
Information Security Engineer
Finning
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Calgary • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$100,000 - CA$120,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Manage Endpoint Security Solutions: Oversee and maintain endpoint security tools such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), antivirus, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems
- Manage the lifecycle, configuration, and integration health of external threat intelligence tooling to enhance detection, response, and strategic risk awareness
- Policy Development and Implementation: Develop and enforce endpoint security policies and configurations to ensure compliance with organizational standards
- Fine-tune EDR Detections and Rules: Create, update, and optimize EDR rules, alerts, and dashboards to ensure efficiency minimize false positive and benign positive rates
- Collaboration: Work closely with IT and other security teams to ensure endpoint security measures are integrated and effective
- Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed documentation of endpoint security configurations, incidents, and response actions
- Generate reports on security metrics and trends
- Platform Health: Work closely with peers to audit, co-ordinate remediation, and report on overall platform health
- Incident Response Escalation: Collaborate on investigating security incidents when required
- Data Enrichment: Identify opportunities to ensure incidents and detections are populated with contextual information required to make effective decisions during the incident response process
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field
- At least 3 years of experience with endpoint security as well as threat intelligence tools and technologies
- Strong understanding of endpoint protection, detection, and response
- Proficiency in incident response and forensic analysis
- Knowledge of operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS) and their security features
- Relevant certifications such as OSCP, GCIH, or CompTIA CySA+
- EDR solutions (e.g., Defender, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Sentinel), antivirus software, DLP systems
- External Threat Intelligence Tooling: ZeroFox, Mandiant TI, Recorded Future, Crowdstrike Falcon Intelligence
- Scripting Languages: Python, PowerShell
- Security Tools: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with other teams
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure
Benefits
- Great people and place to work with a hybrid work opportunity
- Career advancement and training opportunities
- Pension and employee stock purchase plans with company contributions
- Extensive health benefits including group medical and dental benefits, and short-term and long-term disability benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
endpoint securitythreat intelligenceincident responseforensic analysisoperating systemsEDR solutionsscripting languagessecurity toolsData Loss Preventionconfiguration management
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaborationtask managementwork under pressure
Certifications
OSCPGCIHCompTIA CySA+