Senior Cyber Security Specialist (Work From Home)

Join our award-winning IT team as we lead the way in digital, cloud, and security technology services. You will be playing a critical role in delivering innovative solutions for our biggest client, Canada’s leading telecommunications, tech, and media corporation. We’re looking for passionate and creative tech leaders who want to take their career to the next level and make a real impact. Our success is fueled by our people and our passion for innovation, so we empower our Qmunity and provide a workplace where they can flourish and grow.

We offer premium benefits, including:

• Work From Home Set up
• Salary based on experience, miscellaneous allowances
• Performance bonuses and yearly increase
• HMO from day 1 for you + 2 free dependents
• 6 months paid maternity/15 days paternity leave
• Company-sponsored training and upskilling, and career growth opportunities!

• Focus and specialization on detection and response to Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks
• Participate in the development and implementation of security initiatives to ensure the best possible measures are in place to maintain a secure operation.
• Monitor, evaluate, and maintain systems and procedures to safeguard internal information systems.
• Develop, implement, and enforce security strategies, policies and procedures.
• Strengthen our security posture by adjusting thresholds / on boarding / off boarding Bell Business customers
• Develop, maintain and update documentation associated to production releases.
• Adhere to best practices for security management

• 5+ years of experience in Network Security
  • In depth experience in the Network troubleshooting layers (prerequisite) in order to be perform Network security troubleshooting on Security appliance devices to be able to manage rules & configurations to improve network integrity and reduce penetration test failures
  • Experience in analyzing network traffic not limited to Wireshark and other security analysis tools
  • Very strong working knowledge of security tools such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, A/V, anti-spam, content management, server and network device hardening
• 5+ years of experience in Security Monitoring
  • In depth experience in monitored and analyzing network traffic for anomalies, identifying and mitigating a large-scale DDoS attack utilizing SIEM solution not limited to ArcSight, Fortisiem and Arbor/Netscout
• 5+ years of experience in Security Incident Management
  • Ability to analyze issues and act on the incident by applying fundamental security mitigation as per best practices
• 5+ years of experience in Security Analysis
  • In depth experience in analyzing forensics during Security event to understand the root of the event
• 5+ years of experience in Security and Device
  • Device management troubleshooting / life cycle management / upgrades for our security DDoS appliances

You will thrive in this role if you have...

• DNA - Curiosity and fast learner due to our fast-paced environment (no exceptions).
• Independent / ability to make the call during business hours to act on an incident post analyzing the event by collaborating with our business / and cyber partners and vendors Incident management experience by handling device management incidents and security incidents and ability to lead Post incident report by documenting and leading the call with various stakeholders
• Ability to communicate fluently in English