We are Systematix and we are currently looking for a Security Analyst for our client.
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Our client is seeking a Security Analyst to support Ontario Cybersecurity Higher Education, working directly with universities and colleges across Ontario.
As a Security Analyst you will be involved in monitoring various network security controls and triaging alerts in order to correlate events, identify threats, prioritize response and notify members of our internal/external Community. You will also be involved in provisioning new members (onboarding), generating activity reports, creation and fine-tuning of alerts and thresholds, maintaining underlying systems infrastructure and ticket management.
Key Activities:
- Monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks across enterprise and internet-facing environments.
- Maintain and administer DDoS monitoring and mitigation appliances, including health checks, tuning, software upgrades, and appliance management.
- Investigate network anomalies, volumetric attacks, application-layer attacks, and traffic floods using Arbor DDoS appliances.
- Develop and maintain DDoS detection rules, alert thresholds, baselines, signatures, and automated mitigation mechanisms.
- Perform real-time traffic analysis to identify malicious patterns, botnet activity, spoofed traffic, and attack vectors.
- Coordinate mitigation activities with ISPs, CDN providers, cloud security vendors, and internal network/security teams during active incidents.
- Conduct incident response activities for DDoS and network-based attacks, including triage, containment, recovery, and post-incident analysis.
- Report incidents proactively and effectively communicate actions taken and required.
- Create and maintain DDoS response playbooks, operational procedures, escalation paths, and technical documentation.
- Generate operational and executive security reports detailing attack trends, mitigation effectiveness and risk exposure.
- Perform proactive threat hunting and analysis related to emerging DDoS tactics, techniques, and attack campaigns.
- Tune monitoring tools to reduce false positives and improve visibility into malicious traffic patterns.
- Collaborate with Security Operations Center (SOC), Network Operations, Infrastructure, and Cloud teams to improve resilience against availability attacks.
- Assist with architecture reviews and recommend improvements for DDoS protection controls and network resiliency.
- Ensure security monitoring platforms and DDoS appliances comply with organizational standards, patching requirements, and operational SLAs.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Good communication and organization skills.
- Good understanding of cybersecurity monitoring and SOC operations.
- Prior experience on Netscout and Arbor DDoS protection systems.
- TCP/IP network knowledge including routing and switching, NetFlow; BGP; firewalls.
- Understanding of one or more IT security frameworks (NIST, CSF, ISO27001, etc.)
- Working knowledge of enterprise server platforms, virtualization and performance monitoring
- Combination of studies, certifications and relevant experience would also be considered.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Location: Hybrid flexible – Ontario
Duration: 6-month contract-to-hire
Start date: ASAP
Work hours: 37.5 hrs/week
PAY DISCLOSURE:
The average hourly pay range for this field is as follows: $50–$55/hr
This role is intended to convert to a full time, permanent role, following the initial contract engagement
Compensation is commensurate with these standards; exceptions may apply based on experience, skills, and market conditions.
AI DISCLOSURE:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) or other automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process. No automated tools make hiring decisions.
APPLY NOW:
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact us or submit your resume. Or, if you know someone who meets these qualifications, please forward this assignment.
ABOUT SYSTEMATIX:
Systematix is one of Canada’s largest privately-owned National Consulting and Resourcing firms. With offices across North America, we provide the highest-caliber consulting solutions to a diverse client base that includes all levels of government and private industry sectors.
Systematix is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Systematix. Solutions Focused. People Driven.
