Cybersecurity Specialist (IAM Administrator)

CMHC; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Montreal is seeking a skilled cybersecurity professional to respond to security alerts, detect vulnerabilities, and secure cloud environments. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years in IAM Administration and a related degree. This is an inclusive role welcoming diverse applicants.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Identity Access Management (IAM) Administration.
• Passion, curiosity, and love for technology and human contact.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, understand, and resolve security incidents before they escalate.
• Conduct vulnerability scans and recommend protection measures.
• Set up secure access and manage identities for teleworking and cloud.

Skills

Real-time security alerts response

Vulnerability detection

Securing teleworking and the cloud

Support for innovation projects

Automation of repetitive tasks

Participation in post-incident investigations

Creating a security culture

Education

Bachelor degree in Cybersecurity / Computer Science / Computer Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

Sentinel

Defender

AquaSec

Invictis

Qualys

Python

Job description

CMHC is seeking a skilled cybersecurity professional to join its Office of Security as part of its digital and organizational transformation. This transformation aims to respond to rapidly evolving threats, increasing complexity in technology environments, and the importance of regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will respond to real-time security alerts, detect vulnerabilities, secure teleworking and the cloud, support innovation projects, automate repetitive tasks, participate in post-incident investigations, and create a real security culture.

• Respond to real-time security alerts: analyze, understand, and resolve incidents before they escalate.
• Detect vulnerabilities: conduct vulnerability scans, correct or recommend appropriate protection measures.
• Securing teleworking and the cloud: setting up secure access, managing identities, automating controls.
• Support innovation projects: work with IT teams to secure new tools or applications ("secure by design").
• Automate repetitive tasks: develop scripts or tools to save time and improve security daily.
• Participate in post-incident investigations: understand what happened, learn from it, improve processes.
• Create a real security culture: train, inform, exchange, make cybersecurity simpler and accessible to all.
• You will work with modern tools like: Azure DevOps, Sentinel, Defender, AquaSec, Invictis, Qualys, Python, etc.

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• Passion, curiosity and love both technology and human contact.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Identity Access Management (IAM) Administration
• Bachelor degree in Cybersecurity / Computer Science / Computer Engineering / combination of studies or relevant work experience can be considered

CMHC is committed to employment equity and encourages women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

What you should know:

• If you require a medical accommodation, please contact the Well-Being team and inform your HRBP.
• If you require a non-medical accommodation, please contact your HRBP.
• Selected candidates may be required to do a presentation or assessment as part of the interview. If so, they will be advised in advance.