Security Operations Analyst Program
Excited to get back into the world of Cybersecurity? Discover the skills that employers crave and get job-ready in 3 months.
3 month Program
Starts on July 15, 2024
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Certificate
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Become a Successful Security Operations Analyst
The Security Operations Analyst Program is a tuition-free and intermediate program. This course equips participants with the skills and knowledge required to protect an organization’s information systems. The focus is on security operations tasks such as threat detection, response, and management of Security Operations Centers (SOCs).
This is a highly competitive program which requires previous education and professional experience. Please see the Program Eligibility details below to ensure you are qualified. If you do not possess the required education and professional experience your application will be considered for either our JITA or JDA programs. Our Admissions staff will make final decisions regarding eligibility.
Offered twice a year, this 3-month program, available in English, is tailored for residents of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Québec.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the next cohort is postponed until July 15, 2024.
Throughout the program, participants will acquire an extensive range of technical and project management skills, enabling them to:
- Reduce organizational risk by rapidly remediating active attacks in the environment, advising on improvements to threat protection practices, and referring violations of organizational policies to appropriate stakeholders.
- Performing triage, incident response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and cyber threat intelligence analysis.
- Monitor, identify, investigate, and respond to threats in multi-cloud environments by using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft 365 Defender, and third-party security solutions.
Graduates of this program are qualified to work in high-demand jobs like:
- Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
- Security Engineer Junior
- Incident response Analyst
- Information Security Officer
- Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Cybersecurity Specialist
- Security Administrator
- Security Operations Manager
What you'll learn:
- Security monitoring
- Incident response
- Security Operations Center Management
- Security technologies
- Security Policies and Procedures
- Microsoft 365 Security
- Azure Security
- Threat Intelligence
- Data Analysis
- Communication and Collaboration
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
We are committed to serving those who need us the most. See if you qualify for our program:
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree/Post secondary diploma or higher in a related field such as Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking or similar discipline.
- Have a household income below $100,000 and an individual income below $40,000.
- Have prior work/internship experience in the Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Networking field.
- Are familiar with Microsoft Azure Environment, Linux OS.
- Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, good communication skills, attention to details and ability to work under pressure.
- Not currently enrolled in full-time education.
- Are a job-seeker residing in the program's catchment area.
- Have not previously completed an NPower Canada Core Program.
- Eligible to work full-time in Canada and are ready and able to begin employment in the next 3-9 months.
Successful graduates will benefit from:
Personal and professional development
Career search support
Post-hire coaching and support
Corporate mentors and guest speakers
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