Security Analyst

We are Systematix and we are currently looking for a Security Analyst for our client.

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Our client is seeking a Security Analyst to support Ontario Cybersecurity Higher Education, working directly with universities and colleges across Ontario.

As a Security Analyst you will be involved in monitoring various network security controls and triaging alerts in order to correlate events, identify threats, prioritize response and notify members of our internal/external Community. You will also be involved in provisioning new members (onboarding), generating activity reports, creation and fine-tuning of alerts and thresholds, maintaining underlying systems infrastructure and ticket management.

Key Activities:

• Monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks across enterprise and internet-facing environments.


• Maintain and administer DDoS monitoring and mitigation appliances, including health checks, tuning, software upgrades, and appliance management.


• Investigate network anomalies, volumetric attacks, application-layer attacks, and traffic floods using Arbor DDoS appliances.


• Develop and maintain DDoS detection rules, alert thresholds, baselines, signatures, and automated mitigation mechanisms.


• Perform real-time traffic analysis to identify malicious patterns, botnet activity, spoofed traffic, and attack vectors.


• Coordinate mitigation activities with ISPs, CDN providers, cloud security vendors, and internal network/security teams during active incidents.


• Conduct incident response activities for DDoS and network-based attacks, including triage, containment, recovery, and post-incident analysis.


• Report incidents proactively and effectively communicate actions taken and required.


• Create and maintain DDoS response playbooks, operational procedures, escalation paths, and technical documentation.


• Generate operational and executive security reports detailing attack trends, mitigation effectiveness and risk exposure.


• Perform proactive threat hunting and analysis related to emerging DDoS tactics, techniques, and attack campaigns.


• Tune monitoring tools to reduce false positives and improve visibility into malicious traffic patterns.


• Collaborate with Security Operations Center (SOC), Network Operations, Infrastructure, and Cloud teams to improve resilience against availability attacks.


• Assist with architecture reviews and recommend improvements for DDoS protection controls and network resiliency.


• Ensure security monitoring platforms and DDoS appliances comply with organizational standards, patching requirements, and operational SLAs.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Good communication and organization skills.


• Good understanding of cybersecurity monitoring and SOC operations.


• Prior experience on Netscout and Arbor DDoS protection systems.


• TCP/IP network knowledge including routing and switching, NetFlow; BGP; firewalls.


• Understanding of one or more IT security frameworks (NIST, CSF, ISO27001, etc.)


• Working knowledge of enterprise server platforms, virtualization and performance monitoring


• Combination of studies, certifications and relevant experience would also be considered.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Location: Hybrid flexible - Ontario

Duration: 6-month contract-to-hire

Work hours: 37.5 hrs/week

PAY DISCLOSURE:

The average hourly pay range for this field is as follows: $50-$55/hr

This role is intended to convert to a full time, permanent role, following the initial contract engagement

Compensation is commensurate with these standards; exceptions may apply based on experience, skills, and market conditions.

AI DISCLOSURE:

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) or other automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process. No automated tools make hiring decisions.

ABOUT SYSTEMATIX:

Systematix is one of Canada’s largest privately-owned National Consulting and Resourcing firms. With offices across North America, we provide the highest-caliber consulting solutions to a diverse client base that includes all levels of government and private industry sectors.

Systematix is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Systematix. Solutions Focused. People Driven.

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