Security Operations Centre Manager - Calgary, Canada - Cybera

Cybera

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Are you a cybersecurity enthusiast? Are you tired of hearing about constant cyber attacks on Canadian education institutions, and want to do something about it? Do we have an opportunity for you

Cybera is Alberta's research and education network organization whose mission is to improve the lives of Albertans through the use and advancement of technology, digital literacy and digital best practices.

Our vision is to ensure a connected, secure and equitable digital future for every Albertan. We are committed to serving our public sector research and education organizations.

We are seeking a keen, driven cybersecurity professional to lead the development of a Security Operations Centre (SOC). You will be responsible for developing and piloting the SOC, and seeing it succeed in production. You will have the opportunity to build your team and lead them through the day-to-day operations of the SOC.

In addition to the day-to-day operations, you will also work closely with our members, our partners in the National Research and Education Network (NREN) on Canada-wide security initiatives, and collaborate with the Global Research and Education Network (GREN).

If you are passionate about cybersecurity, and have been looking for an opportunity to see your leadership skills improve the public sector, and collaborate with peers nationally and globally, please introduce yourself

We will ask you to:

Help bring to life and manage a newly forming SOC.
Lead the daytoday operations of the SOC, including the associated platforms.
Define, implement, and optimise SOC procedures in line with Cybera and member requirements.
Ensure detected events are responded to in accordance with the established processes and within the identified SLAs.
Oversee, review, and support SOC analyst activities for threat identification, triage and escalation.
Coordinate the SOC team scheduling, including shift rosters, oncall, annual leave etc.
Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to the SOC team, including defining and supporting training requirements.
Build and maintain relationships with our postsecondary and K12 security leads, national and global peers, as well as supporting vendors.
Establish data collection, analysis, monitoring and resolution metrics for SOC activity reporting.
Be available oncall to support critical security incidents.
Work in a hybrid home/office environment.
Navigate and manage a fastpaced, dynamic working environment.

Your professional tool-kit should include:

510 years' experience in security operations, incident response, threat hunting roles and/or information security forensic roles.
Leadership and management experience with teams working in a hybrid home/office environment.
Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
The ability to understand complex cybersecurity topics and be able to communicate and present them at a higher level.
The ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion and confidentiality.
Handson experience in security tools and technologies, specifically SIEM tools (e.g. Sentinel). Engineering knowledge in these tools and technologies would be advantageous.
Awareness of current trends in cybersecurity, including knowledge of tactics for different types of threat actors.
Knowledge of IT security frameworks, such as NIST CSF and CIS.
A DevOps or Agile development mentality.

Compensation and Location:

This position is based in either our Calgary or Edmonton office. Salary will be commensurate with experience. No relocation costs will be awarded.

Benefits of working at Cybera:

This is your opportunity to work for a flexible, tech-forward company that is helping Canada become a more equitable place to work, learn, and play

We offer:

A hybrid working environment, with flexible hours.
Highly supportive and inclusive work culture.
35 hour work weeks.
Benefits:
Health & Vision benefits from day
Long & Short term disability benefits from day
Flexible Health Spending Account (after successful probation)

- $1,500+ annually for your professional development

Regular Lunch & Learns from department updates to EDI topics
Internal Mentorship program
Matching RRSP program (after successful probation)
Healthy snacks in the office and sometimes unhealthy snacks
5 days per year to use for sick time or mental health days
The opportunity to invest in yourself and your career.

How to Apply:

Your resume may be kept on file if another job meets your qualifications.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income or family status of that person or of any other person._

Number of hires for this role: 1