Information Security Specialist

University of Toronto; Ontario; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking an Information Security Specialist to contribute to the development and implementation of their security programs. This role requires a strong focus on information technology, risk management, and project leadership, with responsibilities including training teams on security protocols and managing security incidents.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in IT, focusing on Information Security.
• Strong understanding of industry innovations in computing and networking.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Manager, Information Security to implement security programs.
• Manage incidents and conduct reviews/audits of IT systems.
• Act as a Project Manager for IT security projects.

Skills

Information Security

Risk Management

Project Management

Scripting

Database Configuration

Education

University degree in technology-related discipline

Tools

Metasploit

Nessus

SQL Server

MySQL

Job description

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Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department: Discovery Commons

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

MedIT provides information technology support for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Our mission is to partner and collaborate with clients, University, and third parties to determine value based, sustainable technology solutions that enable the Faculty to achieve its academic mission. MedIT aims to provide enterprise IT services for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, with a strong focus on utilization of the Microsoft 365 Platform.

As Information Security Specialist, you will collaborate closely with the Manager, Information Security to contribute to the development and implementation of strategic and tactical planning of Temerty Medicine’s Information Security programs. Additionally, you will be responsible for promoting and training MedIT’s community on Information Security programs. You will also develop and manage incidents in accordance with incident management procedure. In conjunction, you will undertake reviews and audits of the IT systems and services to ensure that potential threats or uncompromised access are mitigated. You will act as a Project Manager for IT projects that contain Information Security components, to ensure that projects achieve the security goals and controls of MedIT.

Essential Qualifications

• University degree in technology-related discipline including but not limited to Computer Science, Computer Engineering or acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 7 years’ directly related work experience in a high-volume, large, strategic enterprise level IT environment, including at least two years working with Information Security as a significant focus of activity.
• Requires broad and in-depth knowledge of industry innovations and state-of-the-art technology in both computing and networking arenas.
• Strong and/or expert understanding of client and server application deployment and support, client and server activity tracking, and IT Architecture concepts and security methodologies.
• Experience drafting information security standards and guidelines, assessing risk management, and determining controls.
• Experience in administering enterprise-level Unix-based server applications.
• Strong scripting skills required including Shell, bash, Python, and/or other interpreted languages.
• Experience configuring databases and database-backed applications (SQL Server, MySQL).
• Extensive experience with intrusion detection and prevention including using network and security analysis tools.
• Experience in selecting, configuring and deploying service mis-use detection and prevention technologies (Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, Anti-DDOS, etc.).
• Experience running penetration testing and vulnerability scanning (Metasploit, Nessus, etc.).
• Experience with deploying, configuring and securing virtualized environments, and services running in it.
• Excellent project management, team lead and facilitation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of process development, process design, process integration, client services development, systems analysis, specifications techniques and implementation strategies.
• Strong knowledge of information security, data governance, risk management, and compliance best practices with the ability to be a forward thinker and active observer of trends across industries.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality and comprehensive communications materials.
• Adept at conforming to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong ability to elicit cooperation and collaboration from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, stakeholders, and other departments.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills with strong ability to exercise judgement, tact, discretion, and determination.
• Adept at conducting research into technical or project-related issues and products, to continually improve processes and solutions as technology changes.
• Adept at quickly learning, understanding, and applying new technologies and process frameworks.

Assets

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or training in project management.
• IT Security certifications held or in progress, such as CISSP, CISA, ISO Audit, CRISC
• ITIL certification held, in progress or training

Closing Date: 06/30/2025,11:59PM ET

Employee Group: Salaried

Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 3 -- Hiring Zone: $91,937 - $107,259 -- Broadband Salary Range: $91,937 - $153,227

Job Category: Engineering / Technical

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education, Information Technology, and Project Management

• Industries

  Higher Education, IT System Operations and Maintenance, and IT System Testing and Evaluation

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