Intact Financial Corporation

Senior Security Advisor - Detection Engineering

Intact Financial Corporation$101K — $124K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
  • 4-6 years of experience in cybersecurity, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
  • Knowledge of detection engineering and rule writing.
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and Cyber Kill Chain.
  • Experience with cloud security in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Proficient in core security technologies like SIEM, EDR, and XDR.
  • Bilingual in French and English for effective communication.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain secure environments across cloud, on-premises, and containers.
  • Collaborate with teams to manage security priorities effectively.
  • Support log ingestion and platform maintenance processes.
  • Monitor and investigate security alerts using SIEM and related platforms.
  • Develop and maintain security detection rules and use cases.
  • Identify modifications for improving response to suspicious activities.
  • Administer security tools and platforms like Microsoft Sentinel and CrowdStrike.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus target of up to 12% based on performance.
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan with 50% company match.
  • Defined benefit pension plan offering guaranteed income for life.
  • Flexible pension offerings for long-term employee security.
  • Encouragement for diverse candidates to apply regardless of experience.
Full Job Description

Salary range (but not limited to):

101,800 - 124,400

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

12%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.


About the role

Intact Insurance is seeking an experienced Senior Security Advisor to strengthen its Detection Engineering in cyber defence team. This role focuses on cloud and infrastructure security, threat detection, and the development of scalable security solutions.

What you'll do here:

  • Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud, on-premises, and containerized environments.
  • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams while managing priorities independently.
  • Support log ingestion, normalization, filtering, troubleshooting, and platform maintenance.
  • Monitor, validate, and investigate alerts using SIEM, EDR, XDR, and related security platforms.
  • Develop, tune, and maintain detection rules, security use cases, and threat signatures.
  • Investigate suspicious activity and identify new detection, mitigation, and response opportunities.
  • Reduce false positives and improve alert quality and response efficiency.
  • Administer core security tools, including Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Purview, and Jira.


What you bring to the table:


  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or any combination of equivalent education and experience.
  • 4–6 years of experience in cybersecurity, DevOps, or infrastructure. Experience in security monitoring, including SIEM, SOAR, XDR, TIP, or UEBA platforms.
  • Knowledge of detection engineering, rule writing, MITRE ATT&CK, and the Cyber Kill Chain.
  • Understanding of threat actors, attack techniques, phishing, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data exfiltration.
  • Experience with cloud security across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including identity, logging, and network controls.
  • Experience with Azure VMs, Load Balancer, Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux, Python, Ansible, Syslog, Logstash, CrowdStrike, and Elastic.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, prioritization, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English – Need to interact on a regular basis with colleagues across the country.
  • Security-related certification (CEH, GCIH, GCTI, GCFE or the equivalent), an asset.
  • No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

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Ce poste jouera un rôle essentiel au sein de notre équipe. | This position will fill an essential role in our team.

About Intact Financial Corporation

Intact Financial Corporation is a Canadian insurance company that provides property and casualty insurance to individuals and businesses. The company operates in Canada and the United States and offers a range of insurance products, including auto, home, and commercial insurance. Intact Financial Corporation was founded in 1809 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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