SPECIALIZED COMPUTER ANALYST

The person who coordinates, manages and supervises the analysis, implementation, evolution, implementation, support and operational support of projects concerning complex, multi-site information systems that affect several sectors of the organization.

He/she acts as an expert in his/her field of specialization. He/she coordinates the work of a team of IT analysts and technicians.

The Security Analyst primary responsibility within the Security team is to support the governance and security management team on security functions such as Information Security Event Analysis, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, and Security Service Delivery initiatives.

The security analyst will work under the direct supervision of the organization's governance & security advisor. In addition, the incumbent will perform the following functions:

• Monitoring security access;
• Conducting security assessments through vulnerability testing and risk analysis;
• Performing both internal and external security audit;
• Perform cyber security network scans, and penetration tests against digital assets as necessary;
• Analyzing security breaches to identify the root cause;
• Follow/Maintain security operations and Incident Response Plans;
• Continuously updating the organization’s incident response and disaster recovery plans;
• Verifying the security of third-party vendors and collaborating with them to meet security requirements;
• Support the security operations processes; internally and as a service provided to customer;
• Participate in emergency action when required to safeguard assets from cyber security compromise and to assist with the eventual recovery of compromised systems;
• Contain and mitigate incidents;
• Understand the cyber security implications surrounding the overall architecture of networks, operating systems, hardware platforms, applications, and the services and protocols upon which those applications rely on;
• Ensure the monitoring and proper functioning of backups;
• Maintaining the internet connection, firewall and monitoring security tools;
• Deploy, administer and monitor the EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) and Deep Security tools;
• Firewall and intrusion prevention system management and antivirus support;
• Perform routine security audits, system updates and routine maintenance to preserve the network security;
• Security monitoring, threat analysis and tool deployment, in collaboration with the security team;
• Contribute to the development of internal procedures, processes and documentation.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in computer science;
• CompTIA (Security+, Network+) is an asset.

Experience:

• Three (3) years of relevant professional experience.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Knowledge of information technologies (Network architecture, Ethernet, TCP / IP, Windows, Unix, Citrix, Web, Cloud computing, Virtualization, etc.,) and tools relating to the security of information assets:
  • Antivirus;
  • SIEM;
  • IPS/IDS;
  • Solarwinds & monitoring;
  • Backup & recovery tools;
  • EDR;
  • Firewall;
  • SCCM;
  • vCenter (VMWare);
  • Active Directory;
  • Azure Identity security.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to analyse problems and conduct effective fault diagnosis and system recovery;
• Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience and influence diverse stakeholder groups;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Ability to conduct an effective meeting;
• Strong motivation and determination to produce results that meet the organization’s needs;
• Able to establish priorities, managing own workload and work under pressure;
• Good team player;
• Capable of working with minimal supervision;
• Knowledge of computer network, clinical, medico-administrative, administrative or business documentation projects is an asset;
• Knowledge of Cree culture, health and social services in Eeyou Istchee is an asset;
• Knowledge of the health network is considered as an asset.

• Fluent in English;
• Fluency in Cree and/or French is an asset.