Consultant or Senior Consultant, Cyber Security Operations Centre

Consultant or Senior Consultant, Cyber Security Operations Centre

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

BDO Digital is seeking an experienced Consultant or Senior Consultant cyber security operations center (SOC) investigator. You will contribute your investigative skills and experience within our award-winning Microsoft managed detection and response services for our clients on a continuous basis. As a SOC investigator, you will have the opportunity to work within a culture that is highly collaborative, very supportive, and offers an opportunity to help grow your career within the cyber security field. If you are passionate about security operations, threat intelligence, analytics, and incident response, and are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, this is the right opportunity for you. Our people are our most valuable asset and we encourage career growth and development opportunities for every individual on our team.

As an Investigator within our Cyber Security Operations Centre, your responsibilities will include:

1. Responding to escalated incidents from our Microsoft Sentinel clients
2. Providing contribution across the entire investigative lifecycle of an incident
3. Interacting with clients on investigations collaborating with them through to completion
4. Identifying quality issues across all SOC processes in order to improve our quality to clients
5. Maintaining awareness of contemporary, prevailing cyber threats and their impacts to security
6. Being proactive in sustaining SOC activities by supporting and executing security engineering tasks
7. Maintaining extensive awareness of Microsoft and other related security technologies
8. Participating in morning or evening shift work.

How do we define success for your role?

1. You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspects of your work: Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration
2. You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work
3. You understand and demonstrate proven success participating in the cyber operations team effectively
4. You are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
5. You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that respects everyone
6. You actively support the adoption of new digital tools and innovation
7. You grow your expertise through learning and professional development

Your experience and education:

1. Degree or Diploma in cybersecurity, IT, or related area
2. 2 to 6 years of experience investigating incidents within a security operations centre
3. Knowledge and experience with next generation security operations to include Sentinel, contemporary EDRs
4. Knowledge or familiarity with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, Active Directory, VM, and other related solutions
5. Strong client communication skills to include verbal and written communication
6. Proven ability to understand and deliver on agreed-upon service levels
7. Knowledge of security threats and common vulnerabilities for legacy and Cloud environments
8. Strong knowledge of cyber security frameworks and industry recognized security frameworks
9. Fostering critical thinking within robust security processes and response deadlines
10. Understanding the role of intelligence, vulnerabilities, and hunting within the overall security process
11. Experience coding in Python or similar languages
12. Experience with query language methods (e.g., SQL, KQL)
13. Constantly asking: “Has the situation changed?”

It's an asset if you have completed one or more of the following certifications:

1. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
2. Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
3. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
4. Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
5. Cloud certifications such as Azure Fundamentals, Azure Security Engineer, AWS Technical Essentials
6. Microsoft SC-200

Pay Range: $86,000 - $106,000/annum

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2024. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

1. We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
2. We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
3. We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
4. Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity, and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm, and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where, and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.