Information Security Operations Analyst

Take-Two Interactive Software; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interactive entertainment company in Toronto seeks an Information Security Operations Analyst to ensure the safety of its infrastructure. You'll monitor security events, respond to incidents, and conduct threat analysis using modern tools. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years in a similar role with experience in SIEM platforms and cybersecurity fundamentals. Offers a dynamic workplace with opportunities for growth and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Fitness allowance

Employee discount programs

Free games & events

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in Security Operations Center incident response or cyber defense role.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms.
• Understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals and threat detection.

Responsibilities

• Perform real-time security event monitoring and analysis.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting.

Skills

IT Experience

Splunk

Cybersecurity

Encryption

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SIEM/SOAR platforms

CrowdStrike

ServiceNow

Job description

Overview

WHO WE ARE

Headquartered in New York City Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. is a leading developer publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products principally through Rockstar Games 2K and Zynga. Our products are currently designed for console gaming systems PC and Mobile including smartphones and tablets and are delivered through physical retail digital download online platforms and cloud streaming services. The Companys common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO.

While our offices (physical and virtual) are casual and inviting we are deeply committed to our core tenets of creativity innovation and efficiency and individual and team development opportunities. Our industry and business are continually evolving and fast-paced providing numerous opportunities to learn and hone your skills. We work hard but we also like to have fun and believe that we provide a great place to come to work each day to pursue your passions.

The Challenge

We are seeking a skilled Information Security Operations Analyst to join our global Security Operations Center (SOC). In this role youll play a critical part in detecting investigating and responding to security threats across our enterprise. Youll work with modern security tools threat intelligence and cross-functional teams to help protect our brands and infrastructure from cyber threats.

What You'll Take On

• Perform real-time security event monitoring triage and analysis across multiple platforms using SIEM and EDR tools.
• Analyze log and telemetry data from diverse sources (e.g. firewalls endpoint protection IDS / IPS application logs) to detect and respond to potential threats.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents performing root cause analysis and supporting containment eradication and recovery efforts across endpoints servers cloud and network environments.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting using behavioral analytics threat intelligence and hypothesis-driven queries to detect stealthy or novel attack techniques.
• Support the SOCs daily operational cadence including participating in shift handoffs reviewing detection effectiveness and maintaining situational awareness of the global threat landscape.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of incident response processes detection rules and SOC playbooks.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence engineering and infrastructure teams to develop detection use cases and improve overall SOC effectiveness.
• Help shape SOC dashboards reports and playbooks that enhance visibility and response across business units and geographies.

What You Bring

• 3 years of experience in a Security Operations Center incident response team or cyber defense role.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM / SOAR platforms (e.g. Splunk XSOAR and XSIAM) and endpoint detection solutions (e.g. CrowdStrike SentinelOne).
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals threat detection techniques and attack frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Comfortable analyzing logs and events from various systems including network devices endpoints cloud environments and identity providers.
• Familiarity with scripting or automation (e.g. Python PowerShell) to enhance investigation and response workflows is a plus.
• Experience with workflow and ticketing tools like ServiceNow or Jira for incident documentation and coordination.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills able to clearly document findings articulate risk and support incident coordination across teams.
• Bachelors degree in computer science Cybersecurity Information Security or Cybersecurity Engineering are a plus.
• One or more relevant certifications such as: CompTIA Network Security CySA PenTest Cloud and Cloud Security: AWS Security Specialty Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer and Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate are plus.

What We Offer You

• Great Company Culture. Ranked as one of the most creative and innovative places to work creativity innovation efficiency diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
• Growth. As a global entertainment company we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves inquisitive collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
• Work Hard Play Hard. Our employees bond blow-off steam and flex some creative muscles through corporate boot camp classes company parties game release events monthly socials and team challenges.
• Benefits. Medical dental vision pension plan employee stock purchase plan in-house wellness program broad learning & development opportunities a charitable giving platform with company match and more!
• Perks. Fitness allowance employee discount programs free games & events stocked pantries and more.

Please be aware that Take-Two does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram WhatsApp or others. Take-Two also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process and the Company will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Take-Two's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e. via a company email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions please contact

As an equal opportunity employer Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (Take-Two) is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts cultures and backgrounds of its talent partners and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment Take-Two does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability and genetic information (including family medical history) or on the basis of any other trait protected by applicable law. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Take-Two's equal opportunity commitment please contact

Required Experience :

Key Skills

IT Experience, Splunk, IDS, Cybersecurity, FIPS, PCI, NIST Standards, Information Security, Encryption, FISMA, RMF, Siem

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1