Cyber Security Analyst
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- Urban agglomeration of Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 2 to 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or network security roles.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
What You’ll Do
What You Should Know:
- Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across networks, systems, and applications.
- Perform vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation activities.
- Conduct security risk analysis and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Investigate security breaches and perform root cause analysis.
- Manage and monitor security tools such as SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection systems.
- Conduct periodic security audits and compliance checks.
- Implement and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures.
- Support incident response activities and participate in security drills.
- Work closely with IT, DevOps, and development teams to strengthen system security.
- Stay updated on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and cybersecurity trends.
What You Should Know:
- 2 to 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or network security roles.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, or similar).
- Experience with firewalls, IDS/IPS, antivirus, and endpoint detection & response (EDR).
- Knowledge of log analysis and threat detection.
- Experience with vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS).
- Understanding of CVSS scoring and risk prioritization.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPNs.
- Knowledge of Windows/Linux system security hardening.
- Experience securing AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
- Knowledge of IAM policies, cloud monitoring, and data encryption.
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI-DSS (as applicable).
- Experience supporting security audits.
- Understanding of incident handling lifecycle.
- Ability to perform basic digital forensics and log investigation.
- Basic knowledge of Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation.
- Strong analytical and investigative mindset.
- Excellent documentation and reporting skills.
- Ability to work under pressure during security incidents.
- Certifications such as CEH, CISSP, Security+, CISM.
- Experience with penetration testing tools (Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap).
- Exposure to DevSecOps practices.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents; assess vulnerabilities and risks; and coordinate remediation. Manage security tools, support audits and compliance, enforce security policies, and collaborate with IT, DevOps, and development teams to strengthen security.
Requirements
Requires 2 to 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or network security, with hands-on SIEM and security-tool experience and knowledge of vulnerability management, networking, system hardening, and incident response. Familiarity with compliance standards is expected; cloud security, scripting, relevant certifications, penetration testing tools, DevSecOps, and Zero Trust are preferred or nice to have.
Skills
- Security Monitoring
- Incident Response
- SIEM
- Vulnerability Management
- Risk Analysis
- Threat Detection
- Log Analysis
- Firewalls
- IDS/IPS
- Endpoint Detection and Response
- Network Security
- Windows and Linux Security
- Cloud Security
- Digital Forensics
- Security Auditing
- Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Software
Keywords
- Cybersecurity
- Information Security
- Network Security
- SIEM
- Splunk
- QRadar
- Firewalls
- IDS/IPS
- Antivirus
- Endpoint Detection and Response
- Nessus
- Qualys
- OpenVAS
- CVSS
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- HTTP/HTTPS
- VPN
- Windows
- Linux
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- IAM
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
- GDPR
- PCI-DSS
- Digital Forensics
- DevSecOps