IT - Security Specialist - 56244

Duration: 1 year (Extension possible)

Location: Hybrid: currently 2 days on site, moving to 4 days on site as of Nov 3 - Toronto

- Anchor Days: Thursday

SUMMARY OF DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Protect Platform is a group of technology, security and risk professionals in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., focused on managing a comprehensive program to assess, prioritize, and mitigate business risk with technology controls.

Platform Protect - Endpoint Security Governance team is seeking an Endpoint Information Security Specialist. In this role, you will be responsible for providing endpoint security expertise on an enterprise-wide basis to ensure effective controls are in place. You will contribute to the development/evolution of Endpoint security governance policies, standards and processes. You will also provide guidance and consultation to the business and technology teams with regards to design and implementation of information security controls.

Job Description

•Oversee, monitor, enforce enterprise frameworks and methodologies that relate to technology controls / information security activities.

•May be required to provide after-hours support for change monitoring review and/or security incidents.

•Participate in business specific / cross-functional / enterprise initiatives helping to identify risk and provide guidance.

•Contribute to the review of internal processes and activities to assist in identifying potential opportunities for improvement.

•Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency especially of existing processes.

•Understanding of key controls, ability to write technical security specifications (TSS) standard documents.

•Create opportunities to educate clients / stakeholders to influence a risk aware culture.

•Participate in the investigation of Information Security Incidents and development of remediation / prevention mechanisms.

•Able to work well with others and be able to influence and change behaviors and build consensus.

•Review requests related to Endpoint security controls and / or security exceptions. Work with the client to ensure requests meet the required TD Security standards.

•Keep current on emerging trends / developments and grow knowledge of the business, analytical tools, and techniques.

MUST-HAVE Hard Skills:

• 10+ years of experience
• Deep subject matter experience with windows operating environments
• Understanding of what App Locker is, how it works
• Ability to dive deeply into a topic, research, analytical skills (strong technical understanding)
• Degree/Certifications Required: Work experience is more important (security certifications are an asset)
• Preferred Candidate Background: large infrastructure environments, can operate large scale projects

SOFT SKILLS:

1.) Detail oriented

2.) Strong collaboration skills

3.) Strong communication skills - written and oral

NICE-TO-HAVE

1.) Experience with Jira for tracking tickets

2.) Exposure to large scale environments

3.) Change Management experience

DISQUALIFIERS - is there any information/experience on a candidate’s resume that would disqualify them from consideration for this position?

1.) Multiple short-term contracts

2.) Someone who hasn’t worked in 2+ years

Interview process: 2 steps (1st is virtual, 2nd is in person), 45 minutes, panel