Cybersecurity Incident Response Manager
Location
Markham, ON | Canada
Job description
Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.
We are looking for a Cybersecurity Incident Response Manager to join and be part of our Cybersecurity department. In this role you will act as a Cybersecurity Incident Response manager and advisor. You will be joining and managing a team of Cybersecurity analysts and collaboratively act as a liaison between various teams, business partners and technical teams such as Global SOC, Data Loss Prevention, Compliance, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability and Risk Management, Governance, Identity and Access Management, Systems and Network Engineering, Software Development, 3rd Party Vendors/Suppliers, HR, Legal, etc. in a balanced manner.
The role will be based out of one of our offices: Markham, Toronto or Oakville. As present the whole team is working from home.
The ideal candidate possesses a broad knowledge of information security systems and solid skills in Incident Response, Networking, Programming, and System Administration. They should have a background in many domains of IT, but a strong ability and curiosity about learning and championing Cybersecurity and passion for professional development.
This position reports to Sr. Manager Cybersecurity Operations.
What you’ll do
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Managing a team of Incident responders and Threat Hunters
- Defining and maintaining Information Security Incident Management Process and build procedure documents for incidents handling
- Performing forensics investigation based on logs and other data. Validate containment and remediation measures, Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) as vital efficiently.
- Managing, maintaining and improving Incident Response capabilities to detect, proactively hunt for and respond to sophisticated cyberattacks
- Coordinating, monitoring, and supporting general activities related to cases, investigations and risk mitigation and analysis
- Coordinating, communicating, sharing information, and working closely with various business units and teams within the company
- Periodically conducting tabletop exercises to test the readiness of IR function
- Working closely with Cybersecurity Engineering team on new monitoring rules implementation, playbooks, and other manual tasks' automation proficiently.
- Researching emerging threats to gain insight and understanding of the evolving threat landscape and its impact to Aviva Canada
- Ensuring continuous improvement of Aviva Cybersecurity posture
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in Cybersecurity, InfoSec, Security Engineering, Network Engineering with emphasis in Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Cyber Security Operations
- Outstanding knowledge in the following Cybersecurity domains:
- Securing infrastructure in public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
- SIEM, Log Management, Network Security & Monitoring
- Endpoint detection protection and response
- Cryptographic services
- Computer Forensics
- Vulnerability Management
- SOAR and playbooks automation
- IAM/PAM
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Data Loss Prevention
- Threat Intelligence and UEBA
- Excellent problems solving skills, ability to coordinate with different local and global teams
- Ability to move quickly in a fast-paced and fluid environment, as well as influence peers and partners to prioritize issues as needed
- High proficiency in creating and presenting incident summary reports
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, PCI and CIS
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize tasks to complete within established time frames
- Ability to work independently without direct supervision, self-motivated, and meet tight timelines
- Outstanding technical skills, knowledge of network protocols and network communication principles, understanding of vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Continuous improvement demeanor
- Professional and courteous in all interactions
- Able to influence, innovate and drive Cybersecurity standard methodologies
- Experience in AWS and Azure is a plus
- University Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Security/Technology
- At least one standard industry certification such as GSEC, CISA/CISM/ CISSP/CSCS/CEH or equivalent certifications or willingness to obtain within 12 months
What you'll get
- Join a great company and culture, and a phenomenal team!
- Competitive rewards package
- Comprehensive benefits package, including Medical/Dental, personal wellness, defined contribution pension plan, share matching plan
- Annual performance related bonus and pay review
- Exceptional career development opportunities
- Vacation allowance of 20 days plus statutory holidays, personal floater day, the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional vacation days and time off for volunteer opportunities
- Discounts on many Aviva products through the Employee Purchase Program plus discounts for Friends and Family (some exclusions apply)
- We will support your professional development
Additional information
Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.
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