Network Security Analyst

Xpera Risk Mitigation & Investigation (Xpera) is Canada’s premier national provider of risk mitigation services. Our comprehensive offerings empower clients to enhance business performance and maintain operational continuity by equipping them with the expertise and tools necessary to manage risks at all levels. Our innovative solutions encompass investigations, labour dispute management, evacuation support, emergency security, and emergency staffing. With these solutions, we collaborate with our clients as a proactive partner, poised to assist them in addressing current crises or developing strategies to mitigate potential future risks. More information about Xpera can be found at xpera.ca.

Adventurous, Respectful, Determined: We lead with “yes”, trust in our shared expertise, and embrace innovation while holding each other accountable to our vision.

Reporting to the Director, Application Solutions, you will be at the forefront of leveraging your technical expertise and critical thinking in a dynamic and complex environment. You will play a pivotal role in delivering on projects supporting Xpera’s computing environment security needs. You will be a key player in evaluating emerging technologies and best practices and assisting team members with the adoption of new tools and techniques. Join a collaborative team dedicated to building simple, resilient, and scalable network solutions that safeguard our operations and our customers.

The salary range is $75,000.00 to $90,000.00 CAD per year, based on experience, and includes benefits, an EAP, and an RRSP matching program from your first day of employment.

What You Will Do:

Support, discover, resolve, mitigate server, network, and data security issues.

Ensure end user and Xpera client issues and improvements are dealt with effectively, with the right priority and that users are kept up to date with proactive communication.

Answer security questionnaires, in conjunction with various members of IT who can assist.

Ensure existing Work Orders are kept up to date and drive Work Orders to completion.

Continually seek out and identify misconfigurations and, or poor design in network (network devices, servers, storage, AD, etc.).

Be responsible for management of Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) and investigate alerts and escalations.

Be responsible for incident management reports.

Lead and or participate in small to large complex security projects which may involve multiple team members, and multiple departments.

Identify project risks, escalate issues to management, and assist with mitigation steps as required.

What You Will Bring:

A High School Diploma or General Education Diploma with preference given to candidates with post-secondary education in Computer Science or a related discipline or a combination of related experience and education.

8 or more years of experience with security, windows server administration, firewalls, switches and routers.

Experience with configuring firewalls, switches, routers, IPS/IDS, data, and traffic analysis.

Experience with defender products is an asset.

An ability to develop and share best practices on the following: firewalls, switches, routers, Windows servers, and virtualization.

Work collaboratively with internal team members to achieve goals.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

An ability to manage multiple priorities, a high volume of concurrent tasks, and meet deadlines.

Why Work With Us:

Great employee perks including discount programs and recognition awards.

Employee referral incentives.

Business casual environment.

Opportunity for career growth and development.

Supportive and collaborative team environment.

We serve a diverse population across Canada and beyond. We strive to reflect that diversity within our workforce and ensure that every employee can be their authentic self.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates throughout the recruitment and assessment process.

In accordance with Human Rights and Accessibility legislation, Xpera is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. Applicant should advise Human Resources if they require any type of accommodation during the recruitment process.

Unsolicited Outreach Statement – Recruitment Agencies:

Xpera Risk Mitigation & Investigation will not accept unsolicited resume submittals from third-party recruiters and hereby request agencies to not contact Xpera employees or managers directly to present candidates. Be advised Xpera will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume and will consider any unsolicited resumes forwarded public information. Xpera welcomes resumes submitted directly from candidates.

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