SOC 3 Lead Analyst

Altis; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Altis is seeking a SOC Analyst, Tier III, to own complex security incidents and drive enterprise resilience. Reporting to the Leader, Security Incident Management, you will work with technology, risk, legal, compliance, and business teams as a senior escalation point.

You will lead investigations across endpoints, servers, networks, cloud, and on‑prem environments, develop playbooks, and mentor peers while participating in after-hours on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Extensive cybersecurity experience spanning incident response, digital forensics, threat hunting, and cyber threat intelligence.
• Advanced expertise in malware analysis, memory, host and network forensics, and cross-platform incident reconstruction.
• Strong experience with SIEM platforms like Sentinel, Splunk, LogRhythm, QRadar and EDR tools such as Defender for Endpoint, Cortex, CrowdStrike.
• Solid knowledge of IDS/IPS, vulnerability management, TCP/IP, OS, application security and infrastructure security controls.
• Proven ability to lead incidents, manage priorities, and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Certifications such as GIAC GCFA GCIH CISSP CISA are assets; ISO ITIL experience is a plus.
• Willingness to participate in after-hours on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• You'll lead complex cybersecurity incident investigations, including containment, eradication, recovery, root cause analysis, and post-incident reporting.
• You'll conduct digital forensic investigations across endpoints, servers, networks, cloud environments, and enterprise infrastructure.
• You'll lead proactive threat hunting and leverage threat intelligence to identify emerging risks and strengthen defensive strategies.
• You'll enhance monitoring and detection capabilities through log source onboarding, detection use case development, analytics, and rule tuning.
• You'll develop incident response playbooks, remediation plans, and lessons learned to improve organizational resilience.
• You'll provide expert cybersecurity guidance and coordinate response efforts across technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.

Skills

Incident response

Digital forensics

Threat hunting

Cyber threat intelligence

Leadership

Tools

Sentinel

Splunk

LogRhythm

QRadar

Defender for Endpoint

Cortex

CrowdStrike

Job description

Language: Strong written and spoken English communication skills

Background Check Requirement: Canadian criminal credit check, Canadian ID cross-check, public safety verification, 5-year employment verification, education verification, credit check, and social media check

About the Opportunity

Join a leading organization in the financial technology sector as a SOC Analyst, Tier III, where you'll play a critical role in protecting the systems and digital infrastructure that support millions of transactions. Reporting to the Leader, Security Incident Management, you'll take ownership of complex cybersecurity incidents and help strengthen enterprise-wide resilience.

You'll work closely with technology, risk, legal, compliance, and business teams, serving as a senior escalation point when sophisticated threats emerge. This is an opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with leadership, collaboration, and continuous improvement in a highly connected environment.

What's In It for You

You'll join an innovative, inclusive workplace that values collaboration, professional growth, and employee well-being.

Your Responsibilities

• You'll lead complex cybersecurity incident investigations, including containment, eradication, recovery, root cause analysis, and post-incident reporting.
• You'll conduct digital forensic investigations across endpoints, servers, networks, cloud environments, and enterprise infrastructure.
• You'll lead proactive threat hunting and leverage threat intelligence to identify emerging risks and strengthen defensive strategies.
• You'll enhance monitoring and detection capabilities through log source onboarding, detection use case development, analytics, and rule tuning.
• You'll develop incident response playbooks, remediation plans, and lessons learned to improve organizational resilience.
• You'll provide expert cybersecurity guidance and coordinate response efforts across technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.

Skills and Qualifications

• Extensive cybersecurity experience spanning incident response, digital forensics, threat hunting, and cyber threat intelligence.
• Advanced expertise in malware analysis, memory, host and network forensics, incident reconstruction, and Windows, Linux, macOS, cloud, and on-premises environments.
• Strong experience with SIEM platforms including Sentinel, Splunk, LogRhythm, or QRadar, and EDR technologies including Defender for Endpoint, Cortex, or CrowdStrike.
• Strong knowledge of IDS/IPS, vulnerability management, TCP/IP, networking, operating systems, application security, and infrastructure security controls.
• Proven ability to lead incidents of varying severity, manage competing priorities, and communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• GIAC, GCFA, GCIH, CISSP, CISA, or equivalent certifications are assets, as is experience with ISO-certified environments and ITIL practices.
• Willingness to participate in an after-hours on-call rotation.

Note from the Hiring Manager

"We're looking for someone who can bring deep technical expertise to complex investigations while staying calm and collaborative when the stakes are high. You'll have the opportunity to influence how we detect, respond to, and learn from emerging threats."