Cyber SOC Security Advisor(Analyst)- Need Senior candidate local to Toronto, ON

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Cyber SOC Analyst acting as a Security Advisor in Toronto. The role is hybrid (2-3 days in-office) and on a 6-12 month contract basis. Candidates should have 5+ years of relevant experience with a strong SOC skill set and security certifications.

Core duties include incident response, threat intel analysis, security controls deployment, and governance participation. Excellent communication and collaboration within a tight security team are essential.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience deploying IT infrastructure or cyber security technologies is preferred.
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications are desirable.
• Strong technical capabilities in firewalls, anti-virus, content filtering, SIEM, threat intelligence, and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to solve complex security problems as part of a dynamic, close-knit security team.
• Manage effective response to security incidents following the incident response framework.
• Analyze and document alerts from logs and security tools.
• Deploy and manage information security controls for assigned areas.
• Collect data for an information security dashboard.
• Participate in governance activities and risk assessment processes.
• Monitor threat intelligence feeds and formulate reports for planning.
• Assess incident trends and help develop mitigation actions.
• Coordinate remediation of audit findings and control deficiencies.
• Advise various departments on security risks and controls.

Skills

SOC operations

SIEM

Threat intelligence

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

Firewalls

EDR

Automation & SOAR

Security governance

Education

Undergraduate degree or college diploma

Job description

Cyber SOC Analyst- Need Security Advisor

Toronto, ON - Hybrid (2-3 Days WFO)

6-12 months Contract

Skills: MSS - Security Operations Center (SOC)

Experience Required: 10 & Above

Role Descriptions: Core Qualifications (Education and Experience)

Undergraduate degree or college diploma in related field 5+ years of relevant experience

Experience managing and deploying IT infrastructure or cyber security technologies preferred.

Possess relevant cybersecurity certifications.

Strong technical capabilities in the areas of firewalls| anti-virus| content filtering| SIEM| threat intelligence| security orchestration and automation| vulnerability management and cloud security

Familiarity with SIEM| EDR| DLP| and other security technologies.

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Core Accountabilities Collaborate to solve complex security problems as part of a highly dynamic| close-knit team of dedicated security professionals.

Manage the effective response to security related incidents in accordance with the established incident response framework.

Analyze| managing| investigate| and documenting alerts from various sources such as logs and security tools.

Deploy and manage information security controls for assigned areas!Collect relevant data to support the preparation of the information security dashboard.

Participate in the administration of information security related governance activities.

Perform real-time monitoring of third-party threat intelligence feeds| forums| and mailing lists to gather information on vulnerabilities| exploits and threat actors applicable to the fund.

Produce threat intelligence reports to support operational and strategic security planning work-streams.

Assess security incident trend data to determine systemic operational risks and then support the development of solutions to mitigate risks.

Conduct information security risk assessments| recording issues in the risk register and driving mitigating actions.

Coordinate the remediation of audit and/or self-identified control deficiencies.

Act as a security advisor on various security risks and issues to various departments.