[Hiring] Senior Security Consultant - Incident Response Team @TELUS

Role Description

Join our team and what we’ll accomplish together. As a member of the TELUS Security Incident Response Team (TSIRT) within the Chief Security Office, you will be part of a growing, national team focusing on cyber resilience and incident response. As a senior cyber incident responder, you will lead the response to cybersecurity incidents by collaborating effectively with technical teams and impacted business units to resolve them in a timely manner.

• Lead the response to cybersecurity incidents by utilizing your knowledge of the latest threats and coordinating response activities effectively to reduce the cost and impact of incidents.
• Provide effective leadership to guide teams, excellent communication to keep stakeholders informed, and critical problem-solving to address complex security challenges.
• Perform digital investigations across all major technology platforms to analyze data and uncover critical information.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by developing and automating incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, showcasing your integrity, ethics, and willingness to provide feedback in sometimes challenging situations.
• Coach and mentor junior team members by providing technical leadership and career guidance, fostering growth within the team.
• Showcase your ability to communicate efficiently, manage your time, make use of your analytics and organizational skills, all while juggling multiple activities concurrently and with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise in security incident response and digital forensics, with proven experience following best practices and innovating to achieve positive outcomes.
• Advanced proficiency with cloud technologies, including AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud computing environments.
• Proven experience in log and data analysis using common query languages such as BigQuery, LogScale, or Lucene.
• Ability to strategically leverage AI and machine learning to automate and improve incident response activities.
• Comprehensive cybersecurity knowledge, staying current on the latest attack techniques, countermeasures, malware, and threat actor profiles.
• Availability for on-call after-hours support one week per month.
• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on incident response experience.
• Ability to successfully obtain Canada PWGSC Clearance (Level II – Secret).

Requirements

• Fluent bilingualism in both French and English.
• Formal Project Management, Security Leadership or Crisis Management training.
• Industry security certifications for Digital Forensics or Incident Response.
• Advanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with external parties (clients, suppliers, candidates, external partners, etc.); interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.); and work with IT tools whose interface is only accessible in English as part of this position's main responsibilities given its national scope.

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