Security Analyst

Posted A month ago

Job Details

Contract

Location

Vancouver, BC

Salary

dollar sign 50 to 60 per hour

Job Description

6-month contract Security Analyst role with a global organization with a hybrid work environment located in downtown Vancouver

6-month Security Analyst role
High profile team driving Cybersecurity excellence with a focus on threat hunting
Primarily on site work environment in downtown Vancouver, 4 days a week in office.

What & Why:
As part of an ongoing investment in enterprise cybersecurity, our client is looking to hire a Security Analyst to join their cyber team. In this role, you'll be a key player on the Security Operations Center team, helping protect their networks, devices, and data from malicious threats. You'll triage alerts, investigate incidents, and dig into malware to understand what's really going on. Your work will directly strengthen how the organization detects and responds to attacks, and you'll help build the tools and processes that make the whole team more effective.

Who:
This client is one of the most recognizable Canadian brands, a true Vancouver success story who has expanded globally. They are well known for their corporate culture and has won major awards for their accomplishments. They have invested majorly in technology and have had an incredibly successful past few years, including a major strategic acquisition. They have an all-star leadership team who keeps you accountable and provides support while still affording you tremendous autonomy. They are located close to rapid transit in newly renovated offices in downtown Vancouver and have an in office work environment, 4 days a week in office.

You:
You will bring the following education, skills and experience to the role:

You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field, plus 2 to 4 years of experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, or Information Security Technology.
You bring a strong grasp of security concepts like malware, phishing, Defense in Depth, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework, along with solid knowledge of M365 Security tools, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
You're comfortable working hands on with security tools such as SIEM platforms (Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic), EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and anti spam solutions, and you know your way around Windows, Linux, and/or Mac OS event logs.
You have experience with networking protocols (SMTP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, DHCP), query and scripting languages, and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) tools.

Compensation:
This role pays between $50-60 per hour.

Next Steps:
If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.

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