IT Threat Intelligence Risk Analyst

Stantec; Moncton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity seeks an IT Threat Intelligence Risk Analyst to join their Threat Intelligence team. The role involves monitoring emerging threats, collaborating with the Security Operations Center, and producing actionable intelligence reports. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical mindset and solid communication skills, along with at least 3 years of experience in IT.

Benefits

Health and dental plans

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an IT-related field.
• Basic knowledge of cybersecurity policies and compliance standards like ISO 27001.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct open-source intelligence gathering and analyze emerging cyber threats.
• Collaborate with SOC to provide real-time threat intelligence support.
• Create actionable intelligence reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactive approach

Job description

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Stantec is looking to expand our Threat Intelligence team! The IT Threat Intelligence Risk Analyst is a key role within the cybersecurity division, responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating threats that could potentially compromise the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information systems. This position requires a proactive approach to threat intelligence, enabling the organization to stay ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong analytical mindset, an aptitude for ingesting and assessing information about the current threat landscape, and the ability to effectively communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Other attributes that can bring positive value to the role include experience working with different IT teams, a strong technical reading comprehension, an eagerness to learn, and an international perspective.

Your Opportunity

• Conduct open-source intelligence (OSINT) gathering and analysis to monitor emerging cyber threats and adversarial tactics.
• Analyze threat data from internal and external sources to identify patterns, trends, and indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Collaborate with Security Operations Center (SOC) team to provide real-time threat intelligence support during incidents.
• Create concise, actionable intelligence reports and briefings for technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Write clear, focused intel reports the SOC team can act on fast.
• Develop and maintain threat profiles and assessments for advanced persistent threats (APTs), cybercriminal groups, and hacktivist campaigns.
• Utilize Commercial and ISAC threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) to enrich and automate intelligence workflows.
• Identify and provide presentations on emerging threats to prepare internal stakeholder for appropriate mitigations
• Participate in threat-hunting exercises and proactively identify potential security gaps within organizational systems.
• Monitor dark web sources, underground forums, and encrypted channels for relevant threats and potential data leaks.
• Contribute to the development of detection rules, SIEM content, and threat modeling based on intelligence findings.
• Stay up to date with global cyber threat landscape, regulatory requirements, and evolving industry best practices.
• Filter out alert and industry noise to spotlight what’s relevant and real.
• Track threat actors and their evolving tactics with purpose.
• Transform raw data into meaningful insight to be shared internally and with external partners
• Work hand-in-hand with incident responders to provide relevant actionable intel when
• Feed threat intelligence directly into detection tools and workflows.
• Build threat profiles with depth—who, what, why, and how.
• Keep learning and evolving, just like the threats we face.
  
  

Your Capabilities And Credentials

• Minimum 3 years experience working in an IT-related field
• Basic knowledge of cybersecurity policies and procedures, including the compliance standards like ISO 27001
• General knowledge of Stantec’s organizational structure along with its business processes and workflows
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Highly organized and efficient
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills who can manage multiple workflows concurrently
  
  

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | ON | Waterloo

Organization: 1374 IT Services-CA Corporate-Waterloo ON

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 11/07/2025 02:07:33

Req ID: 1001460

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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