Are you an intermediate Cyber Threat Hunter with a proactive and analytical mindset? We are seeking a Security Analyst for a leading Canadian financial services and insurance organization. You will join the Cyber Defense team, focusing on proactive threat hunting and monitoring. Your mission is to develop and execute advanced hunting queries bas
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ed on Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), identify emerging threats, and analyze suspicious activity across the environment. You will be a key player in the defensive ecosystem, collaborating with the Red and Purple teams on attack emulations and working directly with the Incident Response team during investigations. This is a 6-month contract with the potential for both renewal and conversion to a permanent position. The role is hybrid, requiring a presence at one of the company's main offices: Toronto, Montreal, Laval, or Quebec City.
Advantages
Join a dynamic Cyber Defense team at a leading Canadian company.
Clear path for contract renewal and a potential permanent position.
Gain deep, hands-on experience with advanced Red/Purple team exercises and high-stakes incident response.
Enjoy a hybrid role with flexibility across several major Canadian cities.
Opportunity to drive automation in threat detection and response.
Responsibilities
Develop and run proactive threat hunting queries based on CTI and emerging threat data.
Analyze event logs and other data sources to proactively identify, investigate, and escalate potential security incidents.
Collaborate with the Red Team to analyze alerts (e.g., from tools like Cymulate) and participate in Purple Team attack emulation exercises.
Work closely with the Incident Response team to provide analytical support during active investigations.
Contribute to the development and enhancement of automated detection and response playbooks.
Perform daily operational duties related to security components, including processing access requests and ensuring security systems are functioning optimally.
Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years of experience in a cybersecurity role, with a strong focus on threat hunting.
Proven ability to develop custom hunt queries and analyze complex logs and datasets to find suspicious activity.
Strong understanding of threat modeling and enterprise security controls.
Excellent analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex findings clearly.
Ability and desire to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
Mandatory proficiency in English (oral and written).
**Our client operates in Canada. The company takes all reasonable steps to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires it when necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to perform these duties.
Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (both spoken and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to interact with centralized internal departments (e.g., Operations / HR / Finance / Legal / Contracts / Sales) that support the organization in Canada and that do not speak French.**
Proficiency in French is a strong asset.
Summary
We are looking for a proactive and analytical Security Analyst for a key contract-to-hire threat hunting role. This is a fantastic hybrid opportunity in Toronto, Montreal, Laval, or Quebec City for a hunter who thrives on collaboration with Red, Purple, and IR teams and is looking for a role with a clear path to permanency.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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Are you an intermediate Cyber Threat Hunter with a proactive and analytical mindset? We are seeking a Security Analyst for a leading Canadian financial services and insurance organization. You will join the Cyber Defense team, focusing on proactive threat hunting and monitoring. Your mission is to develop and execute advanced hunting queries based on Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), identify emerging threats, and analyze suspicious activity across the environment. You will be a key player in the defensive ecosystem, collaborating with the Red and Purple teams on attack emulations and working directly with the Incident Response team during investigations. This is a 6-month contract with the potential for both renewal and conversion to a permanent position. The role is hybrid, requiring a presence at one of the company's main offices: Toronto, Montreal, Laval, or Quebec City.
Advantages
Join a dynamic Cyber Defense team at a leading Canadian company.
Clear path for contract renewal and a potential permanent position.
Gain deep, hands-on experience with advanced Red/Purple team exercises and high-stakes incident response.
...
Enjoy a hybrid role with flexibility across several major Canadian cities.
Opportunity to drive automation in threat detection and response.
Responsibilities
Develop and run proactive threat hunting queries based on CTI and emerging threat data.
Analyze event logs and other data sources to proactively identify, investigate, and escalate potential security incidents.
Collaborate with the Red Team to analyze alerts (e.g., from tools like Cymulate) and participate in Purple Team attack emulation exercises.
Work closely with the Incident Response team to provide analytical support during active investigations.
Contribute to the development and enhancement of automated detection and response playbooks.
Perform daily operational duties related to security components, including processing access requests and ensuring security systems are functioning optimally.
Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years of experience in a cybersecurity role, with a strong focus on threat hunting.
Proven ability to develop custom hunt queries and analyze complex logs and datasets to find suspicious activity.
Strong understanding of threat modeling and enterprise security controls.
Excellent analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex findings clearly.
Ability and desire to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
Mandatory proficiency in English (oral and written).
**Our client operates in Canada. The company takes all reasonable steps to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires it when necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to perform these duties.
Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (both spoken and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to interact with centralized internal departments (e.g., Operations / HR / Finance / Legal / Contracts / Sales) that support the organization in Canada and that do not speak French.**
Proficiency in French is a strong asset.
Summary
We are looking for a proactive and analytical Security Analyst for a key contract-to-hire threat hunting role. This is a fantastic hybrid opportunity in Toronto, Montreal, Laval, or Quebec City for a hunter who thrives on collaboration with Red, Purple, and IR teams and is looking for a role with a clear path to permanency.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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