Senior Security Analyst
- Gatineau, QC, Canada
$70 to $95 CAD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $70 to $95 CAD / hour
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Senior Security Analyst
Contract Term: 12 months with possible extension
Location:
Vacancy Status
Tasks / Deliverables
Summary of Role
The Security Analyst will support a Defence client in the assessment, validation, and monitoring of security posture for Military Command and Control (C2) and Land C4ISR systems. The resource will conduct Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) activities, vulnerability and threat analysis, penetration testing, SIEM monitoring, and security compliance reviews. The role includes analyzing security data, producing technical documentation, and supporting accreditation and operational security decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Contract Term: 12 months with possible extension
Location:
- This role is a hybrid or onsite position and must be filled by individuals residing within the National Capital Region (NCR).
- Work from outside National Capital Region is not permitted.
- $70.00-$95.00 per hour
Vacancy Status
- This posting is for an existing contract vacancy.
Tasks / Deliverables
Summary of Role
The Security Analyst will support a Defence client in the assessment, validation, and monitoring of security posture for Military Command and Control (C2) and Land C4ISR systems. The resource will conduct Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) activities, vulnerability and threat analysis, penetration testing, SIEM monitoring, and security compliance reviews. The role includes analyzing security data, producing technical documentation, and supporting accreditation and operational security decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) activities for systems and environments.
- Develop normal use-cases and misuse/abuse use-cases for system security evaluation.
- Perform system scans and collect raw security data for analysis.
- Identify and analyze technical threats and vulnerabilities on target systems.
- Analyze security data and produce clear, actionable reports.
- Conduct penetration testing activities and support remediation efforts.
- Perform documentation reviews and system evaluations for security compliance.
- Monitor, evaluate, and respond to events and alerts from SIEM systems.
- Support security assessments, audits, and accreditation activities.
- Prepare technical concept documents, system specifications, and technical reports.
- Provide advice, guidance, and recommendations to technical and management stakeholders.
- Security Clearance: Must be eligible for Secret level Federal Security Clearance (generally requires 10 years of residence in Canada)
- Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in software, computer, systems, electrical, or a suitable engineering or technical field (preferred), OR
- College diploma in Computer Technology, Bachelor of Science, or a suitable technical field from a recognized post-secondary institution
- Certifications: CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- Minimum 60 months demonstrated experience in the last 96 months in at least 3 of the following areas:
- Conducting Security Assessment & Authorization (SA&A)
- Developing use-cases and misuse/abuse-cases for security evaluation
- Conducting system scans and collecting security data
- Identifying and analyzing threats and vulnerabilities
- Analyzing security data and reporting findings
- Conducting penetration testing
- Conducting documentation reviews and security compliance assessments
- Monitoring and evaluating SIEM events and alerts
- Minimum 60 months of experience as a Security Specialist on Military Command and Control systems (mandatory)
- Minimum 24 months of experience preparing technical concept documents, system specifications, and technical proposals in IT / IM / engineering domains
- Communications & Leadership: Demonstrated experience in:
- Communicating IT security frameworks and strategies to technical and management audiences
- Communicating system engineering direction for projects or systems
- Providing advice and recommendations to support senior management decision-making
- Leading or contributing to multidisciplinary technical teams
- Supporting strategic, operational, or tactical planning activities
- Proficiency in English (spoken and written) is required for this role.
- Artificial intelligence may be used in the screening or assessment of applicants for this role.
- Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process upon request.
- Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Senior Security Analyst at Newfound Recruiting will assess and monitor the security of military command and control systems. They will run scans, test for weaknesses, review security events and write clear technical reports.
Requirements
Newfound Recruiting needs candidates with a CISSP, Secret-level security clearance eligibility and at least 60 months of security specialist experience on military command and control systems. They also need strong experience in security assessment, threat analysis and communicating with technical and management audiences.
Skills
- CISSP
- SIEM
- Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A)
- Penetration testing
- Vulnerability scanning
- Threat analysis
- Security data analysis
- Use-case and misuse/abuse-case development
- Security compliance review
- Technical documentation
- Technical report writing
- Military command and control systems
- C4ISR systems
- Accreditation support
- Stakeholder communication
- Multidisciplinary team leadership
Categories
- Security & Safety
- Government & Public Sector
- Technology
- Consulting
Keywords
- Security Analyst
- Senior Security Analyst
- SA&A
- Security Assessment and Authorization
- penetration testing
- vulnerability analysis
- threat analysis
- SIEM
- CISSP
- security clearance
- command and control
- C4ISR
- Defence
- National Capital Region
- contract
- cybersecurity
- information security
- security compliance
- use-case development
- technical documentation
Seniority
Senior
Licences and certifications
- CISSP
Tools
- SIEM
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Software Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Technology
- Systems Engineering
- Electrical Engineering