Manager of Detection Enablement

**Job Description**:
Are you looking to join an organization that values and understands the importance of cyber detection and response, operationally and tactically? If so then we are looking for you, our next**:Manager of Detection Enablement.**

The Manager, Detection Enablement is a critical role reporting to the Director, Detection Engineering and Support, within our Global Security Operations Centre (SOC). In support of Great-West Lifeco global security operations, the manager will help mature the detection processes and capabilities to better defend our environments. You will be on the front lines of innovation leading a highly motivated team focused on identifying and developing solutions to detect and stop adversaries. This role will support our global 24/7 SOC by providing high-fidelity signals and technical analysis aimed to detect adversary tactics, techniques, and behaviors.

**What you will do**
- Build the Detection Enablement service within the iSEM Centre.
- Work with different stakeholders (including business units, SOC analysts, detection engineers and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)) to onboard data to the SIEM, ensuring the right data is available to the team.
- Perform architecture analysis, threat modeling and technical design reviews of various solutions.
- Research trending threats to create new detections and threat models based on enterprise risk.
- Translate security policy/standard requirements into use cases; decompose use cases into events and data elements; and validate that the detection rules support the use case requirements.
- Provide mentorship to teams surrounding security best practices and threat modeling.

**What you will bring**
- A degree or equivalent education in a related discipline such as Computer Science, or Cyber Security, or a Certification in Information Security, or a combination of training and experience within Cyber Security.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Secure Application and Solution Development, SOC Engineering or Security Architecture with experience performing Threat Modeling.
- Prior management experience.
- Strong technical skills including coding, reading/understanding and actioning code, infrastructure as code, etc.
- Ability to work independently and function effectively as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to work under stressful conditions for sustained periods of time.
- The ability to assess data and provide recommendations that will reduce the impact of security incidents.
- Experience leading and mentoring security teams in complex high threat environments.
- A desire to make it harder for adversaries to succeed.
- Previous security operations familiarity, experience managing technical teams, an understanding of the detection engineering lifecycle.

**Specialized Knowledge**:

- Familiarity with the Lockheed Martin Kill Chain analysis, MITRE ATT&CK framework, STRIDE threat modeling framework.
- Ability to author products for peer and management audience levels.
- An understanding of cyber advanced persistent threats, threat actors, IOC’s and TTPs.
- Understanding of security technologies (intrusion detection/prevention system, network and operating system security, network firewall, WAF, SIEM, log management, VPN).
- Knowledge of incident handling processes and techniques.
- Analytical capabilities and a strong ability to think creatively when approaching issues.
- Deep understanding of Cloud and Application Security Best Practices
- An understanding of log analysis from multiple sources (e.g. firewall, cloud, endpoints) to identify and investigate security events and anomalies.

**_ Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Winnipeg, Calgary, Toronto, London._**

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a leading international financial services holding company headquartered in Canada with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. It operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Canada Life Germany, Canada Life UK, Canada Life Reinsurance, Empower Retirement, Putnam Investments and Irish Life.

In Canada, Great-West Lifeco operates under the Canada Life brand, offering a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions and serves the financial security needs of more than 12 million customers. Globally our combined companies have approximately 24,500 employees, 205,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners - all serving more than 30 million customer relationships across these regions.

Being a part of our organization means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You are part of a diverse and inclusive