Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

As a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist at Behaviour Interactive, you will be crucial in protecting the company's digital assets. Your role involves implementing and continuously improving security policies, defense strategies, and simulated attack scenarios. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to anticipate, detect, and neutralize advanced threats in a complex environment. This position demands deep technical expertise, strong strategic analysis, and a proactive approach to cybersecurity, ensuring the integrity and safety of our cutting-edge video game development.

Must Have

• Design and execute realistic attack scenarios, perform penetration tests, identify vulnerabilities using MITRE ATT&CK.
• Implement detection and incident response mechanisms, develop automated playbooks (SIEM/SOAR), and maintain proactive threat monitoring.
• Deploy, configure, and optimize Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Intune, and other EDR/XDR solutions.
• Produce technical and executive reports on vulnerabilities and incidents, and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Create educational content, lead training sessions, and organize cybersecurity awareness campaigns.
• Collaborate with legal teams, clients, vendors, and technical departments to ensure compliance, quality, and solution integration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity or equivalent experience.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in cybersecurity, including 3 years in Red Team/Blue Team roles.
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Defender and similar tools (Sentinel, Intune, etc.).
• Strong skills in advanced penetration testing, forensic analysis, incident investigation.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001.
• Excellent ability to simplify technical concepts, create educational content, and lead training sessions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in French and English.

Good to Have

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity.
• Certifications: OSCP, CEH, CISSP, Microsoft Security Expert (SC-200, SC-300, SC-100, MD-102).

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

As a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, you will be responsible for implementing and continuously improving policies, defense strategies, and simulated attack scenarios to protect the company’s digital assets. You will work in a complex environment, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to anticipate, detect, and neutralize advanced threats. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong strategic analysis skills, and a proactive approach to security.

In this role, you will:

• Lead offensive operations: Design and execute realistic attack scenarios, perform penetration tests, and identify security vulnerabilities using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Strengthen defenses: Implement detection and incident response mechanisms, develop automated playbooks (SIEM/SOAR), and maintain proactive threat monitoring.
• Manage security tools: Deploy, configure, and optimize Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Intune, and other EDR/XDR solutions.
• Analyze and report: Produce technical and executive reports on vulnerabilities and incidents, and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Educate and train: Create educational content, lead training sessions, and organize cybersecurity awareness campaigns.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams: Work with legal teams, clients, vendors, and technical departments to ensure compliance, quality, and solution integration.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity (Master’s degree is an asset) or equivalent experience.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in cybersecurity, including 3 years in Red Team/Blue Team roles, with proven expertise in Microsoft Defender and similar tools (Sentinel, Intune, etc.).
• Strong skills in advanced penetration testing, forensic analysis, incident investigation, and knowledge of frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001.
• Excellent ability to simplify technical concepts, create educational content, and lead training sessions.
• Certifications: OSCP, CEH, CISSP, Microsoft Security Expert (SC-200, SC-300, SC-100, MD-102) are major assets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in French and English.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.