Title:  Security Analyst

Position Overview

The Security Operations Center (SOC) enhances MunichRe’s and ERGO’s cybersecurity posture by providing a centralized monitoring, detecting, responding to, and managing security incidents and threats. It serves as the backbone of the cybersecurity strategy, aiming to proactively defend against threats and respond effectively to incidents to safeguard MunichRe’s and ERGO’s information and reputation.

Your Role:

• Process and analyze security incidents pre-qualified by Level 1 SOC analysis, following established playbooks maintained by SIEM engineering
• Document incidents thoroughly and transfer them to the appropriate parties (e.g., CSIRT) when necessary.
• Support further analysis and resolution efforts when incidents cannot be resolved at Level 2
• Document improvement potential per incident and implementation of lessons learned
• Create and maintain standards for internal procedures governing the day-to-day work of the team
• Contribute to regular feedback workshops with SIEM Engineering, Level-1, and CSIRT to optimize the procedures and the tools used, such as run books
• Define configuration standards for hardening of systems
• Collaborate on SIEM Use Case Development, including the creation, maintenance, and optimization of rules, regulations, and incident processing instructions
• Carry out operational activities ordered by the IT Security Manager
• Provide on-call coverage

Your Profile:  

• Postgraduate diploma from accredited institution
• Minimum of 2 years of working experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)/Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Strong knowledge of current and emerging security threats
• Broad experience in network infrastructure e.g. firewalls, IDS/IPS systems
• Knowledge of Internet technologies, server, desktop, and mobile OS
• Ability to work according to compliance standards in a confidential environment
• Ability to explain complex technical matters in simple terms
• Flexible, creative, good team player with “can-do” attitude
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Flexible, creative, and a good team player with a "can-do" attitude
• Willingness to engage in continuous learning and self-education
• Willingness for on-call shifts

About Munich Re

Together, we engage with everything we have and are, to help humankind act braver and better.

As the world’s leading reinsurance company with more than 40,000 employees in over 50 locations around the globe, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance.  By turning uncertainty into manageable risk, we enable fundamental change.  We recognize Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging as a key priority with a culture that welcomes different thoughts and opinions.  We dare to think big and are continuously innovating on behalf of our clients.

Our data, our technology, and our teams place us in a unique position to drive transformative change in the life insurance industry.  We invest strategically in our world class talent, offering our employees a work experience that promotes professional development, innovation, and rewards high performance.

What Can We Offer You?

We are pleased to offer our employees great benefits and resources to support their mental, physical and financial wellbeing. These include:

• An engaging and collaborative environment that promotes continuous learning and development
• A hybrid work environment that combines weekly in-office and remote days with Meeting-Free lunch hours and Focus Friday afternoons
• A great compensation package including annual company bonus
• Market leading company-paid flexible health and dental benefits, starting on your first day
• Flexible dollars provided by the company to put towards Health Spending Account and/or Wellness Spending Account
• Immediate participation in DC Pension Plan with an automatic 5% employer contribution, plus optional company match
• Generous time off including vacation, personal days, unplanned time, Statutory Holidays and company-wide early closure half-days
• Learning and development programs and resources, including unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Education Assistance Program and reimbursement for professional fees
• Maternity, Parental & Adoption Leave top-up program
• Employee Referral Program, Recognition & Rewards Platform

Please note that only candidates who are selected for interview will be contacted directly. We thank all candidates for their interest.

Munich Re is committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of employment barriers and discrimination. Accommodations will be made for qualified applicants with a disability throughout the recruitment process. If you receive a request for an interview and you have a disability which will require an accommodation to support your participation, please contact AODARequestHR@munichre.ca as soon as practical so that suitable accommodations can be arranged.