Ubisoft

Security Specialist - Incident Commander (DFIR)

Ubisoft$100K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in responding to and coordinating cybersecurity incidents
  • Ability to work independently and identify process improvements
  • Strong knowledge of SIEM and EDR tools like Splunk and CrowdStrike
  • Hands-on experience in digital forensic investigations
  • Familiarity with threat hunting methodologies
  • Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Experience in gaming environments or cloud services is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-severity incident responses across multiple teams
  • Coordinate incident management as a central contact during investigations
  • Analyze security risks in game production and player data
  • Enhance incident response processes and security tools
  • Conduct proactive threat hunting activities
  • Perform digital forensics using tools like Velociraptor and Autopsy
  • Prepare detailed post-incident reports for various stakeholders

Benefits

  • Opportunity to mentor team members
  • Engagement in cutting-edge cybersecurity initiatives
  • Collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders
  • Access to the latest security technologies and tools
  • Participation in continuous improvement and simulation exercises
Full Job Description
As a Security Specialist - Incident Commander (DFIR) at Ubisoft Montréal, you will lead the response to complex cybersecurity incidents affecting our global infrastructure, game production environments, and player-facing services. You'll join the Security and Risk Management team and help strengthen our detection, investigation, and response capabilities across the organization. What you'll do • Lead the response to high-severity cybersecurity incidents across multiple teams including security operations, information technology, legal, and production teams • Coordinate incident management activities and serve as a central point of contact during active investigations • Analyze security risks affecting game production environments, live services, development pipelines, and player data • Improve incident response processes, investigation procedures, and internal security tools • Conduct proactive threat hunting activities across enterprise environments • Perform digital forensic investigations involving memory, disk, and network analysis using tools such as Velociraptor, Autopsy, and similar platforms • Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate investigation findings and response plans • Mentor team members and support knowledge sharing activities across the security operations center • Lead simulation exercises and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives • Prepare post-incident reports for technical teams, leadership, legal, and privacy stakeholders Qualifications What you bring to the team • Experience responding to and coordinating complex cybersecurity incidents from detection through resolution • Demonstrated ability to work independently, identify gaps, recommend improvements, and implement solutions • Strong knowledge of security information and event management platforms and endpoint detection and response tools such as Splunk, CrowdStrike, Defender, or equivalent technologies • Experience working with security automation and orchestration platforms • Hands-on experience conducting digital forensic investigations using tools such as Velociraptor, Autopsy, Axiom, or similar solutions • Knowledge of threat hunting methodologies and investigation techniques in complex environments • Strong communication skills with the ability to adapt technical information for different audiences • Experience working with gaming environments, anti-cheat systems, or large-scale cloud services is an asset Additional Information • Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences • Relevant project links, publications, or technical presentations related to cybersecurity or incident response

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game company headquartered in Montreuil with several development studios across the world. It publishes games for several video game franchises, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Raving Rabbids, and Tom Clancy's. The company's largest development studio is Ubisoft Montreal in Canada, which is responsible for the development of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Watch Dogs, among others. Ubisoft is the fourth largest publicly traded game company in the Americas and Europe in terms of revenue and market capitalization, after Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive. The company has over 18,000 employees and has development studios in 35 countries. Ubisoft's revenue for the fiscal year 2020-2021 was ?2.2 billion.
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