Threat hunting practise Leader

National Bank of Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personalized training programs

Flexible working environment

Coaching and mentoring support

Job summary

National Bank of Canada seeks a leader for its threat identification team in Montreal. This role focuses on proactive threat detection, leveraging cybersecurity expertise to protect the organization. You'll analyze malicious behaviors, develop methodologies, and collaborate with incident response teams.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity, with experience in threat hunting and security tools like SIEM. Offers a hybrid work environment, emphasizing flexibility and personal development.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in threat hunting.
• 1+ year of experience in responding to incidents or cyber defense.
• Expertise in security data analysis and log correlation.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze malicious behaviors through threat hunting activities.
• Develop hunting practices with methodologies and performance indicators.
• Collaborate with intelligence and incident response teams.

Skills

Threat hunting

Security data analysis

Incident response

Cloud environments (AWS)

Automation and AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM

BDU

Job description

Overview

A career as a leader or practise leader in the threat Identification team at National Bank means acting as an expert in cybersecurity and proactive threat detection. This position allows you to have a concrete impact on protecting the organisation thanks to your experience in threat hunting, responding to incidents and identifying complex threats.

Your job

• Proactively identify and analyse malicious behaviours through threat hunting activities
• Develop and develop hunting practises by defining methodologies, use cases and performance indicators
• Leverage and correlate security data from multiple sources (SIEM, EDR, application logs and cloud environments)
• Integrate emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and automation, to improve the efficiency of threat hunting activities
• Collaborate with the intelligence and incident response teams to speed up threat identification and management
• Support and support the development of team members through coaching and mentoring

Your team

The Vice-President – Information Technology are specialists who work in an agile, proactive and collaborative manner to seize opportunities, stay on the cutting edge of technology and continuously improve processes. You are part of a team of approximately 11 colleagues in the IT Operations sector and will report to the Senior Manager – threat Identification. Our team stands out for its advanced technical expertise, close collaboration and focus on cybersecurity innovation. Our goal is to offer you maximum flexibility to promote your quality of life. This includes a hybrid work environment and a flexible, adaptable schedule.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalised training programs, based on on on-the-job learning, help you master your profession and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, Language Training, the Harvard Learning Centre and coaching and mentoring support are available to you at any time.

Prerequisites

• A Bachelor\'s degree in computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience in threat hunting
• At least 1 year of experience responding to incidents or cyberdefence
• Proficiency in security tools and technologies such as SIEM and BDU
• Be an expert in security data analysis and log correlation
• Be comfortable in cloud environments, particularly AWS
• Experience with automation and agentic AI