Fraud Threat Hunter - Digital Security & Data

Ubisoft Entertainment Inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisoft Montréal is seeking a Security Specialist – Digital Fraud to detect, understand, and reduce digital fraud across our ecosystem. You will work with large-scale datasets and modern detection tools to monitor trends and respond to threats, partnering with Data, Engineering and Product teams.

You will design detection rules and alerts, perform root cause analysis, and contribute to long-term prevention strategies to protect players and platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital fraud, threat hunting, or fraud risk management.
• Hands-on experience with fraud detection systems, risk engines, or SIEM platforms.
• Strong SQL and Python skills for data analysis and investigations.
• Experience working with large-scale datasets and turning analysis into actionable insights.
• Experience developing detection logic, scoring approaches, or model-driven rules.
• Solid understanding of common fraud and abuse patterns, such as account takeover and automated attacks.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to explain complex findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Explore and interpret transactional and behavioral data to identify fraud patterns, anomalies, and emerging risks.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports using tools such as Splunk, Azure Data Explorer, and Databricks to monitor fraud trends and KPIs.
• Investigate and respond to digital fraud threats, including credential stuffing, account takeover, fake accounts, marketplace abuse, and security bypass attempts.
• Design and deploy detection rules, alerts, and use cases within fraud monitoring platforms.
• Partner with Data, Engineering, and Product teams to improve fraud detection systems, risk engines, and workflows.
• Perform root cause analysis on fraud incidents and contribute to long-term prevention strategies.
• Identify gaps in detection capabilities and support continuous improvement of fraud prevention frameworks.
• Support fraud-related incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Share insights and recommendations with stakeholders as a trusted subject matter resource.

Skills

digital fraud

threat hunting

fraud risk management

fraud detection systems

risk engines

SIEM platforms

SQL

Python

large-scale datasets

detection logic

model-driven rules

fraud patterns

problem-solving

communication (technical/non-technical

Tools

Splunk

Azure Data Explorer

Databricks

Job description

Ubisoft Montréal is seeking a Security Specialist – Digital Fraud to detect, understand, and reduce digital fraud across our ecosystem. You will work with large-scale datasets and modern detection tools to monitor trends and respond to threats, partnering with Data, Engineering and Product teams.

You will design detection rules and alerts, perform root cause analysis, and contribute to long-term prevention strategies to protect players and platforms.