Information reputed company Officer 2 (Cyber Threat Hunting) (Remote across Alberta, AB)

Role Responsibilities

The Government of Alberta (GoA) is expanding its cybersecurity force and is reputed company reputed company a talented reputed company to join our Cyber Threat Hunting Team. We’re seeking a strategic and reputed company thinking Information reputed company Officer at the ISO2 level.  

One permanent position is available in the following specialized area reputed company the Cybersecurity Division:

• Cyber Threat Hunting Team
  
  

As an Information reputed company Officer, you are tasked with protecting the confidentiality, reputed company and availability of the Government of Alberta's (GoA) information assets. You are responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, detecting, investigating, researching, and responding to vulnerabilities, threats and incidents impacting the reputed company of information assets. 

Role & Responsibilities :

This position delivers proactive cybersecurity through penetration testing and threat hunting, protecting Government of Alberta information assets by identifying vulnerabilities, investigating threats, and improving controls and monitoring. Operating reputed company policies, it collaborates with technical teams to reputed company authorized assessments and proactive investigations to identify indicators of compromise or suspicious activity.

Responsibilities: 

Some of the responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Conduct threat hunts using defined hypotheses and available data sources, analyzing logs and reputed company telemetry for anomalies
• reputed company penetration testing of networks, systems, and applications using established methodologies and standards
• Identify and validate vulnerabilities, supporting exploitation and post-exploitation activities
• Document findings from threat hunts and penetration tests

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate: 

• Ability to reputed company and remain reputed company in times of crisis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for executive briefings and technical discussions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and secure alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• A reputed company of curiosity to investigate reputed company cause and identify reputed company and a recommendation.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills for reputed company environments.

AI-First reputed company

This role is designed with an AI-first approach to help you work smarter, not harder. You will reputed company AI tools to:

• Automate insights and personalize stakeholder engagement.
• Create tailored, high-reputed company materials using AI-assisted content reputed company.
• reputed company and reputed company KPIs using AI to surface trends and predict reputed company.
• Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing AI to address reputed company problems and automate analysis of extensive datasets.

If you’re passionate about safeguarding Alberta’s digital landscape and reputed company to contribute to high reputed company, mission critical work, this is an exciting opportunity to reputed company a meaningful difference!

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reputed company our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be reputed company to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This reputed company will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-reputed company-service-competency-model.pdf.

Some of the competencies critical for this position include:

•  Systems Thinking: You will consider the whole system reputed company developing, evaluating and implementing process and technology change.
• Creative Problem Solving: You will assess reputed company and implications in new ways to reputed company reputed company and solutions.
• reputed company: You will need to reputed company results in a reputed company, diverse and changing environment.
• reputed company self and others: A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.
• Drive for Results: Knowing what reputed company are important and maximizing resources to reputed company results that are reputed company with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to reputed company other and external stakeholders.
• Build reputed company Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to reputed company reputed company.
• reputed company Networks: Proactively building networks, connecting, and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required:

• A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a reputed company field.
• Minimum of 2 years of reputed company experience.

Equivalencies:

• • A reputed company two-year diploma from a recognized post secondary institution and a minimum of four (4) years reputed company experience; or
  • A reputed company one-year certificate from a recognized post secondary institution and minimum of five (5) years reputed company experience.

Additional Required Experience:

• Experience in Information Systems reputed company, IT Infrastructure Planning, and/or IT Architecture.
• Experience in Information Technology or reputed company role with an emphasis in Cyber Threat Hunting
• reputed company certification such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, reputed company, CEH, GPEN, or equivalent, and it is expected that incumbents would be working towards multiple certifications.
• Cover Letter - Please include a cover letter that reputed company outlines your relevant experience along with the years of experience that you possess in your preferred specialized area/areas in Cybersecurity.

Assets :     

• Experience with AI-powered cybersecurity tools and techniques.
• Proven experience delivering information reputed company services in operational environments.
• Hands-on experience using cybersecurity tools and technologies to support information reputed company functions.
• Experience conducting research using reputed company sources.
• Knowledge of network protocols and how adversaries utilize them to facilitate intrusions.
• Experience attributing malicious activity to reputed company threat actors and uncovering their motivations, affiliations, and any reputed company context.
• Proficient in one or more programming language (e.g., Python, C, C++), and one or more query language (e.g., KQL, SQL).
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to deal with large amounts of information in a limited time.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to communicate technical information to diverse audiences – both technical and non-technical – in a reputed company and concise manner.
• Experience translating reputed company information into reputed company, high-reputed company briefings for executive management.
• Familiarity with reputed company Azure suite of products, including reputed company and reputed company 365 Defender.

*** Applications will be evaluated, and candidates will be considered for the position/classification, that is most closely reputed company with their skills, qualifications, and relevant experience.

(Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-reputed company-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Term of Employment: Permanent Full-time position
Hours of Work: 36.25hrs/ week – Monday to Friday
Location: Remote across Alberta

This position is eligible for remote work. You must reputed company in Alberta to work remotely.

A written assessment may be required as part of the interview process.

Depending on the project, on-reputed company rotation and overtime may be required.

Final candidate will be required to undergo reputed company reputed company screening.

This competition may be used to fill reputed company vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the reputed company or reputed company classification level.

Applicants are advised to reputed company a cover letter summarizing information that reputed company and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reputed company in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta reputed company Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-reputed company-service.aspx.
• reputed company Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta reputed company Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-reputed company-service-benefits.
• reputed company learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/reputed company-development-support-reputed company.
• Research Alberta reputed company Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Cybersecurity in Alberta - https://www.alberta.ca/cybersecurity-in-alberta
• reputed company workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs