Lead Security Analyst

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At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.
Global Information Security (GIS) leverages our people, processes and technology to develop new digitalization efforts that ensure our enterprise systems’ reliability, minimize staff interaction, and most importantly, protect our customers’ data. Companies are recognizing the need to digitize information and manage alternative work scenarios in today’s changing reality. With this in mind, we work tirelessly to drive improvements across our security services and accelerate our customers’ digital journey in a safe and trusted environment.
**The Opportunity**: Detection Management Analyst - Hybrid role in Richmond Hill, ON office - Tues/Wed/Thurs (work from home Monday& Friday)
OpenText’s Cyber Security team is seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Detection Management Analyst to lead and evolve our detection capabilities across Threat Hunting, Forensics, and Detection Engineering. This role is pivotal in strengthening our security posture by proactively identifying threats, engineering robust detection mechanisms, and leveraging AI to enhance threat visibility and response.
**Your Impact**:
A Security Analyst role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you will understand a wide array of security processes and concepts. You will be involved in monitoring, responding, and protecting information assets by working collaboratively with internal teams, SMEs, external customers, auditors, and other stakeholders. Opportunities exist in the areas of Governance& Risk, Operations, Compliance, and Disaster recovery. You will be encouraged to cultivate an engineering mindset, driving innovative security solutions and processes that address real-world problems and shape the future.
**What the role offers**:

- Proactively perform threat hunting by analyzing telemetry, logs, and behavioral patterns across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
- Use adversary behavior frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT) to uncover stealthy techniques and refine detection hypotheses.
- Partner with Threat Intelligence teams to operationalize insights into improved hunting processes and detections.
- Design, implement, and maintain high-fidelity detection rules and use cases within SIEM and EDR technologies.
- Continuously tune and validate detection logic to minimize false positives while maximizing detection accuracy and coverage.
- Build automated detection pipelines leveraging CI/CD approaches for testing, deployment, and version control.
- Execute forensic investigations, including malware analysis, memory/disk forensics, and evidence preservation to support incident response.
- Integrate AI/ML capabilities to enhance anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, and analyst efficiency through automation and tooling.
- Conduct security reviews, risk analysis, and controls reviews in adherence to security policy
- Possess 8-12 years of previous professional experience

**What you need to Succeed**:

- 5+ years in cybersecurity operations, with hands-on experience in threat hunting, detection engineering, and digital forensics.
- Strong understanding of SIEM, EDR, and log aggregation platforms.
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and automation frameworks.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

**One last thing**:
OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.
Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.
OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.