IT Security Specialist
Job Overview
- Company Name Fed IT
- Salary Offer $120000 - 140000 per year
- Job Start Date Thu, 07 Jul 2022 22:37:58 GMT
- Job Type Full Time - Permanent
- Job Source Careerjet
Job title: IT Security Specialist
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
- 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.
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