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HootsuiteJunior Cyber Incident Response Analyst
Hootsuite is seeking a Junior Cyber Incident Response Analyst to join their security division and help protect corporate infrastructure, services, and products. This hybrid opportunity is…
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Hootsuite is seeking a Junior Cyber Incident Response Analyst to join their security division and help protect corporate infrastructure, services, and products. This hybrid opportunity is open to candidates who can commute to the Vancouver or Toronto offices. The person in this position will report directly to the Director of Information Security. The role involves monitoring daily security operations, triaging alerts, and executing incident response plans. Candidates will investigate potential…
Job Description
Hootsuite is seeking a Junior Cyber Incident Response Analyst to join their security division and help protect corporate infrastructure, services, and products. This hybrid opportunity is open to candidates who can commute to the Vancouver or Toronto offices. The person in this position will report directly to the Director of Information Security.
The role involves monitoring daily security operations, triaging alerts, and executing incident response plans. Candidates will investigate potential threats using various defensive tooling and collaborate with security teams to contain attacks. Ideal candidates possess a background in computer science, information technology, or engineering, along with relevant hands-on security experience.
This position suits professionals who demonstrate strong problem-solving capabilities, adaptability, and effective communication skills. Team members at Hootsuite value ongoing learning, collaboration, and customer focus while contributing to overarching organizational goals.
Responsibilities
- Monitor day-to-day security operations and handle response duties for corporate and customer-facing systems
- Conduct incident triage and analysis utilizing knowledge of malware analysis, network fundamentals, and de-obfuscation techniques
- Analyze, escalate, and respond to alerts generated by security tools and managed security service providers
- Participate in corporate incident response teams to help contain identified threats
- Execute operational runbooks to support technical aspects of incident mitigation
- Join the security incident on-call rotation schedule
Requirements
- One to two years of professional experience as a system administrator, security engineer, SOC analyst, security analyst, or incident response analyst
- Familiarity with common layer 7 technologies and critical network protocols
- Experience working in cloud environments using CI/CD pipelines and Unix or Linux operating systems
- Working knowledge of scripting or programming languages such as Bash, Python, YAML, and PowerShell
- Understanding of web and mobile application security vulnerabilities, including the OWASP Top 10
- Hands-on experience with firewalls, next-generation antivirus, SIEM, and Amazon Services
Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in computer science, information technology, or engineering
- Completed or in-progress information security certifications
- Familiarity with Terraform and Ansible
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What is the salary for this position?
The salary range for this role is CAD 67,700 to 94,700 per year.
Is this position remote?
This is a hybrid role open to applicants who can commute to the Hootsuite office in Vancouver or Toronto.
Who will I report to?
The Junior Cyber Incident Response Analyst reports to the Director of Information Security.
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