IT Technical Consultant - Toronto, Canada - Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

WORK ILLUSTRATION:

The Incumbent is expected to behave ethically and follow the established code of business conduct, policies and internal control procedures, laws and regulations governing Toronto Hydro.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work Management

Assists in developing solution architecture, implementation/configuration of relevant controls associated with the Endpoint security solutions to protect against internal and external threat vectors (Host based firewalls, Antimalware prevention).
Participates in technical discussions with relevant IT and business teams to understand requirements and have the ability to review, understand current system architecture, design and provide recommendations to fulfil business requirements by complying with security requirements
Participates in realtime network security event monitoring and response
Implements changes on network security devices following established change management process
Provides secondlevel, detailed threat and vulnerability analysis based on data collected from network security devices such as firewalls, IPS/IDS, servers and endpoints
Provides support for Incident Response (IR) investigation when analysis confirms an actionable incident
Identify actionable indicators of compromise through analysis of network forensic data
Analyzes and responds to previously undisclosed software and hardware vulnerabilities
Researches and analyzes events to determine classification, correlation, and root cause of problems
Identifies emerging threat tactics, techniques and procedures used by malicious cyber actors and publish actionable threat intelligence for business and technology management
Assists with root cause analyses for events and/or incidents when underlying issues are unknown
Applies and ensures compliance with all appropriate security standards and adherence to regulatory access management controls
Reviews and assesses operational processes to identify opportunities for improvement related to provisioning / deprovisioning, privileged access management, authentication / authorization, etc.
Creates and maintains accurate process documentation
Required handson knowledge on network security and enterprise security monitoring tools such as Snort, Solarwinds, Suricata, Net sniffNG, Wireshark, Network Miner, Zeek/Bro, packet Capturing infrastructure, Sysmon, ELK stack, etc.

Asset Management

Determines solutions to and remediation of issues relating to security technologies, taking ownership of incident and problem tickets and driving to resolution.
Manages future Security solutions acquisitions including related equipment, installation, configuration, management and operational support

Service Management

Supports and resolves service tickets that relate to network security technologies that are used by IT Security Ops team
Follows Toronto Hydro's ITIL processes (Problem, Request, Incident & Change Management)

Continuous Improvements

Identifies areas for continuous improvement, and mature existing security solutions to maximise risk reduction and business alignment.
Updates and manages technical documentation as required, including knowledge base articles, departmental processes and standard procedures
Any other required activities within the scope of this role

REQUIREMENTS:

Threat hunting capabilities, including but not limited to, Network Capture and traffic analysis, IDS/IPS functionality, log review and analysis and correlation of events in SIEM
Relevant certifications (CISSP, OCSP, CCNP, CCIE-Security) and vendor security certifications (from Fortinet, Cisco, McAfee, Microsoft) are preferred
Postsecondary technical degree (e.g. Computer Engineering or Computer Science) or diploma with a suitable combination of education and experience maybe considered
Demonstrated experience in management and improvement of IT security technologies and process, security architecture, and cyber incident response
Ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence change with people at all levels of the organization
Strong stakeholder engagement and project management skills
Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
Strong strategic business focus and commitment to partnering with business units to enable them to meet their objectives.
Experience with NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Ontario Cybersecurity Framework
Utility Experience is an asset
Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

Toronto Hydro has introduced a Hybrid Work Arrangement. This position allows for remote work up to three days per week, based on business needs.

Employees will be required to come onsite on those days when they are involved in activities that they or their leader feel are better conducted in person.

You are expected to live in Ontario and within reasonable commuting distance of the office.

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