Cybersecurity Engineer

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Ottawa, Canada In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.
** Cybersecurity Engineer
***** Canada (Remote)
***** Position Summary
** Cyberattacks have been on the rise around the globe, with hackers and other criminals targeting businesses large and small to steal valuable information or bring computer networks to a halt. Cyber Security Engineers are valued for their ability to protect an organization’s information and systems from such attacks.

This position is responsible for providing ongoing information security services to all aspects of the on premise, cloud and corporate IT environments. This position will require working across several security functions and have a strong primary focus on vulnerability management and security awareness activities.
** Essential Functions
*** Must be able to lead cyber incident response activities and coordinate remediation actions across multiple teams.
* Must have working knowledge of threat actor tactics and techniques.
* Must be able to perform digital forensics on Thales devices as part of the incident response process as well as investigations.
* Must be able to help assess current security monitoring posture and engage vendors to drive improvements in their service.
* Must be able to support investigations with HR and Legal teams and present findings to stakeholders around access management, security investigations and actions requiring data gathering and analysis.
* Must be able to work with stakeholders to partner on remediating vulnerabilities in systems.
* Must have experience with deploying and monitoring Endpoint Detection & Response tools across workstations and servers.
* Must be able to help define technical security requirements and recommendations on new IT and business projects.
* Must be able to identify cybersecurity risks and recommend/deploy controls to mitigate risks or reduce to an acceptable level.
* Responsible for being a technical lead and work with IS/IT teams on topics such as EDR/XDR, E-Mail security, tool configuration and deployment, system defense hardening, etc.
* Responsible for providing input to help mature all Security Monitoring and Incident Response processes.
* Responsible for providing security engineering solutions and support during incidents, proactively considering the prevention of similar incidents from occurring in the future.
* Responsible for developing a plan to mature the Security Monitoring program and engage with vendor on process improvements.
** Minimum Requirements
*** Bachelor’s degree in computer information systems, programming, engineering or a related field with a minimum of 5+ years of relevant work experience in information technology and security, responding to security incidents and performing investigations, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
* 5 to 7 years of experience in Cybersecurity domains.
* 3 to 5 years of experience in responding to Security events with ability to document remediation steps and lessons learned.
* Strong knowledge of core IT and Security infrastructures including Active Directory, Microsoft Windows security controls, SIEM, AV, IPS, vulnerability scanners etc.
* Must be able to work with minimal direction in an office without any team members in the same…