Cybersecurity & Compliance Analyst

Telesat; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Telesat, a leading global satellite operator headquartered in Canada, seeks an Analyst, IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance to drive cybersecurity compliance across the Lightspeed program. You will coordinate evidence gathering, control validation, and remediation efforts, working with Engineering, IT, and Operations to ensure regulatory and contractual requirements are met.

The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and continuous readiness for certifications and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 3+ years supporting cybersecurity, governance, risk management, audit, assurance, or information security programs.
• Experience assessing cybersecurity controls and compliance requirements.
• Experience coordinating with technical and business stakeholders.
• Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, Security+, CGRC, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor are assets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity compliance reviews across Lightspeed system lifecycle milestones (TRR, PDR, CDR).
• Gather, analyze, and maintain compliance evidence through interviews, docs, walkthroughs, and control validation.
• Interpret requirements and translate them into actionable compliance activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Security, IT, and testing teams to verify controls are implemented and effective.
• Track compliance activities, findings, remediation efforts, and action items.
• Support implementation and maintenance of cybersecurity controls to meet obligations.
• Monitor changes to standards/regulations and support updates.
• Prepare and maintain documentation, evidence repositories, and reports.
• Work with cross-functional teams to address compliance concerns and promote awareness.

Skills

Cybersecurity governance

Compliance

Audit coordination

Stakeholder management

Documentation & reporting

Education

Bachelor's/Diploma in CS/Engineering/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

NIST 800-53

ISO 27001

CMMC

CAIQ

Job description

Telesat, a leading global satellite operator headquartered in Canada, seeks an Analyst, IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance to drive cybersecurity compliance across the Lightspeed program. You will coordinate evidence gathering, control validation, and remediation efforts, working with Engineering, IT, and Operations to ensure regulatory and contractual requirements are met.

The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and continuous readiness for certifications and audits.