Cybersecurity Researcher (Senior / Intermediate) - Jobs in Lower St. Marys

Job Description

Change the future with us.We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what #39;s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.Why you #39;ll love working for Siemens!

• Freedom and a healthy work- life balance- Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
• Solve the world #39;s most significant problems - Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
• Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Profit sharing available.
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
• Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!
• Employee perks and discounts.
• Diversity and inclusivity focused - check out our communities!

Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada #39;s Top 100 Employers, Canada #39;s Greenest Employers 2022, Canada #39;s Top Employers for Young People 2023 and Greater Toronto #39;s Top Employers 2022.What will you doYou will carry out research into emerging Cyber Security technologies and threats in Operations Technology (OT) domain. Evaluate state-of-the-art cyber defence solutions, propose, and implement improvements and advancements to existing tools and techniques. Contribute to research proposals and publications. Assist building/configuring research playground as per project requirements. You will be a specialist in the design, development, integration, and deployment of cutting-edge tools, techniques, and systems to support cyber operations.Responsibilities:

• Perform research activities ranging from literature surveys, analysis of current state-of-the-art, to develop advanced cybersecurity solutions.
• Support various cybersecurity research topics with a focus on Defense for Operations Technology (OT) for Critical Infrastructure. Current research areas includes Security Architecture, Secure Communication, Secure Compute Platform, Security Service Enablement for OT devices/systems.
• Research new and innovate existing approaches and tools to demonstrate and enable managed cybersecurity services.
• Authors/contributes to research proposals and publications.
• Collaborate with other researchers and academic or industrial research partners.
• Understand current best practices for monitoring and attack detection services.
• Be able to support incident response activities, investigating compromised assets in a production environment.

What will you need to succeed

• Master #39;s degree or Phd. in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Security, Power Systems, or other relevant area required.
• (Intermediate profile)
• Minimum 2-7 years of hands-on experience in IT, IoT, and/or OT cybersecurity, e.g., in security monitoringamp; attack detection, incident responseamp; forensics, security architecture, protection methods, etc.
• Strong understanding of machine learning modelling techniques is highly desirable.
• (Senior profile)
• Minimum 8-12 years of hands-on experience in IT, IoT, and/or OT cybersecurity, e.g., in security monitoringamp; attack detection, incident responseamp; forensics, security architecture, protection methods, etc.
• Expertise in machine learning technologies with application to cybersecurity.
• Experience or willingness to mentor junior researchers and co-ops.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of MITRE ATTACK framework, and emerging topics such as cryptography and post-quantum, zero-trust, blockchain.
• Excellent up-to-date technical and hands-on knowledge/experience in current attack methods, handling of compromised systems, detection approaches, protection concepts (defense in depth, perimeter protection, host protection).
• Demonstrated expertise in some or all the following: object-oriented programming (e.g., Java, Python and/or C++), Linux and Windows operating systems, software testing, source code control (e.g., Git), debugging, profiling, memory optimization, high-performance data structures and algorithms, multithreaded programming and software design.
• Experience in Critical Infrastructure and its protection, ie. energy generation and transmission, oilamp; gas, mining, or Commercial Building spaces delivering services to Critical Infrastructure, ie Control Centres, Data Centres etc are a plus.
• Problem solver who sees a roadblock and figures out how to get around it with a strong hands-on and can-do attitude.
• Travel: Willingness to travel up to 20% domestic / international.

Asset(s):

• Previous OT or IT vulnerability assessment and penetration testing experience.
• Experience setting up and configuring IT/OT devices
• Additional languages of French/German/ Spanish verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in business transformation and program delivery is preferred
• Certification(s): CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 or SANS cyber security

Hybrid role (Remote/Office) i.e. minimum 2 days a week in office on-site locationAbout us.We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.For over 110 years, Siemens Canada has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality and reliability. Active across Canada, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Siemens brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society. Through Mobility, a leading supplier of intelligent mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is helping to shape Canada #39;s passenger rail services. Via its majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, Siemens is also a leading supplier of medical technology and digital health services. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power.Making a difference together we raised $385,000 towards charitable contributions, support over 38 non-profit organizations and planted 660 trees in our local communities. Siemens Canada has 2,500 employees from coast-to-coast and 24 office and production facilities across Canada. Join our team of approximately 293,000 talented professionals in more than 190 countries/regions and help us tackle the most exciting challenges to build a successful future together. So, what are you waiting for Take your next career step with us.To learn more about Siemens Canada, visit our website at www.siemens.caWhile we appreciate all applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted.Siemens is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, Siemens Canada will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.By submitting personal information to Siemens Canada Limited or its affiliates, service providers and agents, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of such information for the purposes described in our Privacy Code available at www.siemens.ca.Siemens s #39;engage à créer un environnement diversifié et est fière d #39;être un employeur souscrivant au principe de l #39;égalité d #39;accès à l #39;emploi. Sur demande, Siemens Canada prendra des mesures d #39;accommodement raisonnables pour les personnes handicapées, dans le but de soutenir la participation des candidats dans tous les aspects du processus de recrutement. Tous les candidats qualifiés seront pris en considération pour ce poste.En transmettant des renseignements personnels à Siemens Canada limitée ou à ses sociétés affiliées, à ses fournisseurs de services ou à ses agents, vous nous autorisez à recueillir, à utiliser et à divulguer ces renseignements aux fins prévues dans notre Code de protection de la confidentialité, que vous pouvez consulter au www.siemens.ca.