Security Consultant II - R&D DevOps team

Description

Join our team 

We live in a fast-paced cyber-world where protecting our information has become paramount. At TELUS Security, we strive to always be steps ahead, tackling the toughest security challenges head-on with top talent and cutting edge technology. As part of the R&D DevOps team you will be applying security disciplines across new domains of big data, cloud, wireless & wireline networks, and massive converged edge networks for TELUS as the Anchor Client. 

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together 

As a security consultant for the R&D DevOps team you will be part of a national growing team that supports and delivers next generation technology roadmap and best-in-class capabilities. Your work will develop, deploy and operationalize new technologies that are critical to continuously improving TELUS’ security posture. The R&D DevOps team support a wide stream of capabilities that will enable your development and career growth.

Here’s how

As a Security Consultant, you will take on many exciting roles:

• Expert in your field: Support TELUS Cyber Security Zero Trust portfolio focusing on End point protection, securing the cloud and automation.  
  • Lead the introduction of new technology, platforms, applications, capabilities and services to protect TELUS as an anchor client.
  • Lead the design, development and validation activities. Including Proof of concepts (POC), vendor selection, testing and production deployment and automation.
  • Support and lead various cloud transformation activities. 
  • Collaborate with the Cyber Security Operations team to drive resiliency, reliability, and seamless performance of our deployments
• Technology Savvy Problem-Solver: Resolve problems that are diverse and complex and frequently involve new issues that may not have been encountered previously; 
• Strong Verbal and Written Communicator: Present relevant security findings, recommendations to stakeholders
• Innovative Thinker: Think outside the box, be open to do things differently and do things that have never been done before
• Analytical Thinker: Make timely and logical decisions in analyzing diverse information streams, evaluating options and formulating recommendations in order to resolve problems
• Lifelong Learner: Committed to continuous personal development to maintain and enhance technical security knowledge
• Dedicated Team Player: Work collaboratively and cohesively in a team environment supporting fellow team members when required

Qualifications

You’re the missing piece of the puzzle

• Strong hands on experience of Enterprise level Endpoint Security solutions including Next-Gen Anti-malware/Anti-Virus, EDR and XDR
• Experience with CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo-Alto Cloud Workload Protection / CortexXDR, or Covalence
• Knowledge of traditional AVs such as McAfee EPO, Microsoft Defender, Trend Micro, Sophos
• Good knowledge across several technical domains including: Network Intrusion Prevention Incident response, SIEM, Systems Management, Systems Administration, Utility Scripting (e.g. Chef, Ansible, bash, PowerShell, VBScript, Python, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows server operating systems
• Recognized for your 3+ years of cloud security experience with either leading cloud providers (Google, AWS, Azure): 
  • Experience securing CI/CD pipelines, hands on using securing GKE and CI/CD on GCP
  • Understand of CI/CD pipeline integration with vendors, and open cloud-friendly e2e test
  • Understanding of Cloud-Native implementation and software delivery model
• Understanding of software-defined networking (SDN) and virtualization technologies such as network function virtualization (NFV)
• Valued for your 5+ or more years of design and deployment end to end experience, from the start of an idea, to the final production deployment
• Strong for assessing and analyzing business needs and transforming them into workable business and technical requirements
• Commended for your high level of self-motivation and accountability on technical projects in a competitive environment
• Appreciated for your continued efforts towards honing your information security technical subject matter expertise
• Acknowledged for your comfort and ease dealing with ambiguity and complex issues and concepts demonstrating your leadership, problem solving, negotiation, and analytical skills
• Known for your collaborative spirit and ability to maintain strong relationships in a cross-functional team environment to establish Technology Standards
• Committed to continuous personal development to maintain and enhance technical security knowledge
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Nice-to-haves

• (ISC)2 certification 
  • Certified Information System security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)