Info Security Analyst

Job Offer: Info Security Analyst

Location: Toronto

Work Mode: Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP

Why Join Us?

Astek is a global leader in technology consulting. With 9,600 experts worldwide, we guide our clients through digital transformation by developing innovative solutions.

In Canada, we excel in IT and engineering. We collaborate with leading companies to tackle major technological challenges, putting innovation, collaboration, and excellence at the heart of our actions.

Join a passionate and committed team ready to bring your ideas to life.

About the Role

On behalf of our client in the Banking industry, Astek Canada is seeking a motivated Info Security Analyst ready to take on new challenges.

Your Responsibilities

As an Info Security Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Able to complete hands-on-keys L1 and L2 responsibilities when necessary.
• Possesses the ability to mentor and guide junior analysts through completing L1 and L2 investigations.
• Have a solid foundation, knowledge, skills and technical ability to investigate any cybersecurity events, tuning requirement for cybersecurity control plane, and debug alerts to evaluate legitimacy and accuracy.
• Oversee shift operations and ensure 24x7x365 operational coverage is met. Ensure conflicts with meetings, breaks and other engagements are managed to always ensure proper coverage.
• Distribute workload among the shift members to ensure quality and accuracy of investigations, priority and adherence to SLO/SLAs.
• Ensure the SLA for event investigations are not breached and escalate to CSOC Senior Leaders any alerts or investigations that are subject to SLA breach as per procedure.
• Possesses the ability to perform hands-on peer reviews on closed L1 alerts and closed L2 investigations.
• Consult with L3 and Fusion Incident Management to provide shift resources for open or ongoing investigations for L3 events and open incidents.
• Manage the regional shift handovers and ensure the starting shift/region has everything needed to pick-up any open cases and drive to closure.
• Lead the shift transfer process, Accountable for all tasks, but encouraged to use the entire Work as a liaison between their shift, other shifts, CSOC Senior Leaders, CSOC Senior Managers and other teams, communicating concerns and relaying pertinent information.
• The candidate is responsible for delivering communications for process/workflow changes or updates and monitor the effective execution of the process/workflow.
• Assist with scheduling, assuring coverage and reporting to management 24/7 on team members absence (sick, emergency, etc.).
• Utilization of the QA Daily, Incidents and L1/L2 dashboards to manage event handling.
• Attendance to the Fusion situational calls.

Your Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• 3+ years of practical or relevant experience and knowledge of IT security and Incident Management practices across multiple domains.

Key Skills:

• Possess moderate to strong hands-on experience in all modern Operating Systems (Window/NIX/Cloud/Mobile).
• Strong hands-on experience with traditional incidents response detection tools such as SIEM, EDR, XDR, Firewall, WAF, email proxies, NIDS, and equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of organization, technology controls, cybersecurity, and risk assessment issues.
• Experience working with Azure, defender, sentinel.
• Strong leadership and people building skills within IT and Cybersecurity
• Demonstrated ability to participate in complex, comprehensive or large projects and initiatives.
• Ability to serve as a lead expert.

Personal Qualities:

• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Team collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Autonomy and rigor in managing priorities.

The Astek Advantages

• Personalized CARE plan for our employees.
• Diversity & Inclusion Charter.

Ready to Take on the Challenge?

Apply now by sending your CV and discover a rewarding career at Astek Canada.