Cyber GRC Analyst - Compliance & Controls

Telesat; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Telesat, headquartered in Ottawa, is seeking a highly motivated cybersecurity compliance professional to assess and monitor control implementations across Lightspeed programs. You will coordinate with Engineering, IT and Operations to ensure regulatory and certification readiness, support audits, and drive remediation activities.

Qualified candidates bring 3+ years in cybersecurity or compliance, experience with NIST/ISO frameworks, and strong stakeholder collaboration skills to sustain

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years in cybersecurity, compliance, governance, risk, audit, or information security.
• Experience with assessing controls and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53/171, ISO 27001, CMMC or similar.
• Experience coordinating with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity compliance reviews across system lifecycle milestones (TRR, PDR, CDR).
• Gather and maintain compliance evidence via interviews, reviews, and validation activities.
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable compliance tasks for teams.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Security, IT, and testing to verify controls.
• Track findings, remediation, and action items; maintain documentation and reports.
• Support updates to cybersecurity standards and regulatory obligations.
• Promote awareness and address compliance concerns with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity governance

Compliance management

Audit coordination

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or Diploma in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Job description

Telesat, headquartered in Ottawa, is seeking a highly motivated cybersecurity compliance professional to assess and monitor control implementations across Lightspeed programs. You will coordinate with Engineering, IT and Operations to ensure regulatory and certification readiness, support audits, and drive remediation activities.

Qualified candidates bring 3+ years in cybersecurity or compliance, experience with NIST/ISO frameworks, and strong stakeholder collaboration skills to sustain