Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 52266

Ministry:
Technology and Innovation

Location:
Remote across Alberta

Full or Part-Time:
Full-Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date:
February 9, 2024

Classification:
Systems Analyst Level 2 (Information Security Officer 2)

Salary:
$2, $3,733.10 bi-weekly ($70,962 - $97,434 / year)

Role Responsibilities:

Are you a highly motivated individual with strong technical, communication, and organizational skills?
Do you like to research, write, and analyze information?
Do you have a knack for problem-solving and a keen investigative mindset to discern patterns, interpret meaning, and synthesize material from a range of intelligence sources?
Are you curious and passionate about staying one step ahead of cyber threats to produce valuable insights into potential risks and vulnerabilities facing the organization?

If so, we have a perfect opportunity for you to be at the forefront of safeguarding our digital landscape and defending Alberta's digital assets.

We are seeking to fill two positions in the Cybersecurity Services Division's Cyber Threat Intelligence and Reporting Unit.

Overall, as the Cyber Threat Intelliegnce Analyst (Information Security Officer 2), you are tasked with the protection of the GoA's information assets from a confidentiality, integrity, and availability perspective.

You will support the GoA's Information Security Management Directives (ISMDs) and contribute to the safe operation of the GoA's computing environment.

As part of our growing GoA threat intelligence practice, you will collect and analyze threat intelligence information from various data sources, track emerging cyber threats, and provide actionable information to guide operations and make insightful decisions.

You will be a key source of knowledge in information security and intelligence matters supporting the division, ministry, and GoA stakeholders.

Your responsibilities also include:

Conducting indepth research and threat analysis to detect and identify emerging threats.
Tracking threat actors and the evolution of techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs).
Collaborating with crossfunctional teams to triage threats and vulnerabilities and develop proactive defense strategies.
Preparing written and presentationbased reports for a variety of stakeholders on cyber threats, threat actors, operational metrics, and trends.
Assessing and enhancing threat intelligence processes, tools, and methodologies to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Supporting incident response activities by providing contextual analysis and intelligence to aid investigations and remediation efforts.
Reviewing alerts and incident logs/records mining for patterns.

To be successful in this position, you:

Have demonstrable ability to conceptualize, identify, evaluate, and synthesize business or technical information to formulate unbiased judgements and communicate relevant recommendations.
Excel in using research, logic, and sound reasoning to investigate technical and nontechnical data sources to uncover new leads, identify new connections, and reach clear analytic conclusions.
Can adapt to dynamically changing priorities.

APS Competencies:

Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans.

We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

Drive for Results:
Works to remove barriers to outcomes, sticking to principles: Forecasts and proactively addresses project challenges. Removes barriers to collaboration and achievement of outcomes. Upholds principles and confronts problems directly. Considers complex factors and aligns solutions with broader organization mission.

Systems Thinking:
Integrates broader context into planning: Plans for how current situation is affected by broader trends. Integrates issues, political environment and risks when considering possible actions. Supports organization vision and goals through strategy. Addresses behaviours that challenge progress.

Building Collaborative Environments:
Involves a wide group of stakeholders when working on outcomes: Involves stakeholders and shares resources. Positively resolves conflict through coaching and facilitated discussion. Uses enthusiasm to motivate and guide others. Acknowledges and works with diverse perspectives for achieving outcomes.

Creative Problem Solving:

Creates the environment for innovative problem solving: Generates new ways of thinking; ensures right questions are being asked about a problem.

Eliminates barriers to creativity and innovation. Encourages a culture of innovation.

Develop Networks:
Makes working with a wide range of parties an imperative: Creates impactful rel