Analyst, Security Operations Centre, Information Security

We're one of Canada's largest pension investors, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2025.

We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. 

Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world's top companies. At PSP Investments, you'll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before.

The Information Security team is responsible for activities ranging from governance to security operations. Its main functions include the following: 

• Governance and strategic planning

• Culture and raising awareness

• Counsel, architecture and risk management

• Delivery of security mechanisms

• Security operations

• Insurance in terms of security

The scope of the team extends to the heart of the security mission via counsel and implementation on the evaluation of cyber risks in PSP's investments. The organization's support towards information security allowed PSP to build a strong team, mature processes and a modern technology portfolio in the past few years.

As an Analyst, Security Operations Centre – Team "Incident Response", Information Security, you'll:

• Investigate and manage security incidents until resolution and communicate progress to relevant stakeholders

• Monitor, triage, and resolve alerts generated by security tools, such as SIEM and EDR

• Maintain incident response plans and develop playbooks to effectively handle threats such as data breaches, malware, phishing, or DoS attacks

• Collaborate with stakeholders on security matters, strategies, and roadmaps

• Use the MITRE ATT&CK framework to structure all cyber investigations

• Perform log analysis and forensic analysis

• Create documentation and report following incidents

• A bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g., computer science, computer engineering) or equivalent experience

• At least two (2) years of experience in cybersecurity

• Knowledge of security monitoring and analysis, as well as incident response

• Experience using modern monitoring and response solutions such as EDR, SIEM, network monitoring, and native cloud security monitoring tools

• Understanding of the stages of cyberattacks (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks)

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with other cybersecurity teams and stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment

• Ability to work with varied skill levels of people and accept other people's hypothesis

• Knowledge of security threats and vulnerabilities in systems and applications

• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., KQL, PowerShell)

• Skills in documentation and dashboard creation for reporting purposes

• Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)  

We offer a tailored employee experience and competitive total rewards and benefits package* designed to attract and retain global diverse talent, reward performance, and reinforce business strategies and priorities. Beyond salary and incentive pay eligibility, you have access to:

• Investment in career development

• Comprehensive group insurance plans

• Competitive pension plans

• Unlimited access to virtual healthcare services and wellness programs

• Gender-inclusive paid family leave policy: up to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, 5 weeks for secondary caregivers

• A personalized family-building support, from pre-pregnancy to menopause, with available financial assistance

• Vacation days available on day one with additional days on milestone service anniversaries, and summer Friday afternoons off

• A hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote days

*Benefits package may vary based on your employee type.

At PSP Investments, we aim to provide a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe, respected and empowered to grow. As part of this leadership commitment, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants and strive to offer an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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