Cyber Security Analyst
- Calgary, AB, Canada
$45 to $51 CAD / hour · Contract
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- $45 to $51 CAD / hour
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Original job description
Cyber Security Analyst
100% Onsite at Calgary, AB : 8am-5pm MST
Long Term Contract(Start with 6 Months)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Analyst with expertise in cybersecurity operations, threat detection, vulnerability management, identity and access management, and risk analysis. The ideal candidate will work closely with business, cybersecurity, operations, and technical teams to improve the organization's security posture and ensure the successful delivery of cybersecurity initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Engagement & Planning
Establish trusted relationships with business stakeholders.
Facilitate workshops to elicit business needs, objectives, and challenges.
Support strategic planning, demand intake, and initiative prioritization.
Develop business cases and value realization frameworks.
Business Analysis
Analyze current business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
Document current-state and future-state business processes.
Conduct gap analysis, risk assessments, and feasibility assessments.
Define business requirements, success criteria, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
Solution Development
Collaborate with technical teams to ensure business objectives are understood.
Translate business requirements into user stories and functional requirements.
Validate proposed solutions against business expectations.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Project Delivery
Track requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Support change management, training, and business readiness activities.
Ensure delivered solutions align with business goals and expected outcomes.
Assist with post-implementation reviews and benefits realization.
Required Skills
Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, controls, frameworks, and operational practices.
Knowledge of incident management, threat hunting, malware analysis, forensic investigation, and containment procedures.
Experience conducting vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, remediation tracking, and reporting.
Understanding of authentication, authorization, MFA, SSO, PAM, and identity governance.
Ability to act as a liaison between business, cybersecurity, operations, and technical teams.
Experience analyzing business and technical requirements and translating them into actionable outcomes.
Expertise in developing and maintaining technical and operational documentation.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.
Preferred Skills
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Proxy, WAF, and Zero Trust concepts.
Ability to analyze security events, correlate logs, and identify threats.
Top 3 Must-Have Skills
Knowledge of incident management, threat hunting, malware analysis, forensic investigation, and containment procedures.
Experience conducting vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, remediation tracking, and reporting.
Understanding of authentication, authorization, MFA, SSO, PAM, and identity governance.
Top 3 Preferred Skills
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Proxy, WAF, and Zero Trust concepts.
Ability to analyze security events, correlate logs, and identify threats.
Strong cybersecurity operations and risk management experience.
Additional Skills
Business Analysis
Cyber Security
Project Management
More about this job
Responsibilities
Engage business stakeholders to identify needs, analyze processes and risks, define requirements, and translate them into actionable cybersecurity initiatives. Collaborate with technical and operational teams throughout delivery, supporting solution validation, user acceptance testing, change readiness, and post-implementation reviews.
Requirements
Candidates should have strong cybersecurity operations knowledge, including incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, forensic investigation, vulnerability assessment, and risk remediation. They should also understand identity and access management and be able to translate business and technical requirements into outcomes while communicating effectively with stakeholders.
Skills
- Incident Management
- Threat Hunting
- Malware Analysis
- Forensic Investigation
- Containment Procedures
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Risk Analysis
- Remediation Tracking
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Single Sign-On
- Privileged Access Management
- Identity Governance
- Security Event Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Consulting
- Energy
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Cybersecurity Operations
- Incident Management
- Threat Hunting
- Malware Analysis
- Forensic Investigation
- Containment
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Risk Analysis
- Remediation Tracking
- Identity And Access Management
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Single Sign-On
- Privileged Access Management
- Identity Governance
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- VPN
- Firewalls
- IDS/IPS
- Proxy
- Web Application Firewall
- Zero Trust
- Security Event Analysis
- Log Correlation
- Business Analysis
- Project Management
- User Acceptance Testing
- Risk Management