Global Information Security Specialist, Keywords Studios

Salary not provided
Senior level
Remote in Canada
Keywords Studios

Technical & creative services provider

Job no longer available

Keywords Studios

Technical & creative services provider

1001+ employees

B2BInternal toolsGamingSaaSMedia

Job no longer available

Salary not provided
Senior level
Remote in Canada

1001+ employees

B2BInternal toolsGamingSaaSMedia

Company mission

To use the passion for games, technology, and media to create a global services platform for video games.

Role

Who you are

  • Min 5 years of experience in Information Security
  • Experience with alert triage and incident response
  • Professionalism, sensitivity, discretion along with the ability to interact with the senior executive level are essential
  • Ability to prioritize and multitask well under pressure
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong experience managing in a fast-paced environment and leading as an individual contributor as needed

Desirable

  • Real world experience with network threats and systems threats in an enterprise environment
  • Demonstrated experience identifying IOCs/TTPs and building solutions for the detection of IOCs/TTPs
  • Experience in managing and developing new products and services
  • Experience with threat monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, enterprise password management solutions
  • Knowledge of applicable business processes and operations of customer organizations
  • Gaming industry experience is a plus

What the job involves

  • Keywords Studios is looking for a Global Information Security Specialist with our global information security team. The global security team is within the global services organization and is in charge of information security
  • This individual will help to further build Keywords security operations capabilities globally and will be responsible for providing expertise and support for studios around the globe
  • Provide Information Security consulting to internal business units & service lines
  • Help define, document & enforce security policies and procedures
  • Support studios, service lines and business units in compliance to internal policies and client requirements, including planning for and executing on infrastructure and architecture decisions
  • Monitor for, respond to & report on security incidents
  • Perform daily security tasks such as: alert triage, threat monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, tracking deliverables for security
  • Manage and deploy security infrastructure, including alerting, response, logging systems
  • Identification of & hunting on IOCs/IOAs/TTPs, and deployment of appropriate mitigation techniques
  • Research, development & implementation of technologies aimed at strengthening the overall security posture of the company globally
  • Help the regional security teams in a follow-the-sun manner

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Keywords Studios is an international technical service provider to the global video games industry and beyond. The company works as an external development partner for its users, enabling leading content creators and publishers to leverage Keywords' expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content. In so doing the company enables its clients who are operating in complex and fast-moving environments to remain lean and agile, and to focus on creating and monetising the most engaging experiences.

The company has over 70 studios in 26 countries across the globe. Providing integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization, and player support services in more than 50 languages and 16 game platforms.

With a strong market position, Keywords provides services to nearly all of the prominent gaming companies, including T2, EA, Ubisoft, and Square Enix. Keywords had also been on an acquisition spree, with its total acquisition count sitting at 60 before it was acquired by private equity firm EQT in 2024.

Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

7% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits
  • WFH Opportunities
  • Flexible working hours
  • Bonus Schemes
  • And More (Varies by Location)

Company values

  • We are passionate
  • We thrive on diversity
  • We are resourceful
  • We celebrate uniqueness
  • We value team-work

Company HQ

Carmanhall And Leopardstown, Dublin, Ireland

Founders

Bertrand Bodson

(CEO, not founder)

Current Non-Executive Director at Tesco and Wolters Kluwer. Co-Founder & former CEO of Bragster.com (Acquired by Guinness World Records). Previous Chief Digital & CMO at Sainsbury's, and Non-Executive Director of Electrocomponents.

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