Cyber Security Analyst
- Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts, logs, and incidents to identify potential threats.
- Identify, analyze, and remediate security vulnerabilities.
- Perform vulnerability assessments and support penetration testing.
- Configure and maintain firewalls, antivirus, endpoint protection, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
- Investigate security incidents and support incident response activities.
- Monitor networks, servers, endpoints, and cloud environments for suspicious activity.
- Implement security policies, procedures, and access controls.
- Support identity and access management (IAM), including multi-factor authentication.
- Conduct security audits and risk assessments.
- Assist with compliance requirements such as ISO 27001, NIST, and CIS Controls.
- Prepare security reports and documentation.
- Collaborate with IT, network, cloud, and application teams to improve security.
Required Technical Skills
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, threats, and attack techniques.
- Understanding of networking concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPN, and firewalls.
- Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Familiarity with SIEM tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar.
- Understanding of vulnerability management and security patching.
- Knowledge of endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.
- Basic scripting knowledge in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Understanding of encryption, authentication, authorization, and access management.
- Familiarity with incident response and security monitoring.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with vulnerability scanning tools such as Nessus or Qualys.
- Knowledge of penetration testing tools such as Nmap, Burp Suite, and Wireshark.
- Familiarity with cloud security in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Understanding of OWASP Top 10 and web application security.
- Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
- Familiarity with threat intelligence and digital forensics.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Monitor security alerts and systems, investigate incidents, assess vulnerabilities, and support remediation and incident response. Maintain security controls and access policies, assist with audits and compliance, prepare documentation, and collaborate with technical teams to improve security.
Requirements
Requires knowledge of cybersecurity threats, networking, Windows and Linux, SIEM tools, vulnerability management, endpoint detection and response, scripting, and access management. Preferred qualifications include experience with vulnerability scanners and penetration testing tools, cloud security, web application security, security frameworks, threat intelligence, and digital forensics.
Skills
- Security Monitoring
- Incident Response
- Vulnerability Management
- Penetration Testing
- Firewalls
- Endpoint Protection
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Network Security
- Identity and Access Management
- Security Audits
- Risk Assessments
- SIEM
- Networking
- Windows and Linux
- Python, PowerShell, or Bash Scripting
- Cloud Security
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Categories
- Technology
- Security & Safety
- Software
Keywords
- Cybersecurity
- Security Alerts
- Security Logs
- Incident Response
- Vulnerability Management
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Penetration Testing
- Firewalls
- Antivirus
- Endpoint Protection
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems
- Network Security
- Cloud Security
- Identity and Access Management
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Security Audits
- Risk Assessments
- ISO 27001
- NIST
- CIS Controls
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- HTTP/HTTPS
- VPN
- Windows
- Linux
- Splunk
- Microsoft Sentinel
- IBM QRadar
- Python