Security Team Lead

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As a Security Team Lead at Ubisoft Montréal, you will lead our Security Operations Center (SOC) and Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) team within the Security Risk Management group. In this Security Team Lead role, you will guide incident response efforts, strengthen security monitoring, and ensure effective coordination across teams and leadership. As a Security Team Lead, you will support a distributed team of security analysts by combining technical expertise, strategic thinking, and people leadership.

What you’ll do

• Lead incident response and internal investigations through their full lifecycle, acting as a central point of coordination
• Coordinate Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) activities with security teams, leadership, and external authorities when required
• Aggregate and analyze security logs from multiple sources, producing clear and actionable reports for stakeholders
• Develop and evolve the team vision aligned with company strategy for incident detection and response
• Manage team capacity and priorities to ensure effective use of resources and timely resolution of incidents
• Represent the SOC and DFIR team with internal partners across Security Operations and Security Risk Management
• Foster a culture of trust, open communication, and collaborative problem-solving
• Support team growth by identifying skill gaps, anticipating future needs, and proposing relevant training

• Experience leading a distributed or remote security team with a focus on collaboration and accountability
• Strong investigative mindset with attention to detail and persistence during complex security cases
• Hands-on expertise in cyber incident response and digital forensics
• Ability to collect, correlate, and explain technical logs to non-technical audiences such as executives, legal, or HR teams
• Proficiency with SIEM tools such as Splunk and ELK Stack
• Working knowledge of endpoint protection, EDR, IDS, DLP, and forensic tools
• Basic capability in malware analysis and script de-obfuscation using tools like CyberChef or automated sandboxes
• Relevant cybersecurity or incident response certifications considered an asset

Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government. 

Skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, that's why we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the requirements listed above. 

At Ubisoft, you can come as you are. We embrace diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.