofSecurity Analyst to join our dynamic team for our client

Location Address: Hybrid: 2 days/week in office (there is some flexibility to WFH if preferred), but this may change to 4 times/week – strong preference for candidates in GTA

Contract Duration: 1 year

Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE

Responsibilities:

• Analyze security exposures and identify the remedial and compensating factors in the organization’s network.
• Collaborates with various business lines, IT support functions and IS&C Control function
• Works on different types of projects (from large complex to simple)
• Works as part of Cyber Automation & Defense (CAD) team and will be responsible for identifying security exposures in the organization’s network and advise on appropriate compensating controls. • Works with other technology and security teams to develop use cases and implement controls needed to close exposures. The intent of the use cases is to detect and alert for security events.
• Solutions for multiple security domains (Security Management, Security Engineering, Identity and Access Management, etc.).
• Advise on appropriate implementation of compensating controls including priority and success criteria.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment coordinating multiple issues and threats that can be occurring simultaneously
• Work with other technology and security teams to implement controls needed to close exposures.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

1) 8+ years of hands-on technical working experience in management of security threats and use case development based on MITRE Framework

2) 5+ years’ experience in Google Security Command Centre and Microsoft Defender

3) 5+ years’ experience building XDR content, securing databases/AIX/Unix/Linux/Mac

4) 5+ Experience building and running a TTTP framework methodology for pattern and behavior-based content development

5) 5+ years’ combined experience with involving red team (Vulnerability Assessments, Web app assessments), consulting (Compliance, policy creation), SOC and Device Management

Nice-To-Have Skills:

1) Bilingual in Spanish is a strong asset

2) Experience conducting security research

3) Experience with having sized, deployed, maintained, and hardened SIEM and NGFW solutions

Soft Skills Required:

• Has advanced communication (verbal/written/presentation) skills
• Strong problem-solving skills, collaborating across the organization to solve complex problems
• Strong team player – needs someone who can collaborate effectively

Education:

Post-secondary education in Computer Science or in a related field

Certifications (CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CRISC) are nice to have

Best VS. Average Candidate:

Ideal candidate has experience merging all the requirement: developing use cases to detect security events and has the right working attitude

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $50.00-$60.00 per hour