About Us
Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.

Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies – including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next‑gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary
As a Threat Analyst on our Managed Threat Response (MDR) team, you will provide best‑in‑class monitoring, detection, and response services to proactively defend customer environments before attacks prevail. You will work alongside and contribute to a team of cyber threat hunters, incident response analysts, engineers, and ethical hackers by using enterprise, log analysis and endpoint collection systems to facilitate investigations, identification, and neutralization of cyber threats.

Shift: 8AM - 5PM EST

What You Will Do

Investigate and analyze logs and security‑related events via Sophos tooling

Identify and respond to cyber threats occurring within customer environments





Communicate and document findings to various customer audiences including technical and executive teams

Follow up with customers through to issue resolution and drive continuous improvement by providing detailed recommendations to minimize risk in customer environments

Acknowledge and satisfy inbound customer requests and interact with customers through various mediums

Collaborate and assist with core security and threat response teams

Actively research emerging Indicators of Compromise/Attack, exploits and vulnerabilities with the intent of operationalizing findings to better protect our customers

What You Will Bring

Willingness to work outside of standard business hours, including weekends and holidays – our MDR service is 24x7x365

Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills, with proven ability to think outside the box

Customer service‑oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills

Must thrive within a team environment as well as on an individual basis

Passion for all things related to information technology and cybersecurity

Natural curiosity and ability to learn new skills quickly

Innovative mindset and driven to contribute to a team providing a best‑in‑class cybersecurity service

Minimum 4+ years of experience working in a SOC setting or computer security team in an IT environment

Experience with threat hunting

Experience with endpoint and network security monitoring

Experience administering and supporting Windows OS (both workstations and server) and one of the following: Apple or Linux‑based operating systems (e.g. XP, Windows 7, 2003, 2008, OS X)

Knowledge of common adversary tactics and techniques, e.g., obfuscation, persistence, defense evasion, etc.





Knowledge of Mitre ATT&CK; framework

Knowledge of incident response procedures

Basic understanding of network traffic analysis including TCP/IP, routing, switching, protocols, etc.

Basic understanding of Windows event log analysis

A plus if you have

Experience with SQL query construction

Experience with OSQuery

Experience with enterprise information security data management – SIEM experience

Programming and scripting skills – proficient knowledge of Powershell

In Canada, the base salary for this role ranges from $74,000 to $123,000. In addition to base salary, we offer additional compensation including bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package. A candidate’s specific pay within this range will depend on a variety of factors, including job‑related skills, training, location, experience, relevant education, certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Equal Opportunity Employment
All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

Data Protection
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📌 Threat Analyst 3 (Manitoba)
🏢 Sophos Group
📍 Manitoba