Security Analyst

In your role as Security Analyst, you will play a critical role in safeguarding an organization's systems and data from cyber threats while ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our IT infrastructure. You must stay updated on the latest security trends and technologies to effectively protect against evolving threats.

Joining NWC gives you the opportunity for development throughout the company, a competitive salary and benefits package, and to be part of a dynamic and diverse culture.

NWC is a leading retailer to under-served rural communities and urban neighborhood markets in the following regions: Northern Canada, Western Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific islands, and the Caribbean. Our stores offer a broad range of products and services with an emphasis on food. Our value offer is to be the best local shopping choice for everyday household and local lifestyle needs. Check out northwest.ca for more information.

Your Role:

• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify and address weaknesses in our IT infrastructure.
• Analyze security data to identify patterns, trends, and potential threats, and provide insights and recommendations to the IT Security Manager.
• Investigate and respond to security alerts, incidents, and breaches in a timely and effective manner.
• Review security tool configurations to ensure these tools are up-to-date and effectively configured.
• Work with the security team to help implement and enforce compliance with security policies.
• Monitor and audit systems and processes such as identity and access.
• Administer, monitor, and review security tools such as LogRhythm, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Sophos, ProofPoint, Guardicore, etc.
• Evaluate security products and help make decisions about the best tools or products to implement.
• Generate regular security reports, including incident reports, compliance reports, and operational efficiency of security controls.
  
  

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+) are a plus.
• Minimun 3+ years of experience as an IT Security Analyst
• Be knowledgeable about the cybersecurity landscape and keeping up-to-date with the security industry.
• Good report-writing skills, detail-oriented, with a commitment to security best practices.
• Familiarity with incident response and crisis management procedures is a plus.
• Proven organizational, planning and prioritizing skills with the ability to adhere to strict timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of individuals in a wide range of situations.
  
  

Location: Gibraltar House, 77 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB

Reports to: Manager, IT Security

We create a collaborative and constructive culture by:

Being Enterprising

• Committing to our Customer
• Working with Passion
• Leading and Developing Others
• Demonstrating Respect and Inclusivity
• Building Trust The North West Company is committed to inclusion and diversity and encourages applications from all candidates including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, and persons with disabilities.
  
  

A competitive salary is being offered along with opportunities to learn, develop and advance throughout the organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

For Internal Applicants Only:

Salary Grade: C0R008

Note: All employees must have a minimum of one year of service in their current position prior to applying for other positions unless authorized by their current manager. Prior to applying, an internal employee also MUST obtain a written endorsement email from their current Manager or Manager – once – removed and provide this to the recruitment team before they can be considered for opportunities. This opportunity adheres to the Corporate job posting guidelines.