Information Security Specialist - Attack Surface Reduction (Cyber Threat Hunting)

TD; Toronto; On-site; CAD 97,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

TD is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Threat Hunter in Toronto to identify and mitigate threats across enterprise and cloud environments. You will hunt on TTPs, develop detection logic, and produce dashboards to track risk.

You will collaborate with intelligence, SOC, IR, and security engineering teams; require 7+ years in cyber security, expertise with SIEM and EDR tools, and strong scripting. This role offers growth and a comprehensive Total Rewards package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT/Cyber or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of cyber security experience.
• 3+ years in malware reverse engineering, threat hunting, DFIR or threat intelligence.
• Expert knowledge of log management and security analytics.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, cloud-native tools and other cyber security toolsets.
• Strong knowledge of Windows, Mac, Linux endpoints and IAM architectures.
• Proficient in writing analytics queries and threat visualization dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Hunt on TTPs, threats and vulnerabilities aligned to MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Identify threats or control gaps and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Contribute to ASR operations using threat intel and log analysis.
• Develop methodologies to identify threat tools, techniques, and procedures.
• Produce metrics and dashboards to identify threats and suspicious activity.
• Tune detection infrastructure with technology teams to identify emerging threats.
• Document best practices to enhance hunting playbooks and actions.
• Serve as SME for host-based and network-based hunting and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Threat hunting

Threat intelligence

DFIR

Threat detection

Python scripting

Security analytics

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in IT/Cyber

Tools

Splunk ES

CrowdStrike

Logscale

Defender for Endpoint / MS Defender

MS Sentinel

Wiz Defend

Netskope

Akamai

AppOmni

Qualys

Symantec DLP

Job description

Work Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours

37.5

Line Of Business

Technology Solutions

Pay Details

$96,900 - $136,800 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description

Role and Responsibilities

• Hunt on TTPs, threats/risks and/or vulnerabilities aligned to the MITRE Att3ck framework based on both internal and external intelligence data.
• Proactively identify possible threats, risks or security control gaps to the enterprise and produce detection & mitigation recommendations to reduce the overall Attack Surface for the bank.
• Participate in proactive ASR operations within the enterprise and cloud using threat intelligence, analysis of anomalous log data and results of brainstorming sessions to detect and mitigate threats
• Develop advanced methodologies to identify threat adversary tools, techniques, and procedures.
• Produce metrics and develop dashboards to identify potential threats, suspicious/anomalous activity, malware, etc.
• Drive the tuning of detection infrastructure with technology teams to identify emerging threats.
• Document best practices to enhance hunting playbooks, procedures, and courses of action
• This role is considered a subject matter expert for hunting via host-based and network-based analysis and will work cross-functionally with their peers on other teams such as intelligence, SOC analysts, IR team, and security engineering.
• Proactively review internal processes and activities and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Influence behavior to reduce risk and foster a strong information security management culture throughout the enterprise.
• Remain informed of emerging issues, industry trends and/or relevant changes to the security landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree/Master's degree (preferred) in an IT/Cyber-related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 7+ years of cyber security experience;
• 3+ years of experience in a malware reverse engineering, threat hunting, DFIR, threat detection or threat intelligence position (preferred).
• Expert knowledge of log management, security analytics and event management platform mechanics.
• Experienced with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, cloud-native tools, and other cyber security tool sets.
• Advanced knowledge of Endpoint & Identity/IAM architectures, operations, and investigations; cloud hunting experience is preferred.
• Displayed proficiency in Security Incident & Event Management and Endpoint Detection & Response tooling; Splunk ES, CrowdStrike, Logscale, Defender for Endpoint (MDE)/ MS Sentinel, Wiz Defend. Optional/Good to have: Netskope, Akamai, AppOmni, Qualys & Symantec DLP experience.
• Deep understanding of coding/scripting and APIs in support of investigations, localized automation, and integrations; Python experience a plus.
• Must be able to identify and generate detection logic to enhance the enterprises defensibility.
• Hands on experience with writing and implementing complex analytics queries, threat visualization dashboards, and large data volume analysis (e.g. Splunk, Logscale, KQL, syslog, etc.).
• Strong working knowledge of security-relevant data, including network protocols, ports and common services, such as TCP/IP network protocols and application layer protocols (e.g. HTTP/S, DNS, FTP, SMTP, Active Directory, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge of Windows, Mac and Linux-based endpoints including operating systems, services, file systems, and agents.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Organizational and self-directing skills.
• Ability to initiate, coordinate and prioritize responsibilities and follow through on tasks to completion.
• Ability to work independently on a variety of assignments with minimal supervision.

Certifications

Note: Ideal/Preferred candidate would have obtained at least 2 of the certifications from this list.

• General Cyber certs: CISSP, CISM, CASP+, CEH, GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GMON.
• Endpoint / Forensic certs: GREM, GCFE, GCFA, CHFI, CCFE, CFCE, EnCE.
• Cloud certs: CCSP, CCSK, GCP, AWS, Cloud+, MS Azure Associate or Solutions Architect Expert.
• Pen-testing certs: GPEN, CPENT, eCPPT, OSCP, OSCE.
• Coding/Scripting/SIEM certs: SPLUNK and/or KQL Certification, Scripting/Python certificate.

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information

Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If youre passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

Weres committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

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Accommodation

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Language Requirement (Quebec Only)

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