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Cognizant is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist to enhance its digital security posture in Toronto, Ontario. The successful candidate will analyze critical security events, manage incident response, and collaborate with various teams to uphold cybersecurity processes. This full-time hybrid position requires strong expertise in security operations and excellent communication skills, making it a great opportunity for a mid-senior level professional seeking impactful work in a fast-paced environment.
As a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, you’ll make an impact by protecting our digital environment and enabling secure business operations. You’ll analyze and respond to critical security events using industry-leading tools, collaborate with multi-functional teams, and ensure rapid resolution of incidents. Your insights and actions will help reduce risk, improve cyber resilience, and contribute to an environment of continuous security improvement.You will be a valued member of our Infrastructure practice and work collaboratively with our Manager of Projects.
In this role, you will
What You’ll Need To Succeed (required Skills)
What Will Help You Stand Out (preferred Skills)
At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role.
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Working arrangements
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in a client office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
Note : The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services
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