IT Security Analyst

ProViso Staffing; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Toronto seeks an experienced Lead Security Analyst to support IT Risk Insights & Analytics. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders, managing risk mitigation technologies, and making strategic contributions to data-driven decisions. The successful candidate will engage in high-visibility projects, gaining invaluable exposure within a top financial institution's risk management practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in information security or technology risk management.
• 5+ years leading projects and teams.
• Advanced skills in risk mitigation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams through IT risk solutions and methodologies.
• Analyze data and present metrics to senior leaders.
• Develop and design metrics for risk management.

Skills

Information Security

Technology Risk Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Education

Bachelors in Technical Field

Security Certifications (e.g., CISSP)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Story Behind the Need

• Business group: IT Risk Insights & Analytics
• Project: IT Risk Insights & Analytics – team helps develop and design metrics, as well as present and make strategic advisory comments on metrics, with a focus on tech and cybersecurity risks; provides and comments on data to leadership to make effective and valuable decisions that help towards risk management goals of cyber and tech at the Bank
• Reason: Additional support to regulatory remediation program

Candidate Value Proposition:

• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with multiple stakeholders in the bank including Global Risk Management, Technology, Audit, and sharpen the leadership skills in communication, cyber and tech, and compliance areas.
• The candidate will have the global exposures and gain experiences in risk management practice and analytics through high visibility projects for a top 5 Canadian Bank.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for working with a variety of modern risk mitigation-related technologies including cloud, DBR, backups, vulnerabilities management, access management
• Leading teams through methodology and IT Risk solutions
• Contributing to the good governance of existing metrics through participation in review, challenge and change cycles
• Provides and comments on data to leadership to make effective and valuable decisions that help towards risk management goals of cyber and tech at the Bank
• Develop, design as well as present and make strategic advisory comments on metrics, with a focus on tech and cybersecurity risks
• Gathering metrics and presenting them in decks to senior leaders up to SVP level
• Performing calculations and analyzing data excel
• Develop and deliver training materials to key risk indicators and metrics

Must have skills:

• 10+ years of experience in information security, technology risk management, or technology audit
• 5+ years’ experience leading projects and/or people
• 5+ years’ experience working with a variety of modern risk mitigation related technologies including: cloud, DBR, backups, vulnerabilities management, access management
• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite (PPT, Excel, Word)

Nice to have:

• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Experience working with Canadian or US regulators
• Previous experience in Financial Institutions

Soft Skills Required:

• Strong leadership skills
• Result-oriented and self-driven
• Great communication skills
• Stakeholder management and collaboration skills

Education:

• Bachelors in technical field preferred
• Security certifications e.g. CISSP an asset

Best VS. Average Candidate:

• The ideal candidate will be an experienced Lead security analyst with strong experience with a variety of modern risk mitigation related technologies including: cloud, DBR, backups, vulnerabilities management, access management. Recent experience with Financial Institutions and hands on working experience with Canadian or US regulators is preferred.

Candidate Review & Selection

• Interview format:
o 1st round with (HM) Head of the Program and Director over MS team– 45mins
o Technical and Behavioral questions based on previous experience.
o Potential 2nd round depending on the need

Job Details

13354

Contract

3 months

Toronto