Security Specialist – Incident Commander (DFIR)
Ubisoft
Montreal, Quebec
The Role
This position leads the end-to-end response to high-severity cybersecurity incidents across global infrastructure, game production pipelines, and player-facing services. Day-to-day responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional teams, conducting digital forensic investigations, performing proactive threat hunting, running simulation exercises, and producing post-incident reports for technical and executive audiences.
Skills & Experience
Candidates should bring proven experience coordinating complex incident response engagements alongside hands-on digital forensics skills covering memory, disk, and network analysis. Familiarity with tools such as Velociraptor and Autopsy is expected. The ability to communicate clearly with both technical specialists and non-technical stakeholders, including legal and privacy teams, is essential.
Who It Suits
This role suits an experienced DFIR professional who thrives under pressure and is comfortable owning the command function during live incidents. Someone who enjoys mentoring peers, driving process improvement, and operating within large, complex, globally distributed environments will find this position particularly rewarding.
Typical advertised salary for Incident Response roles in Canada: C$97,000–C$158,000 (median C$130,000 — from 40 recent listings analysed by Forensic Focus).
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