Cyber Security Analyst - Incident Response & Detection

koundinyasa Technology Services; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

koundinyasa Technology Services in Montreal is seeking a cybersecurity professional to monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across networks, systems, and applications. You will perform vulnerability assessments, coordinate remediation, and conduct security risk analyses to recommend mitigations.

You will investigate breaches and manage SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and EDR tools. Join a team that collaborates with IT/DevOps, stays ahead of threats, and supports audits with a strong

Qualifications

• 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.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPNs; Windows/Linux system security hardening.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI-DSS (as applicable).
• Basic scripting knowledge in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong analytical and investigative mindset; excellent documentation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across networks, systems, and applications.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation activities.
• Conduct security risk analyses and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Investigate security breaches and perform root cause analysis.
• Manage SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection tools.
• Support security audits and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Investigative mindset

Documentation

Pressure handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Security

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

EDR

Firewalls

Nessus

Qualys

OpenVAS

PowerShell

Python

Job description

koundinyasa Technology Services in Montreal is seeking a cybersecurity professional to monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across networks, systems, and applications. You will perform vulnerability assessments, coordinate remediation, and conduct security risk analyses to recommend mitigations.

You will investigate breaches and manage SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and EDR tools. Join a team that collaborates with IT/DevOps, stays ahead of threats, and supports audits with a strong