IT Security Specialist

Job title: IT Security Specialist

Job description: Company description:

Fed IT, a recruitment firm specializing in IT recruitment. We work on two types of recruitment: temporary and permanent.
All our consultants are IT experts who speak your language and work in your world. We cover the IT, development, business intelligence and infrastructure professions.

We are currently looking for an IT Security Specialist for one of our clients located in Montreal. This is a permanent position. The salary offered varies according to experience ($120,000 to $150,000). 35h per week – Possibility to be remote 3 days per week.

Your missions will be :

Job description:

• Participate to solution architecture review and ensure security requirements are met.
• Governance of our Patching Program & service provider
• Manage the process of gathering, analyzing, and assessing the current and future threat landscape

as it pertains to IT

• Contributes to the development of the security strategic plan and roadmap
• Perform IT security audit and lead vulnerability assessment, monitor audit corrective action plan
• Define IT security standards in collaboration with the holding
• Establish metrics and key performance indicators to monitor the overall health and effectiveness of

the IT Security

• Monitor external technology security risks (e.g. virus vulnerabilities) in collaboration with

the holding and review technology trends

• Develop a set of information security policies and be responsible of its maintenance
• Be responsible of the security incident response and review on procedures on an ongoing basis
• Participate in the implementation of an IT disaster recovery plan (DRP). Participate in the DRP

annual tests

• Work with outside consultants when required for independent security audits
• Provide Security guidance on Projects
• Provide recommendations on how best to mitigate risks
• Document & follow up IT cyber security incidents
• Provide best possible proactive and reactive measures to minimize IT security incidents and loss of

production

• Stay informed about the latest cyber threats

Profile description:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science with at least five years of experience.
• Knowledge of Windows/Unix/Linux system administration in a networked environment.
• Knowledge of network technologies.
• Experience in conducting cyber incident investigation
• Experience in contributing to the development of cybersecurity and infrastructure technology.
• Experience developing and maintaining policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and French language skills.
• Able to work with various investigation bodies.
• Certified Security Professional certified (SSCP, CISSP, GIAC or other recognized security

certification) is an asset.

• Knowledge of international security standards and best practices (ISO27001, FISMA) and

knowledge of Quebec (« Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels ») and Canadian law
(Privacy Act, PIPEDA) is desirable.

• Must have an absolute discretion about IT security incidents.

Work experience: 5-7 years

Salary benefits : 10,835.0

Fed IT

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