SOC L1 Cyber Defense Analyst

2 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada CGI Full time

At CGI, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing our company. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively build.

The Security Operations Centre (SOC) monitors security alerts and investigates suspected security incidents in order to make recommendations for containment and eradication.

As part of the SOC team, Security Analysts monitor security alerts, determine severity and impacts as well as participates in security incident investigations and recommendations.
Insights you can act on

While technology is at the heart of our clients’ digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.

When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees "members" because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today — one of the world’s largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGI — where your ideas and actions make a difference.
Your future duties and responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts of potential malicious activity detected by security systems such as: Intrusion Detection & Prevention Systems (NIDS/NIPS, HIDS/HIPS, WIDS), Log Monitoring, File Integrity Monitoring and SIEM
- Determine and classify the severity of alerts and assess potential impacts
- Report and investigate potential security incidents
- Provide recommendations to clients for containment and eradication of threats
- Maintain Intrusion Detection/Prevention signatures
- Update security operations processes and procedures
- Assist in IT security investigations, exercises and tests
- Research training and trends in new security threats, technologies and regulations

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
- 3 years experience in information systems technology in a security role
- Networking analysis and networking fundamentals
- Identifying and resolving systems issues
- Strong troubleshooting, reasoning and problem solving skills
- Communicating with technical and non-technical people including clients, vendors and colleagues
- Team player willing to share knowledge and learn from others
- Ability to obtain a Government of Canada security clearance

**Education and Certification**:

- Completion of a post-secondary educational program in IT Security or Computer Sciences from a recognized community college or university

**Skills**:

- Incident Management
- Incident Response
- Security


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