Information Security Analyst

BDO Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO Canada seeks an Information Security Analyst to support security operations with a focus on investigation, digital forensics, and reporting. You will help protect systems and data through monitoring, forensic analysis, and communicating risks and threats to stakeholders.

Reporting to the Manager, Information Security, you will triage alerts, conduct investigations, preserve evidence, and contribute to threat intelligence awareness within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• University degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in security operations or incident response.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, and investigation tooling.
• Exposure to digital forensics methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage security alerts from SIEM, EDR, and security platforms.
• Conduct investigations to determine root cause, scope, and impact.
• Perform digital forensic analysis on endpoints, servers, and cloud environments.
• Collect and preserve evidence following chain‑of‑custody principles.
• Analyze logs, disk images, and memory artifacts.
• Prepare defensible investigation and forensic reports.
• Communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Maintain threat intelligence awareness.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Threat analysis

Communication

Education

University degree or diploma in CS/InfoSec

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Investigation tooling

Digital forensics tooling

Job description

Overview

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and clients. Reporting to the Manager, Information Security, the Information Security Analyst supports security operations with a focus on investigation, digital forensics, and reporting. The role contributes to protecting systems and data through monitoring, forensic analysis, and communication of risks and threats.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage security alerts from SIEM, EDR, and security platforms.
• Conduct investigations to determine root cause, scope, and impact.
• Perform digital forensic analysis on endpoints, servers, and cloud environments.
• Collect and preserve evidence following chain‑of‑custody principles.
• Analyze logs, disk images, and memory artifacts.
• Prepare defensible investigation and forensic reports.
• Communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Maintain threat intelligence awareness.

Qualifications

• University degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in security operations or incident response.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, and investigation tooling.
• Exposure to digital forensics methodologies.
• Understanding of network, endpoint, and identity security.

Compensation

The expected range of compensation for this role is $60,000 - $100,000 annually.