Cybersecurity Analyst (Vulnerability Management)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; Ottawa, Montreal; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A national housing corporation in Ottawa is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to enhance its security measures. The role involves responding to security alerts, conducting vulnerability scans, and securing teleworking environments. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or a related field and at least 3 years of experience in vulnerability management. This position offers a chance to work in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in vulnerability management including vulnerability scans.
• A combination of studies and relevant experience is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Respond to real-time security alerts and resolve incidents.
• Detect vulnerabilities and conduct scans to correct them.
• Secure teleworking and the cloud, manage identities.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Security awareness

Automating security processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Job description

Cybersecurity Analyst (Vulnerability Management)

CMHC is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join its Office of Security as part of its digital and organizational transformation. This transformation aims to respond to rapidly evolving threats, increasing complexity in technology environments, and the importance of regulatory compliance.

About the role: As a Cybersecurity Analyst, you will be part of a multidisciplinary, proactive, and committed team. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Responding to real-time security alerts, analyzing, understanding, and resolving incidents before they escalate.
• Detecting vulnerabilities, conducting vulnerability scans, and correcting or recommending appropriate protection measures.
• Securing teleworking and the cloud, setting up secure access, managing identities, and automating controls.
• Supporting innovation projects, working with IT teams to secure new tools or applications ("secure by design").
• Automating repetitive tasks, developing scripts or tools to save time and improve security daily.
• Participating in post-incident investigations, understanding what happened, learning from it, and improving processes.
• Creating a real security culture, training, informing, exchanging, and making cybersecurity simpler and accessible to all.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Passion, curiosity, and love for both technology and human contact.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in vulnerability management, including vulnerability scans, prioritization, remediation, and coordination with IT teams.
• A Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a combination of studies or relevant work experience.

CMHC is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans, and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.

If you require accommodation during the application or selection process, please contact us. Only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.