Senior Security Analyst

Who We Are

At Momentum Financial Services Group, we help people move forward by reimagining how money works for those who need it most. With more than 40 years of experience, we're the team behind Money Mart—Canada's largest non-bank branch network—and a leader in financial solutions for underserved communities.

From short-term loans to money transfers and prepaid cards, we power the products, technology, and operations that connect over a million customers a year to the money they need, when they need it.

At MFSG, we come together across teams and departments to create something bigger than ourselves: solutions that remove barriers and give people access to money they might not get anywhere else. Whether you're solving problems, building systems, or shaping strategy, your work fuels real support for real people.

We've Got You Covered

• Compensation Philosophy: Our strategy is simple—we aim to match the market. We regularly review industry standards to ensure our total rewards package is competitive and fair. This commitment helps us attract and retain talented individuals who share our purpose.
• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Enjoy the opportunity for a discretionary bonus based on individual performance and company success.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Our benefits include health and dental plans with 100% of the premiums covered. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program to support your mental well-being and provide resources for personal challenges.
• Retirement Plans: Plan for your future with our robust retirement savings options, ensuring you're set for the long haul.
• Hybrid Work Environment: Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance remote work with in-office. When you're at our corporate head office, enjoy a relaxed and collaborative environment featuring breakout rooms for brainstorming and unwinding, plus a variety of snacks to keep you energized throughout the day.
• Perks and Rewards: Enjoy reimbursement for tuition assistance and professional development, discounts through Perkopolis and participate in our rewards and recognition programs to celebrate your contributions.

The Job: Senior Security Analyst

We're looking for a highly technical and detail-oriented Senior Security Analyst to join our growing Cyber Group in Toronto. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Cyber Security Operations, you'll be responsible for protecting the organization's information systems and data by monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity threats. The role ensures the effective operation and optimization of SOC tools and processes to enhance threat visibility, reduce response times, and strengthen overall cyber resilience.

What You'll Do

Security Monitoring & Threat Detection:

• Analyze security alerts and telemetry from SIEM, Security and Network Tools.
• Perform correlation and enrichment of events using Threat intelligence.

Incident Response & Threat Containment:

• Co-lead response to security incidents, coordinating across IT, cloud, and MSSP. Contain, eradicate, and recover from security incidents following defined playbooks and escalation paths.
• Assist with Root Cause Analysis and identify gaps in detection, logging, or controls.

Vulnerability Management:

• Scan, validate and prioritize vulnerabilities in alignment with business risk.
• Provide input into remediation prioritization and compensating control strategies.

Security Tools & Controls Operations:

• Administer and operate core security technologies
• Monitor the operational health of security controls, ensuring consistent coverage and data integrity.
• Support upgrades, patching, and performance tuning for SOC tools in coordination with IT and vendors.
• Document configurations, standard operating procedures, and tool maintenance guides.

Threat Hunting & Proactive Defense

• Conduct proactive threat hunting based on hypotheses and emerging IOCs or TTPs.
• Contribute to purple-team exercises and validation of SOC effectiveness

Collaboration & Security Training

• Collaborate with IT, risk, and compliance teams to strengthen the organization's security posture.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• Strong experience developing tactical plans aligned with departmental strategy.
• Experience supporting delivery of functional objectives.
• Experience adapting communication style to different audiences. Facilitates discussions, resolves conflicts, and collaborates across teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• A proactive, curious mindset with a drive to continuously improve processes and deliverables.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to think both creatively and strategically.
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.

Education + Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity roles, with a focus on security monitoring, incident response, and threat analysis.
• Experience leading or mentoring junior security analysts or team members.
• Familiarity with cloud security monitoring and incident response.

Ready to apply your data expertise to make a real impact? Join us and help shape the future of analytics at MFSG. Apply today and let's build the future of MFSG, together.