Senior Security Analyst

About the role

The Coalition Security team is comprised of bright minds across many cybersecurity domains, with expertise in Threat Intelligence, Cyber Risk Management and Defensive Security Controls. In the Security Analyst role, your mandate is to protect our policyholders from loss.  As a part of this mandate, you might find yourself analyzing data breaches and claims events, conducting client security gap analyses or advising a CISO on how to improve specific security controls. You will work across our client base on topics ranging from security architecture and cloud security, to data protection and compliance.

You will also have an opportunity to work with our product team to codify security best practices into our underwriting algorithms, rating models and risk management apps.

Responsibilities

Review and analyze the security posture of insureds or potential insureds quickly and efficiently

Evaluate customer security programs, technologies, controls, and business environments; recommend and develop enhancements

Analyze the root cause of specific cyber insurance claims and identify ways to detect exposures that could have prevented those claims.

Triage security incidents and claims, understand the root cause, and develop detection tradecraft from threat intelligence.

Provide recommendations on solutions to help customers manage information security risk

Track emerging security practices and contribute to building internal processes, and our various products

Stay abreast of the current regulatory environment, industry trends and related implications

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum of 2-4 years of security analysis, defender/blue team or penetration testing/red team experience

Demonstrated expert understanding of the life cycle of network threats, attack vectors, and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures

Knowledge of TCP/IP Protocols, network analysis and network/security applications, including log and network traffic capture analysis

Knowledge of industry standard frameworks – NIST, ISO, HIPAA, PCI

Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Strong interpersonal communication skills (verbal & written)

Aptitude to learn technical concepts/terms and ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering or equivalent work experience

Bonus Points

Securing cloud based platforms (Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, etc.) - experience with system hardening procedures for Windows, Linux and Unix is helpful

Knowledge or experience with EnCase, FTK, SIFT, Volatility, Splunk, Graylog, ELK/Logstash, WireShark, Zeek, or other open source forensic/log analysis/network analysis tools

Experience with Nmap, Nessus, Nexpose, Qualys, Burp, Kali, Metasploit, Meterpreter or other scanning and/or offensive tools

Knowledge of programming and scripting for development of security tools and industry frameworks is helpful

SCADA / Control systems network knowledge/experience a plus

Compensation

As a remote-first organization, our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several Canadian geographic markets.

In Alberta, British Columbia & Ontario the base salary for this position ranges from $118,600/year up to $163,075/year.

For all other locations, the base salary for this position ranges from $106,700/year up to $146,763/year.

Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your Recruiter can share more on the specific target salary range for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed.

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Use of AI: We utilize AI-assisted tools to help us organize and review the high volume of applications we receive. However, our human recruiting team makes all final hiring decisions and interview selections, valuing personal connection over algorithms.

Application Updates: Consistent with our commitment to transparency, if you are interviewed for this role, we will provide a status update on your application within 45 days of your final interview.

Perks

100% medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Annual home office stipend and WeWork access

Mental & physical health wellness programs like Headspace, Lumino, and more!

Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement