Senior Analyst, Cyber Security

Mint; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

On-site Ottawa

Total rewards

Job summary

Mint in Ottawa is seeking a Senior Analyst, Cyber Security to safeguard our infrastructure, applications and cloud services through monitoring, detection and response. You will translate security strategies into operational processes and support daily SOC operations across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

You will mentor analysts, lead investigations, perform threat hunting and drive improvements to tooling and workflows while aligning with Mint's security standards.

Qualifications

• University degree in related area (Cybersecurity, IT or CS).
• Minimum 7 years of cybersecurity operations experience.
• Experience with modern enterprise and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior escalation point for SOC incidents and guidance.
• Monitor and enforce security controls across on-premises, hybrid and cloud.
• Lead security reviews and establish baselines for systems and devices.
• Develop SOC runbooks and documentation for monitoring and response.
• Perform advanced investigations, threat hunting and analysis.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Incident response

Threat management

Cloud security

SIEM/SOAR

EDR/XDR

Security governance

Education

University degree in related area (Cybersecurity / IT / CS)

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

KQL

Microsoft Defender

IDS/IPS

Vulnerability management

IAM & access controls

Job description

The Mint is hiring a Senior Analyst, Cyber Security who can thrive in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Information Security, the Senior Analyst, Cyber Security is responsible for safeguarding the Mint’s infrastructure, applications, and cloud services through effective monitoring, detection, and response practices. As a senior technical authority, this role translates security strategies and policies into operational processes and ensures secure implementation across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. This position supports daily SOC operations, advances detection and investigation capabilities, conducts technical security reviews, establishes security configuration baselines, and contributes to secure solution delivery – all while maintaining alignment with organizational security goals, policies and standards.

Your Responsibilities:

• Acts as the senior technical escalation point for the SOC, providing guidance and support during complex or high‑severity security incidents.
• Supports the operational implementation and monitoring of security controls across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments in alignment with established security architectures and baselines.
• Participates in projects to ensure business applications, systems, and services are implemented securely.
• Conducts technical security reviews and establishes security configuration baselines for new or updated systems and devices.
• Implements security monitoring, detection, and response technologies, including cloud‑native security tools, and provides recommendations focused on operational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develops and maintains SOC‑specific procedures, runbooks, and documentation that support consistent monitoring, investigation, and response activities.
• Performs advanced incident investigations, threat hunting, and technical analysis across enterprise and cloud environments.
• Identifies gaps in visibility, detection coverage, and response processes, and drives enhancements to SOC tooling, analytics, and workflows.
• Provides technical mentorship and day‑to‑day support to Cyber Security Analysts, serving as their primary escalation and quality assurance point.
• Responds to critical security incidents, providing on call coverage outside regular business hours, including evenings and weekends, as required.

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring on‑site presence at our Ottawa location three to five days per week, depending on meeting requirements and other activities.

This selection process may also qualify you for other positions with similar requirements and qualifications.

Qualifications:

Languages Requirements:

Proficiency in both official languages (English / French) is required at the time of hire. If no qualified candidate fully meets the required levels, other candidate language profiles may be considered in accordance with the Mint’s Staffing Policy. The linguistic profile for this position is:

Education & Designation:

• University degree in related area. Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent experience

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of related business experience, with cybersecurity operations experience, preferably in a SOC of incident response function
• Experience operating and maintaining security technologies to protect modern enterprise and cloud environments, including APIs, microservices, containerized workloads, virtualization, databases, and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Proven experience in incident response and threat management, including security investigations, root‑cause analysis, and coordination of remediation across enterprise and cloud environments.

Additional Qualifications:

• Enterprise Security Operations: Extensive hands‑on experience implementing, operating and maintaining security technologies, including SIEM/SOAR (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel with KQL), EDR/XDR platforms (Microsoft Defender), IDS/IPS, vulnerability management, identity and access management, network security controls, and e‑mail/web security solution.
• Infrastructure & Application Security: Strong understanding of modern enterprise and cloud architectures, including APIs, microservices, containerized workloads, virtualization, relational databases, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Incident Response & Threat Management: Proven experience leading security investigations, performing root‑cause analysis, managing threats, and coordinating remediation activities across enterprise and cloud environments.
• Compliance & Frameworks: Working knowledge of relevant regulatory and security standards such as ITSG‑33, GC Cyber Controls, PCI, and privacy legislation.
• Ability to take initiative and respond with appropriate urgency
• Strong analytical capabilities paired with a result‑driven approach to problem resolution
• Ability to clearly and concisely document and explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Proven capability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution

Why the Mint?

At the Mint, you will collaborate with a diverse group of people and be a part of an iconic Canadian organization. Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. We offer outstanding pay and total rewards for you and your family and you will be supported to continuously learn throughout your career.

The Mint is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We value diversity and aim to provide an inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment, selection and onboarding process to ensure that each candidate is treated respectfully.In accordance with the Employment Equity Act, you are invited to voluntarily self‑identify with one or more of the four employment equity groups (women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities) by sending your application to the confidential email, [e-mail] that is accessed only by the Human Resources section.

If you need accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. For a confidential inquiry, simply email us directly at [e-mail] to make arrangements.

What to Expect:

In order to be considered for an interview, please clearly demonstrate on your application how you meet the language, education and experience qualifications. The additional qualifications may be assessed through interviews, exams, reference checks, etc.

Selected candidates will be required to complete a background check facilitated by the Mint in order to obtain a security clearance.

We look forward to receiving your application!