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Farm Credit Canada

Senior Cyber Defence Analyst

1800 Hamilton Street, P.O. Box 4320, Regina,SK
  • To be discussed
  • 37.50 h - Full time

  • Permanent job

  • Day

Benefits


Experience in cyber defence rewarded
Develop, implement, test and supervise tactics to protect FCC from cyber crime, and know when to escaltate anomalies for advanced analysis.
  • Job DescriptionJob Description

    Key accountabilities

    Vulnerability assessment and management

    • conducts assessments of threats and vulnerabilities
    • determines deviations from acceptable configurations, and from enterprise or local policy
    • assesses the level of risk
    • develops and/or recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations

    Cyber defence analysis

    • uses defensive measures and information collected from a variety of sources to identify, analyze, and report events that occur or might occur within the network, to protect information, information systems and networks from threats
    • performs real-time cyber defence incident handling (e.g. forensic collections, intrusion correlations and tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation) tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs)

    Cyber operations

    • analyzes threat information from multiple sources, disciplines, and agencies across the Intelligence Community
    • synthesizes and places intelligence information in context, and draws insights about the possible implications
    • conducts research and analysis, and correlates across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings)

    Cyber investigations

    • identifies, collects and seizes documentary or physical evidence
    • gathers digital media and logs associated with cyber intrusion incidents, investigations, and operations
    • conducts analysis of log files, evidence, and other information to determine best methods for identifying the perpetrators(s) of a network intrusions or other crimes

    Digital forensics

    • creates forensically sound duplicates of evidence (I.e. forensic image) that ensures the original evidence is not unintentionally modified during analysis processes
    • performs timeline analysis
    • reviews forensic images and other data sources (e.g. volatile data) for recovery of potentially relevant information

    Decision making authority

    • makes decisions related to the day-to-day implementation and development of the cyber security function
    • in consultation with the Manager, IT Product:
      • makes decisions on security requirements to protect FCC's assets
      • makes decisions on the appropriate approach to continue operating and efficiently recover critical business functions after a disaster
      • decides the appropriate strategic and tactical enterprise security controls to invest in

    Reporting relationships

    • reports to Manager, IT Product
    • no formal direct reports but provides coaching and mentorship to peers in the cyber security disciplines

    Knowledge and skill

    • strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate technical information in easy to understand language
    • ability to use security event correlation tools
    • ability to recognize and categorize types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
    • ability to conduct cyber forensic investigations, including collection of intrusion artifacts (e.g. source doe, malware) and using discovered data to enable mitigation of potential cyber events
    • knowledge of penetration testing principles, tools, and techniques
    • ability to perform assessments of systems and networks to identify vulnerabilities

    Knowledge is generally acquired by having completed:

    • bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering
    • 6 to 8 years of cyber security experience
    • or an equivalent combination of education and experience

    Working conditions

    • work is performed under normal office conditions with limited auditory strain consisting of normal office sounds
    • visual requirements and exertion may consist of in excess of 5 to 8 hours a day of computer usage
    • travel may be required overnight up to 10 days per year for training purposes

Work environment

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Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. Disability-related accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.


Requirements

Level of education

College

Diploma

BAC

Completed

Work experience (years)

6-9 years

Written languages

En : Advanced

Spoken languages

En : Intermediate

Internal reference No.

00807193