Information Security Operations Lead (Toronto, Canada)

We are Starling, a global financial services company with a presence in the UK, Australia, and Canada. We offer a range of banking and software solutions to individuals and businesses.

We are looking for an experienced Information Security Operations Lead to join our team in Toronto. As a member of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) team, you will be responsible for leading a team of subject matter experts and analysts to ensure the management and continuous improvement of Information Security in line with Bank policy and procedure.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead a team of subject matter experts and analysts to ensure Information Security is managed and continuously improved
• Support the development and progression of the Information Security Analyst team
• Conduct incident triage, response, and investigations
• Interpret logs from various sources to identify root cause and determine next steps
• Collaborate with other teams to analyse, contain, eradicate, and recover from cyber security incidents
• Develop and maintain incident handling, response, and readiness processes
• Support detection engineering and threat hunting
• Document incidents and investigations
• Plan and participate in Tabletop Exercises
• Present investigation findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in an in-house SOC role and team, including cyber incident response and digital forensics function
• Experience in a similar role leading, developing and motivating a team of subject matter experts and other managers in Information and Cyber Security
• Understanding of AWS Security Solutions (or other Public Cloud Solutions)
• Analysis and Incident Response experience with Cloud systems (GCP, AWS)
• Experience working and supporting analytics/SIEM platforms
• Experience supporting and conducting Incident Response engagements
• Experience in endpoint based investigations
• Experience in cloud based investigations
• Experience with Incident Command and conducting Tabletop Exercises
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills
• Time management, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Eagerness to learn and apply knowledge to new security challenges

Benefits:

• A discretionary benefits stipend, payable on a monthly basis
• 20 days annual leave plus public holidays