Information Security Specialist

TD; Toronto; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Information Security Specialist to enhance their cyber security operations. This role involves leading onboarding efforts, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with security strategies. The ideal candidate will have over five years of experience in cyber security, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical information effectively. Join a forward-thinking organization that values growth and skill development, providing a supportive environment for your career advancement. If you're passionate about cyber security and ready to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Savings and retirement programs

Paid time off

Banking benefits and discounts

Career development programs

Reward and recognition programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Cyber Security, preferably in operations role.
• Ability to convey technical information into business language.
• Basic knowledge of security controls and threat assessment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding efforts within the Security Operations Management POD.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine cyber technologies.
• Establish processes for continuous monitoring of cyber technology compliance.

Skills

Cyber Security

Information Risk Management

Compliance Management

Vulnerability Management

Security Tools Operations

DevSecOps

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

University or post-Graduate degree in Information Technology

Tools

JIRA

ServiceNow

Splunk

Job description

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Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours

37.5

Line Of Business

Technology Solutions

Pay Details

$91,200 - $136,800 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description

This role requires hands-on security operations experience, the ability to translate security requirements into technical solutions, and the expertise to drive the design, development, and delivery of cyber technology compliance operations.

Role and Responsibilities

• The Information Security Specialist's main function is to lead onboarding efforts within the Security Operations Management POD.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to determine cyber technologies in scope and requiring onboarding to the compliance operations program.
• Facilitate discussions to define and document onboarding requirements for cyber technologies.
• Clearly communicate program objectives and ensure alignment with enterprise security strategies.
• Lead efforts to design, build, and implement the onboarding of cyber technologies in line with program commitments.
• Define and maintain an inventory of onboarded cyber technologies.
• Establish and document processes for continuous monitoring of cyber technology compliance.
• Develop and implement frameworks for cyber technology compliance monitoring to be transitioned to the Compliance Monitoring teams.
• Identify and escalate delivery risks in a timely manner, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are in place.
• Ensure adherence to POD Agile delivery framework.
• Assess blockers and collaborate with technical teams to resolve obstacles affecting execution.
• Ensure agile best practices are followed, driving alignment across security operations and engineering teams.
  
  

Qualifications

• A University or post-Graduate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline is an asset.
• Min 5+ years' experience in working in Cyber Security / Information Risk Management, preferably in an operations role (Compliance Management, SOC, Vulnerability Management, Security Tools Operations, DevSecOps).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to convey detailed technical information into summarized business language.
• Basic people management skills.
• Ability to coordinate a team work to ensure an adequate workload to team members depending on their skills, knowledge and performance.
• Basic knowledge of security controls/mechanisms and threat/risk assessment techniques pertaining to complex data, cloud, application and networking environments.
• Basic experience and knowledge of cloud security in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Basic experience and knowledge of endpoint and network security technologies and controls (Endpoint Threat Detection, DDOS, WAF etc.)
• Organizational and self-directing skills – ability to initiate, coordinate and prioritize responsibilities and follow through on tasks to completion.
• An approach to work that includes initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy and Discretion.
• Advanced problem Solving / Analytical Thinking Skills.
• Ability to work independently on a variety of assignments with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work without supervision with senior managers, supervisors, VIPs and Users.
• Ability to perform analysis and reporting on information from multiple data sources using data mining technique for the purpose of documenting analysis results, produce report and present to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrate expertise in Enterprise IT operations, incident management, change management, Access/Identity Management, Security Operations, vulnerability and compliance management, ticketing system, incident ticket life cycle and SLA terms
• Experience working within Agile framework and using JIRA.
• Experience with ServiceNow and Splunk.
  
  

Certifications

Completion the following preferred: GIAC (GCIA, GPEN, GWAPT, GCIH, GSEC and etc), CCNP, CCNA, CISSP,CCSP (and Cloud related qualifications)

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec Only)

Sans Objet

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Banking

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