Security Operations Specialist

Themesoft Inc. is a global IT solutions provider and a Woman‑Owned Minority Business Enterprise headquartered in Dallas, TX. With a strong presence across the US, Canada, India, Singapore, and Brazil, we specialize in digital transformation, consulting, and workforce solutions across diverse industries.

We are currently looking for a tech-savvy and results-driven professional for one of our leading clients. If you’re passionate about technology and looking to grow in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect fit for you!

Position: Security Operations

Location: Halifax, NS – Onsite

6+ months Contract

Rate: CAD 65/hr on T4

3 skills required for this role

1. AWS Guard Duty/Security Hub(1), Palo Alto XSOAR(1), AWS / GCP / Azure Cloud(1)

2. CyberArk PAM(1), SOC & SIEM(1)

3. network security, communication

Job Description/ Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts across cloud, endpoint, network, and identity platforms, validating threats and determining appropriate response actions.

• Execute mitigation and remediation actions within AWS and Azure environments, including access revocation, configuration changes, policy updates, and resource isolation.

• Build, tune, and maintain detections in SIEM, EDR, and cloud-native security tools to improve alert fidelity and reduce noise.

• Materially contributes to incident response activities, including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident lessons learned.

• Perform root-cause analysis on security incidents and near-misses and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

• Develop, maintain, and execute security runbooks, response playbooks, and operational documentation to ensure consistent and repeatable response.

• Implement and support automation and response workflows using scripting, APIs, and cloud-native tooling to reduce MTTR.

• Partner with cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to remediate findings, harden systems, and reduce attack surface.

• Support threat hunting activities using logs, telemetry, and attacker TTPs to identify suspicious or malicious behavior not detected by existing alerts.

• Assist with vulnerability management, including validation of findings, prioritization based on risk, and remediation tracking.

• Monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations, control failures, and drift, and take corrective action as required.

• Contribute to tabletop exercises, purple team activities, and continuous defensive improvement efforts.

• Stay current with emerging threats, technologies, and industry best practices, recommending strategies to evolve the organization’s security defenses.

• Other activities as may be assigned by your manager

Qualifications/ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Experienced professional with 5+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically at a Senior Analyst or Analyst level role or external equivalent.

• 3-5 years of professional experience in information security with progressive responsibility preferred

• Strong knowledge of SIEM, DLP, e-mail security, endpoint security, and cloud security technologies.

• Hands-on experience securing and operating within AWS and Azure environments, including identity, networking, and native security services.

• Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code, scripting, or automation technologies (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, PowerShell, Python, or similar).

• Ability to execute security remediation actions using cloud consoles, APIs, and automation tools.

• Expertise in incident response, threat hunting, and security operations.

• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and compliance standards (NIST, CIS, etc.).

• Relevant certifications such as Security+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500), SC-200, or equivalent cloud and security operations certifications are strongly preferred.

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Regards,

Parthasarathy K

Lead Recruiter

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