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Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.\nOur employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.\nPay at Intact is about much more than just salary.\nFlexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model\n\nPossibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year\n\nMultiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more\n\nShare plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)\n\nSalary range (but not limited to):\n101,800 - 124,400Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):\n12%As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) - with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.\nOur pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.\nSalary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.\nAbout the role\nWe’re looking for a Senior Security Advisor to join our growing team!\nWhat you'll do here:\nLead end-to-end response for high-priority security incidents, including scoping, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews.\nPerform advanced investigations across endpoint, network, identity, cloud, and application environments.\nHandle escalations from L2 analysts and provide hands-on guidance during active incidents.\nMaintain the chain of custody and integrity of evidence by establishing and following processes that preserve traceability.\nCreate clear, factual investigative reports and provide timely updates tailored to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nLead lessons-learned workshops and drive remediation and control improvements.\nContribute to playbook development and automation, identifying opportunities to improve triage and response.\nIdentify, assess, and report security risks in alignment with internal policies and applicable regulations and standards.\nPropose and track risk mitigation and remediation plans, balancing business impact with control effectiveness.\nEvaluate security solutions and recommend approaches that optimize risk reduction and cost.\nMaintain Intact’s cybersecurity incident response plan and supporting procedures.\nParticipate in security exercises, tabletop scenarios, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nCollaborate with infrastructure, cloud, identity, application, privacy, legal, and risk teams during incident response activities.\nMentor and provide technical guidance to incident response analysts to support their development.\nParticipate in a scheduled on-call rotation supporting 24/7 coverage for critical incidents.\nTrack and report key performance and risk indicators, such as MTTD, MTTC, MTTR, detection efficacy, and true- and false-positive rates, and identify improvements opportunities based on the analysis.\nWhat you bring to the table:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.\n10+ years of experience in Information Technology with at least 5 years dedicated to Information Security, including hands-on SOC/Incident Response experience.\nStrong knowledge of incident response methodologies, the cyber kill chain, MITRE ATT&CK, and security operations best practices.\nProficiency with security platforms (SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, Digital Forensics, Network security and traffic analysis, Cloud security investigation in AWS/Azure/GCP, and Identity and Access investigation tools)\nOne or more relevant certifications, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, GSEC, GISP, GCIH, GCFA/GCFE, GCTI, GNFA, Azure/AWS security certifications or an equivalent credential, would be an asset.\nStrong ethical principles and sound judgement; understanding of security and business ethics.\nStrong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nStrong documentation skills and a disciplined approach to maintaining incident records and evidence.\nAbility to manage multiple investigations, prioritize competing demands, and make sound decisions during rapidly evolving incidents.\nCollaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.\nExperience in a regulated, financial services, insurance, or large-enterprise environment would be an asset.\nNo Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.\nFor candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country\nCe poste jouera un rôle essentiel au sein de notre équipe. | This position will fill an essential role in our team.\n\nWe are an equal opportunity employer\nAt Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.\nWe encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.\nAs part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.\nWe have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.\nIf we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. 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