IT Security Analyst- Cyber Security

Role- IT Security Analyst - Cyber Security
Contract Duration: 1 year
Pay Rate- $55-$57.14/hr.
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week

Typical Day in Role:
• Run 3rd party incident handling, refine and improve response playbooks.
• Reporting to Senior Manager, Cyber Problem Management
• Monitoring 3rd party events – coordinate general cyber security response to news, intelligence notifications
• working with stakeholders around the globe
• Bridging communication between technical operations teams and globally based business leadership, and demonstrating an understanding of the business risk in doing so
• Compiling and contextualizing investigating data for business consumption
• Guiding team to best practice for incident response
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1. 10+ years of general working experience
2. 3+ years of prior experience in Cybersecurity
3. 1+ year of incident management experience

Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Bilingual in Spanish is a highly valued asset; Scotiabank has a global presence in Latin America
• CISSP and/or CISM certification
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau
• Previous experience with project management or delivery, preferably within the banking industry

Soft Skills Required:
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to quickly learn and understand complex topics and new technologies
• You can demonstrate superior problem solving & decision-making skills to resolve complex work issues
• You are adept with the ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment
• You can demonstrate good interpersonal skills to build relationships with both internal and external business partners and vendors
• Efficient and thorough note taking skills
• Well established organization skills in terms of meeting deadlines and coordinating different work streams of activities

Education:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, engineering, business or equivalent work experience
• CISM and/or CISSP certifications an asset

Best VS. Average Candidate:
Ideal candidate has strong incident response experience, is fully bilingual in Spanish, can understand supplier relationships; has ability to organize and guide and interpret for purpose of managing an response, when receiving disparately organized information.

If you are a skilled Information Security Analyst looking for a new opportunity to grow your career, please apply today!