Information Security Engineer

eTeam; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Montreal is seeking an Information Security Analyst for a 6-month contract. The role involves addressing data security issues, collaborating with teams, and ensuring compliance with corporate standards. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and experience in IT security, with a focus on data handling and classification.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of professional IT related work experience.
• Understanding of data classification and data handling concepts.

Responsibilities

• Creation and execution of controls for classified files.
• Documenting and executing remediation plans.
• Effective tracking and reporting on deliverables.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or related field

Tools

MS Office Tools

Job description

Title- Information Security Analyst
Location- Montréal QC H3A 2A6
Duration- 06 months
Pay Rate- $48/hr - $75/hr

The US/Americas Information Security department covers the following areas: Identity & Access Management (IAM), Application Security, Third Party Security, Data Security& Cyber Defence.

The Data Security team is looking to onboard a consultant for a 6-month mandate to assist with a few short-term deliverables.

Candidate Success Factors:
Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:
• Results and Impact
o Able to influence peers and team.
o Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
o Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
o Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
• Collaboration:
o Creates trust with colleagues.
o Collaborate with various teams
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
o Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
o Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct:
o Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
o Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.

Responsibilities:
• Creation and execution of a control to address issues around higher classified files in lower classified repositories
• Creation and execution of a control to address issues around untagged files in repositories
• Analysis of Data Discovery scan results
• Documenting and executing remediation plans
• File owner reach outs to users/teams to rectify identified issues with untagged and misplaced files in various repositories
• Effective tracking and reporting on progress of assigned deliverables

Minimum Required Qualifications:
o Minimum 2 to 5 years of professional IT related work experience
o Ability to multi-task and manage multiple work streams in parallel
o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
o Good written & verbal communication skills
o Proficiency with MS Office Tools
o Understanding of data classification and data handling concepts

Preferred Qualifications:
o Bachelor’s degree in science or related field preferred
o Info Security experience
o Knowledge of scripting/automation would be beneficial

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Banking, Financial Services, and Investment Banking

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