Position Overview

IT CYBER SECURITY OPERATIONS (SecOps) Student

Job ID: 29563

Updated: 2023-08-01

Location: Main Campus

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Manager, IT Cyber Security Operations, the student analyst will join a team of Security Analysts working to ensure the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the Universities Information Assets.

Nature of the Work

The candidate should be able to work 35hrs per week during off-school periods and up to 22 hours per week during school periods.

As an integral function within the Finance and Services portfolio, the Information Technologies (IT) organization is a key stakeholder and contributor. IT provides computing, network, and media services in support of learning, teaching, research, and administration at the University of Calgary. Critical to the technology strategy is an understanding that technology has a dual responsibility within the University; meeting the expectation that technology is available and reliable and must enable an environment of learning and discovery by supporting the teaching and research communities.

The Cyber Security Operations Team provides Protect, Detect, & Respond capabilities to the University to ensure the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the Universities Information Assets.

As a member of the SecOps team, you will execute processes and interact with technologies integral to the Protect, Detect and Respond capabilities of the Team. You may also be assigned various other tasks related to the goals and objectives of the Team, initiatives of the Team, and day to day activities of the Team.

Primary Purpose of the Position:

The successful candidate will integrate with the existing Cyber Security Operations Team in performing their daily workload. This might include monitoring systems, responding to tickets, and performing predefined processes (Run Books) in response to events. This could also include reporting and statistics, updating or creating documentation, interacting with other departments and customers and other various tasks as assigned.

Position Description

Accountabilities/Tasks and Duties (job functions include but are not limited to):

Assist in the daily Cyber Security Operations Workload.
Respond to Cyber Security Events
Monitor various Security Technologies
Process Tickets in the Ticketing System
Handle sensitive and/or confidential material and information with suitable discretion.

Qualifications/Expertise Required:

Actively pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Information Security and Privacy, Technology Management, Software security or related field at UofC.
A general understanding of security, networks, operating systems, cloud operations and associated Information Technologies and services.
Knowledge and/or understanding of common industry frameworks, including NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF), NIST 800-53, ISO 27001 and 27002, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), or OWASP is considered an asset
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Access, Excel, Word, Access, Project and PowerPoint
Strong organizational, process development and documentation skills and an attention to detail
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, in both oral and written form.
It is imperative that the incumbent for this role has a strong sense of ownership, is a strong team player, and can balance technical capabilities with business needs
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse business units, technology staff, vendors and auditors is essential.

Application Deadline: August 8, 2023

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

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