Threat Detection Engineer - Contract

Job Description:

• Possess a degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related field.

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experiencein cybersecurity operations, attack surface/exposure management, third-partycyber risk assessment, or data lake platforms.

• Strong practical experience inrunning third-party/vendor security assessments and questionnaires (VDD/ODD,SIG) and control frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).

• Hands-on experience with ASM/EASM,cyber exposure, or digital risk/dark-web monitoring platforms, and Cyber ThreatIntelligence (CTI).

• Advanced scripting knowledge (e.g.Python, PowerShell, or Bash) to automate tasks and build reporting dashboardson data lake platforms.

• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS,HTTP/S, common cloud exposures (AWS, Azure, GCP), and how third-/fourth-partyrisk propagates.

• Strong analytical, documentation,and communication skills, with discretion to handle sensitive findings.

• Good communication skill, with the ability to document processes clearly and liaise with technical and business stakeholders.

Summary:

• The successful candidate is expected to support CSAD's new Security Exposure and Third-Party Cyber Assurance Centre of Excellence during its build phase.

• The role provides the hands-on technical and operational backbone across two tracks - Security ExposureManagement (SEM), an outside-in, continuous view of the organization and its portfolio companies' internet-facing attack surface, and Third-Party Cyber Assurance (TPCA), end-to-end due diligence and continuous assurance across third parties and the supply chain.

• Responsible to operate the always-on monitoring platforms, run third-party assurance, validate clear-and-present-danger threats, and drive remediation - narrowing the window between exposure and exploitation across organization, its portfolio companies, and third parties.