Cyber Defense Specialist (L3)
Cyber Defense Specialist (L3)
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Job Description
Who we are:
For over 20 years Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving surveillance eDiscovery and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the worlds most highly regulated firms giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.
Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. Its a place where you can genuinely make an impact and be recognized for it.
We believe great businesses thrive on diversity inclusion and the contributions of all employees. To that end we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other completely free of barriers.
Your role:
The Cyber Defense Specialist (L3) is a highly technical and specialist role responsible for proactively protecting Global Relays digital infrastructure through advanced cyber defense strategies including penetration testing red and purple team engagements threat detection enhancements and incident response preparedness. This position requires deep technical expertise strong leadership abilities and a passion for evolving security capabilities. The role will jointly collaborate with the Cyber Security Operations Center and Cyber Engineering teams to perform hands-on offensive activities and research as part of Purple Team engagements including training mentoring of team members and over time grow a team. Collaboration with stakeholder across Operations Engineering and business units is critical to drive the maturity and improvements of Global Relays defensive posture.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in analyzing designing developing and delivering solutions built to stop adversaries and strengthen Global Relays defense capability. They must have direct experience in conducting network exploitation activities including penetration tests Red Team and Purple Team assessments. Furthermore the candidate must demonstrate in-depth knowledge and experience around computer networking fundamentals modern threats and vulnerabilities attack methodologies incident response threat hunting penetration testing and adversary emulation tools.
Your responsibilities:
- Conduct safe simulated cyber-attack simulations against our technology estates acting as a real-world adversary might to test Global Relays defenses.
- Design and execute threat intelligence-based cyber-attack simulations including long-term campaign planning persistence and post-exploitation operations against Global Relay.
- Communicating technical findings in clear risk and impact-focused terms to senior stakeholders enabling effective understanding and support for strategic decisions and roadmaps.
- Develop and implement technology platforms tools and methodologies to augment and to automate team offensive and analytical capability.
- Mentor junior team members to improve their skills and capabilities along with wider knowledge transfer to other security and non-security teams.
- Plan conduct and oversee internal and external penetration testing activities.
- Lead red and purple team exercises to simulate real-world attack scenarios and measure detection and response effectiveness.
- Identify and exploit vulnerabilities across Global Relays infrastructure and applications across network and endpoint systems.
- Mature Global Relays security operations through continuous tuning and optimization of SIEM EDR IDSP/IPS and threat intelligence platforms.
- Analyse internal systems and processes to map potential attack paths and lateral movement techniques.
- Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to integrate adversary TTPs (based on MITRE framework) into Global Relays tools and processes.
- Design and lead regular incident response simulations and tabletop exercises to ensure match fitness to improve the effectiveness and response to cyber threats.
- Provide Global Relays management and leadership reports on cyber defense posture risks and maturity metrics.
- Develop and implement tools and capability to automate threat hunting detection and response actions.
- The ability to perform targeted penetration tests with vulnerability identification exploitation and post-exploitation activities with no or minimal use of automated tools.
About you:
- Excellent understanding of cyber security operations risk management processes threats and vulnerabilities including incident response methodologies.
- Ability to analyze vulnerabilities threats designs procedures and architectural design producing reports and sharing intelligence.
- 7 years of Information Security experience in one or more of the following disciplines: network penetration testing application (web mobile) penetration testing Red Team/Purple Team operations or application security assessments.
- Strong understanding of the following:
- Windows/Linux/Unix/Mac operating systems
- Commercial or open-source offensive security tools for reconnaissance scanning exploitation and post exploitation (e.g. Cobalt Strike Metasploit Burp Suite)
- Networking fundamentals (all OSI layers protocols)
- Incident response
- Threat hunting
- Review log output from networking devices operating systems and infrastructure services.
- Offensive Security qualifications such as OSCP OSEP OSED OSEE OSCE CREST.
- Knowledge of reverse engineering malware obfuscation persistence exfiltration techniques.
- Technical knowledge or experience developing proof of concept exploits and in house scripting using interpreted languages such as Python Ruby or Perl compiled languages such as C C C# or Java.
- Experience in configuring and tuning security tools or technology such as Firewalls IDS/IPS Web Proxies DLP and the ability to articulate and visually present complex penetration testing and Red Team/Purple Team results is highly desirable.
Compensation:
Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in compliance with British Columbias pay transparency laws. Individual pay rates are determined by evaluating factors such as expertise skills education and professional background.
The range below reflects the expected annual base salary which is only one element of our comprehensive total rewards package designed to reflect our company pay philosophy culture and values. We aim to foster an inspiring work environment and support employees work-life rhythms. We provide a comprehensive extended health benefits program including virtual healthcare and a wellness allowance. Employees also receive annual allotted vacation days which increase based on tenure. Other benefits include: Paid sick days maternity/parental enhancement program corporate bonuses and an RRSP contribution matching program.
For Vancouver-based employees we provide a subsidized meal program courtesy of our talented in-house culinary team!
What you can expect:
At Global Relay theres no ceiling to what you can achieve. Its the land of opportunity for the energetic the intelligent the driven. Youll receive the mentoring coaching and support you need to reach your career goals. Youll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And youll be working alongside smart talented individuals from diverse backgrounds with complementary knowledge and skills.
Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity equity and inclusion.
We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments accommodations and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.
We understand flexible work arrangements are important and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether its flexibility around work hours workstyle or lifestyle we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.
To learn more about our business culture and community involvement visit .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
