Security Operations Analyst
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Headquartered in Bermuda, the Butterfield Group is a full service community bank and a provider of specialized international financial services. Butterfield has operations in multiple jurisdictions including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Guernsey, Jersey, Switzerland, Singapore, Mauritius, the UK, and an office here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. To help meet growing business demands, Butterfield is currently seeking a Security Operations Analyst to join its IT team in Halifax, NS.
Reporting to the AVP, Security Operations, the Security Operations Analyst will be responsible for the technical support, delivery and execution of Security Operations change and development for Butterfield Group.
- supporting the incident response process by providing advanced analysis services when requested, including containment recommendation and remediation processes, independent analysis of security events, reporting of identified incidents to Incident Handling (IH) and leading the incident response when necessary
- identifying threats and developing suitable defense measures, evaluating system changes for security implications, recommending enhancements, researching and drafting cyber security white papers, and providing first-class support to the cyber security operations staff for resolving difficult cyber security issues
- providing targeted attack detection and analysis, including the development of custom signatures, and logging queries and analytics for the identification of targeted attacks
- developing and executing custom scripts to identify host-based indicators of compromise
- providing proactive APT hunting, incident response support and advanced analytic capabilities
- applying system security engineering principles to deliver premeditated solutions to enhance the security position
- proactively monitoring SOC-provided tools
- performing initial analysis, identification, remediation and documentation of network intrusions and computer system compromises
- configuring Windows and Linux host-based security, as well as network and cloud-based security systems
- supporting the installation and configuration of network security architectures, including firewalls, router Access Control Lists (ACLs), web content filters and Demilitarized Zones (DMZ)
- observing and responding to Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) cues and anti-virus alerts
- participating in technical design reviews, integration, testing and documentation work
- updating, maintaining and administering a high level of security for in-house security infrastructures
- running vulnerability valuation and fuzzing of protocols, hardware and software
- technical advising to the research teams
- minimum two years' experience identifying threats and developing appropriate protection measures with experience working in a security operations environment
- ability to review system changes for security implications and recommend improvements
- knowledge of cyber security methodologies
- proficient in the use of one or more of the following: Java, .net, C++, Python, bash, power shell
- experience in database interrogation and analysis tools, such as Hadoop, SQL and SAS
- understanding of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model and renowned ports and services, as well as low-level networking experience with the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) stack would be an asset
- current knowledge of technology capabilities, as well as trends and techniques of hacking attacks
- efficient time management skills with an ability to meet tight deadlines
- team player, self-confident, motivated and independent
At Butterfield, we pride ourselves on being approachable, disciplined and proactive. If you embody these qualities and have the necessary experience, you may be the one we're looking for.
To learn more about this opportunity or to express your interest, please send your resume in confidence by clicking on Apply Now before the closing date of July 5, 2019.
Butterfield is committed to diversity in the workplace and providing equal access to employment. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities.
