SOC analyst
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$40 to $55 CAD / hour · Contract
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Original job description
Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
Canada | Rotating Shift Schedule |
We're looking for a SOC Analyst to join a growing Security Operations team responsible for monitoring, investigating, and responding to cybersecurity threats across a complex enterprise environment.
In this role, you'll be part of a 24/7 Security Operations Center, working with industry-leading security technologies to identify, triage, investigate, and escalate security incidents while helping protect critical systems and infrastructure.
What You'll Be Doing
- Monitor and investigate security alerts and incidents
- Perform threat analysis, triage, and incident response activities
- Utilize CrowdStrike Falcon and other security platforms to identify and contain threats
- Escalate security events and provide detailed investigation reports
- Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams
- Participate in a rotating shift schedule within a 24/7 SOC environment
- Contribute to ongoing improvements of detection use cases, processes, and procedures
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment
- 2+ years of hands-on experience investigating and responding to security incidents using CrowdStrike Falcon
- Experience with:
- Security Monitoring
- Incident Response
- Threat Detection & Investigation
- SIEM / Security Analytics Platforms
- EDR Technologies
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced operational environment
- Availability to work rotating shifts
Nice to Have
- Security certifications such as Security+, GCIH, or GCDA
- Experience with Google SecOps/Chronicle
- Exposure to Azure or GCP cloud environments
- Experience with SIEM, SOAR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint security technologies
Ideal Background
We're particularly interested in candidates currently working as:
- SOC Analyst (Tier 1 or Tier 2)
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Incident Response Analyst
- Security Operations Analyst
- Threat Detection Analyst
More about this job
Responsibilities
Monitor, triage, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents using CrowdStrike Falcon and other security platforms, escalating events and documenting findings. Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams on a rotating schedule, and help improve detection use cases, processes, and procedures.
Requirements
Candidates need at least 3 years of SOC experience and at least 2 years of hands-on experience investigating and responding to incidents with CrowdStrike Falcon. They should have experience with security monitoring, incident response, threat detection and investigation, SIEM or security analytics platforms, and EDR, along with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills and availability for rotating shifts.
Skills
- Security Monitoring
- Incident Response
- Threat Detection
- Threat Investigation
- Security Incident Triage
- CrowdStrike Falcon
- SIEM
- Security Analytics
- EDR
- Threat Analysis
- Incident Reporting
- Security Operations
- Analytical Skills
- Troubleshooting
- Google SecOps/Chronicle
- Cloud Security
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Technology
Keywords
- Security Operations Center
- SOC
- CrowdStrike Falcon
- Security Monitoring
- Incident Response
- Threat Detection
- Threat Investigation
- Threat Analysis
- Security Incident Triage
- SIEM
- Security Analytics
- EDR
- Google SecOps
- Chronicle
- Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- SOAR
- IDS/IPS
- Firewalls
- Endpoint Security
- Security Certifications
- Security+
- GCIH
- GCDA
- Rotating Shifts
- Detection Use Cases
- Incident Investigation Reports
- Cybersecurity