Security Consultant II @ TELUS

Cyber Crime; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Threat Intelligence Analyst to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will leverage cutting-edge tools and technologies to analyze data and produce actionable intelligence, helping to safeguard sensitive information. You will conduct threat hunts, produce timely reports, and collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance the organization's security posture. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a rapidly evolving field, where your contributions will directly impact the safety and security of clients and customers. If you are passionate about cyber security and eager to tackle complex challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a threat intelligence role with tools and techniques.
• Strong communication skills for drafting reports and briefings.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Conduct threat hunts to identify and track threats impacting TELUS Health.
• Produce high-quality intelligence products relevant for stakeholders.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to threat intelligence processes.

Skills

Threat Intelligence

Cyber Threat Hunting

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Continuous Learning

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)

Python

Job description

TELUS

By choosing TELUS you get access to amazing plans, phones and high-speed internet on Canada's most-awarded network, and help connect Canadians in need.

Our team and what we’ll accomplish together

We live in and work in a rapidly evolving digital world where cyber security is critical. The Global CSO function for TELUS Health brings a focus on the Security of our Sensitive Health Information (PHI) and regulatory compliance, to meet and exceed the expectations of our global customers as the most trusted wellbeing company in the world. The TELUS Health CSO team strives to always be steps ahead, tackling the toughest cyber security challenges head-on with top talent and cutting-edge technology.

The TELUS Health CSO team manages cyber risks against evolving digital threats and provides industry leading cyber governance, assurance and oversight to secure our data. On the Threat Intelligence team, we specialize in collecting and analyzing data from various sources to identify threats to our business and customers. We focus on transforming raw data and information into actionable intelligence for TELUS Health. By analyzing events, trends and patterns, we identify imminent attacks and anticipate and prevent future ones, ultimately strengthening our overall security posture.

As a Threat Intelligence Analyst, you will be an integral part of the TELUS Health Threat Intelligence team. Your primary role will be conducting collection and analysis from various sources of information, which you will leverage to produce various high-quality intelligence products. When doing so, you will use some of the latest and greatest tools and technologies to proactively identify and track emerging and imminent threats to TELUS Health. By providing relevant, timely, and actionable reporting for stakeholders, you will help to effectively defend our organization and our customers against these threats. Together, we will improve the overall security posture of the organization by keeping everyone up to date and informed on the external threat landscape.

What you’ll do

• Be a part of global threat intelligence capability for TELUS Health as part of a wider CSO transformation program
• Conduct threat hunts to identify and track threats impacting TELUS Health
• Research and analyze external sources of information to proactively identify and track additional threats to TELUS Health
• Produce high-quality, written intelligence products that are relevant, timely, and actionable by the wider TELUS Health CSO team
• Support the deployment and maintenance of a Threat Intelligence Platform
• Identify tasks which can be automated and develop tools to reduce repetitive analytical tasks
• Conduct briefings, as needed, for a variety of TELUS Health stakeholders
• Provide intelligence support to various CSO stakeholder initiatives, such as training or special projects
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of strong relationships with industry partners including peers, law enforcement and government agencies across multiple regions
• Contribute to the development and improvement of threat intelligence processes and frameworks
• Mentor junior analysts, providing your knowledge and guidance to assist them in continuously elevating their abilities
• Conduct peer review of draft reporting for other team members

Qualifications

What you bring

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with significant experience drafting reports and delivering briefings for a variety of stakeholders
• Significant experience in a threat intelligence role within any sector, including experience conducting collection and analysis using threat intelligence tools and techniques
• Significant experience in a (cyber) threat hunting role, including experience developing your own hunting queries and working in a variety of environments
• Experience deploying and maintaining a Threat Intelligence platform (TIP)
• Experience working with coding languages, including Python, to automate repetitive analytical tasks
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to quickly conduct assessments of new threats and identify the ‘so what’ for TELUS Health
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including those with technical or non-technical backgrounds
• The ability to effectively manage your time and work with minimal supervision
• The mindset of a continual learner, with a desire to regularly acquire new knowledge and skills to elevate the Threat Intelligence team’s capabilities
• The ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• A team player mindset and an enthusiasm for collaboration with colleagues to leverage their subject matter expertise
• The ability to both give and receive constructive criticism, in an effort to elevate the team’s performance
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Great-to-haves

• Knowledge of Intelligence fundamentals, including the Intelligence cycle
• Experience conducting malware analysis
• Experience producing intelligence on geopolitical, fraud, and physical threats
• Experience in applying analytical techniques within an intelligence environment
• An existing network of security and/or intelligence professionals
• Ability to undergo security clearance in your geographic location

Advanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with external parties (clients, suppliers, candidates, external partners, etc.); interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.); and work with IT tools whose interface is only accessible in English as part of this position's main responsibilities given its international scope.