Security Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Operate and manage our CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, which is the fundamental aspect of this position. Monitor, triage, and respond to alerts; refine existing detections and support the development of new detection rules and dashboards with guidance from senior security personnel; and assist in overseeing log ingestion sources throughout the organization.

• Conduct threat and anomaly investigations across SIEM log data to proactively detect risks before they escalate into incidents.

• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot the comprehensive CrowdStrike platform, including endpoint protection/anti-virus and cloud security (CSPM) components, to ensure ongoing coverage across the organization.

• Assist in managing and overseeing security within our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment, which includes supporting security findings assessments in the Security Command Center.

• Act as the initial point of contact for daily security inquiries from employees.

• Aid the compliance team in efforts such as evidence collection and controls support for SOC 2 audits.

• Contribute to documenting security processes, procedures, and educational materials for internal teams.

• Engage in the security team's on-call rotation, including occasional after-hours support.

⛳️ Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in a security operations, SOC analyst, security administration, or a comparable IT security role.

• Practical experience with a SIEM Platform, preferably CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM (alert triage, working with detections, log searching/querying); experience with CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint protection and cloud security modules is advantageous.

• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including its security and logging services.

• Experience in analyzing log data to identify suspicious or anomalous activities and investigating alerts, with assistance from senior team members on complex issues.

• Understanding of security fundamentals: endpoint protection, alert triage, incident response basics, and vulnerability management.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities — you will frequently interact with non-technical colleagues.

• Willingness and capability to participate in an on-call rotation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Offers Equity