IT - Security Specialist V - Toronto

Randstad Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Governance impact

Cloud security design

Hybrid schedule

Contract extension

Job summary

Randstad Canada is seeking a highly accomplished IT - Security Specialist V for a Toronto-based, enterprise-level contract. The role focuses on premier security consulting, risk assessment, and governance, embedding robust controls across complex initiatives.

Hybrid assignment: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. 1-year contract with potential extension and conversion, offering growth within a large-scale environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in enterprise networking and network security.
• Strong knowledge of security governance, risk management and control frameworks.
• Proven track record in security assessments, threat analyses and technology risk.
• Excellent technical writing to produce security standards and governance artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert security consulting, threat evaluation, and risk assessments across enterprise initiatives.
• Review designs to deliver risk-based security recommendations aligned with standards.
• Lead security and governance reviews for cloud, on-prem, containers, and APIs.
• Define security controls for Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, SaaS, and AI-enabled tools.
• Design and govern network security controls supporting Zero Trust, remote access, and micro-segmentation.
• Collaborate with engineering to embed security guardrails into deployment workflows.
• Advance security governance modernization and automation of compliance checks.
• Analyze complex enterprise network traffic and assess security implications across distributed environments.
• Maintain documentation for security processes and governance decisions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to ensure alignment.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Network security

Security governance

Threat analysis

Technical writing

Education

Post-secondary degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Job description

We are seeking a highly accomplished IT - Security Specialist V for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier security consulting, risk assessment, and technical governance capacity, specializing in embedding robust security controls and architecture standards across complex technology initiatives.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite, 2 days work from home)

Contract Duration: 1-year contract (with potential for extension and conversion)

Advantages

• High-Impact Governance: Shape enterprise security standards, guardrails, and risk assessments for major technology programs.
• Modern Technology Scope: Guide security design for cloud platforms, Kubernetes, AI solutions, containerized workloads, and APIs.
• Balanced Hybrid Model: Enjoy work-life flexibility with a structured schedule of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.
• Potential for Growth: 1-year contract offering strong possibilities for extension and conversion.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert security consulting, threat evaluation, and risk assessments across enterprise technology initiatives and project lifecycles.
• Review end-to-end solution designs to deliver actionable, risk-based security recommendations aligned with enterprise standards.
• Author and maintain technical security standards, baseline requirements, control mappings, STIGs, and implementation guidelines.
• Lead security and governance reviews for cloud, hybrid, on-premises, containerized, B2B, and emerging technology ecosystems.
• Evaluate and define security controls for Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, API interfaces, SaaS applications, and AI-enabled tools.
• Design and govern network security controls supporting URL filtering, secure remote access, micro-segmentation, B2B connectivity, and Zero Trust principles.
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to integrate standardized security guardrails into deployment workflows.
• Drive security governance modernization, automation of compliance checks, and continuous process improvements.
• Analyze complex enterprise network traffic flows and evaluate underlying security implications across distributed environments.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for security processes, architectural reviews, and governance decisions.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering, infrastructure, business, and cyber risk stakeholders to ensure alignment.

Qualifications

• Professional Experience: Minimum 10+ years of dedicated professional experience in enterprise networking and network security.
• Network Infrastructure Expertise: Deep knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, load balancers, proxies, DNS, and firewalls, with proven ability to analyze complex network traffic flows.
• Risk & Governance Mastery: Strong understanding of security governance, enterprise risk management, and security control frameworks.
• Security Assessments: Proven track record conducting comprehensive technical security reviews, threat analyses, and technology risk assessments.
• Network Security Architecture: In-depth understanding of network security technologies, enterprise security principles, and secure connectivity models.
• Education: Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical work experience.

Preferred Technical Assets & Certifications

• Certifications: Recognized industry designations such as CISSP, CCSP, or CISM are considered an asset.
• Zero Trust & Modern Security: Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture, secure service edge concepts, and modern network segmentation strategies.
• Automation & Emerging Tech: Experience with security automation scripts, cloud security tooling, or container security.
• Enterprise Background: Prior experience operating within a financial institution, large-scale enterprise, or highly regulated environment is an asset.

Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes

• Communication & Influence: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex security risks clearly to both technical and executive audiences.
• Process Documentation: Strong technical writing skills to produce detailed security standards, operational processes, and governance artifacts.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and maintain a collaborative team-player mindset.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [e-mail] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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