Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

Cognizant; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist to enhance its digital security posture in Toronto, Ontario. The successful candidate will analyze critical security events, manage incident response, and collaborate with various teams to uphold cybersecurity processes. This full-time hybrid position requires strong expertise in security operations and excellent communication skills, making it a great opportunity for a mid-senior level professional seeking impactful work in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Proven track record of 6 or more years in cybersecurity operations or security support.
• Proficiency in security tools like Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and CrowdStrike.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple support cases while meeting SLA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and investigate security alerts from various security platforms.
• Perform triage and validation of security incidents based on severity.
• Suggest improvements to documentation and contribute to the internal knowledge base.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Incident response

Independent work

Education

Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Certified (Security Operations Analyst Associate), or GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

CrowdStrike

Azure Firewall

FortiGate

Proofpoint

Job description

As a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, you’ll make an impact by protecting our digital environment and enabling secure business operations. You’ll analyze and respond to critical security events using industry-leading tools, collaborate with multi-functional teams, and ensure rapid resolution of incidents. Your insights and actions will help reduce risk, improve cyber resilience, and contribute to an environment of continuous security improvement.You will be a valued member of our Infrastructure practice and work collaboratively with our Manager of Projects.

In this role, you will

• Monitor, analyze, and investigate security alerts from platforms such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, CrowdStrike, Azure Firewall, FortiGate, and Proofpoint.
• Perform triage, validation, and critical issues of security incidents based on severity and impact.
• Own the lifecycle of assigned support cases, providing timely updates and maintaining compliance with SLAs.
• Raise unresolved or multifaceted issues to L3 support or vendor teams with well-documented technical details.
• Coordinate with collaborators to capture context, share updates, and ensure issues are fully resolved.
• Monitor tool performance and health metrics for critical security systems, proactively identifying anomalies.
• Complete routine operational tasks following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Suggest improvements to documentation and contribute to the internal knowledge base to support team learning and efficiency.

What You’ll Need To Succeed (required Skills)

• A proven track record of 6 or more years in cybersecurity operations or security support.
• Proficiency with tools such as Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, FortiGate Firewalls, CrowdStrike, Azure DDoS Protection, and Proofpoint.
• Outstanding analytical and resolution skills, with experience reviewing logs, events, and alerts across security platforms.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple support cases while meeting SLA requirements.
• Superb communication skills for interacting with both technical teams and business partners.
• Comfort working independently as well as part of a collaborative, fast-paced team.

What Will Help You Stand Out (preferred Skills)

• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Certified : Security Operations Analyst Associate, or GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) are an added bonus.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) and ticket escalation workflows

At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Working arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in a client office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

Note : The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services

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