Cybersecurity Analyst - Risk, Performance and Technology

Richter Toronto/Montreal Office

Overview

Richter is a Business | Family Office that provides strategic advice on business matters and on families’ financial and personal objectives across generations. With close to 100 years of experience advising at the intersection of family and business, Richter has developed an integrated approach to help business owners find sustainable success. Whether business, personal, or both, Richter is uniquely positioned to address the needs of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs, private clients, business owners and business families and help them chart a clear path to shape their legacy for the future. Founded in 1926, Richter’s 600-person multidisciplinary team continuously innovates to create value for our people, clients, and community in Canada and in the US.

What we offer:

The chance to become a strategic business partner with our clients, building relationships directly with entrepreneurs and businesses to provide them with meaningful advisory services
The opportunity to develop your career with the direct support of your managers and firm partners; and
A culture that values work-life balance and mental health and well-being. Our firm has taken a fresh approach to these issues, offering a hybrid work environment with flexible hours and resources to support you in your personal journey.
Investment in your continuing education and professional development through a variety of learning offerings and tuition reimbursement

The Role:

The Richter Cybersecurity Team is looking for a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst to join our team. The candidate must be highly organized, proactive, enthusiastic and results-oriented.

They will have a foundational understanding and willingness to learn more about:

cyber threat intelligence
security monitoring
incident response and handling
security operations processes
threat management
standard industry technologies

They will support the delivery and execution of white-glove cyber security services to an exclusive set of clients. Maturity, professionalism, and patience will be essential in dealing with these exclusive clients.

The candidate will also be instrumental in building cutting-edge security operations capabilities that align with Richter's overall vision to provide world-class cybersecurity concierge services.

Responsibilities:

Support the development, implementation and enhancement of Richter's Cybersecurity concierge solution
Analyze activity trends in the environment and associated client environments using various analytics tools and methodologies for hunting for threats not otherwise detected by configured security alerts.
Contribute to developing, implementing, and fine-tuning SIEM use cases/associated rules and other security control configurations to enhance threat detection capabilities.
Perform in-depth investigation of events of interest (EOI) or indicators of compromise (IOC) identified during threat hunt activities or security alerts received from various security technologies as per defined investigation and incident response procedures.
Conduct threat scenario analysis to develop new use cases with relevant attack vectors and create attack scenarios to formulate hunting strategies to identify the presence of threats that are going undetected by existing security controls.
Liaise with appropriate internal stakeholders and external clients during the investigation process to determine whether a security incident has occurred, identify the root cause and provide appropriate recommendations for remediation.
Collaborate with the senior team to develop hunt tactics based on threat intelligence information, attacker techniques, and procedures.
Develop and build knowledge of and stay current on developments in the cyber threat landscape to adapt investigation techniques and provide recommendations to the client on responding to and remediating related incidents.
Create monthly cybersecurity reports for all internal and external clients.
Maintain an up-to-date document repository/knowledgebase/Wiki site.

Required Qualifications

A recent Bachelor's Degree / Diploma in a relevant area of study with a preference for Computer Science, Information Security or Computer Engineering
Foundational knowledge of threat intelligence and threat hunting
Strong analytical and investigative skills
Knowledge of technical security controls and mitigations
9-5 availability for high severity incidents
Good working knowledge of one or more of the following topics:
- Common security threats, industry best practices, security technologies
- Good working knowledge of advanced endpoint analytics
- Experience with Cyber Kill Chain
- Operating systems (UNIX, Linux, Windows)
- Must have a solid working knowledge of Networking
- Must have experience in DLP, IPS/IDS, Firewalls, Content Filtering, End-Point Protection
- Knowledge of digital forensics and malware reverse engineering
- Penetration testing and ethical hacking
- Malware analysis (dynamic and static)
- Experience with SIEM technologies such as Splunk, Bro, Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
- Experience with Regular Expressions (RegEx)

Preference will be given to candidates with:

At least 2-years of working experience with incident responder or threat hunter, ideally working in a CIRT.
At least 2-years of working experience as a SOC analyst

Desirable Qualifications

Industry certifications (CISSP, GIAC – GPEN, GCFE, GSE) are an asset
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, shell, etc.)
Knowledge of analytics and machine learning models
Some experience with security orchestration tools and analytics
Previous luxury retail or private banking experience
Ability to speak and write in French

What Richter offers you?

Competitive group benefits which include group insurance, Health Spending Account, savings plans, and Employer Contribution Matching
Employee and Family access to virtual healthcare network
Employee and Family Assistance Programs, including consultations with mental health professionals
Annual Health & Well-being Program
Hybrid work Environment
Competitive Performance Bonus
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional Dues Reimbursement
CFE leave financial support
Academic Incentives
Talent referral bonus
Client referral bonus
Access to an on-demand concierge nannying, babysitting, and tutoring service
Annual employee rewards and recognition

Your application

We are excited to meet motivated professionals who are looking for career growth in a mid-sized family minded firm and have a strong background in building and fostering relationships.

Sounds like you? Apply today!

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