Information Security Specialist

Our client is a top financial institution with significant North American holdings. They have operations across most major verticals, including institutional & corporate, wealth management, private client, commercial banking, treasury, and retail banking.

Contract Period: 3 months with potential to extend or convert

Location: Toronto, ON

Location Type: Hybrid; onsite 2 days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Business Hours: Monday to Friday; 9 AM to 5 PM

Job Responsibilities:

• Support learning and growth of our team members as a guide in Threat Defense Operations with a focus on mitigating risks to protect the bank.
• You may also participate on projects of moderate to high complexity and provide complex reporting, analysis, and assessments at the functional, business line or enterprise level.
• Moderate to advanced hands-on experience on all modern operating systems, roles base access, internal files structures, registries, and data storage.
• Moderate to advanced experience as an Incident Manager working on complex information security and cybercrime-related incidents, requiring coordination with internal and external enterprise teams, as well as third parties, vendors, partners, etc.
• Moderate experience working cybersecurity events and incidents related to network layer 7/application and internet facing attacks.
• Moderate to advanced experience briefing executives related to cybercrime and information security incident triage, incident containment, and incident recovery.
• Moderate to advanced experience authoring complex communications related to cybercrime and information security incident triage, incident containment, and incident recovery.
• Moderate to advanced experience authoring and maintaining playbooks and other process/governance documentation.

Experience & Qualification Requirements:

• 3+ years of practical or relevant experience and knowledge of IT security and Incident Management practices across multiple domains
• Possess moderate to strong hands-on experience in all modern Operating Systems (Window/NIX/Cloud/Mobile)
• Candidate should possess strong hands-on experience with traditional incidents response detection tools such as SIEM, EDR, XDR, Firewall, WAF, email proxies, NIDS, and equivalent
• Strong knowledge of organization, technology controls, cybersecurity, and risk assessment issues
• Experience working with Azure, defender, sentinel

****ALL CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE A CRIMINAL AND CREDIT CHECK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS****

How to Apply: If you are a motivated professional looking to contribute to a leading team, please submit your resume outlining your qualifications and experience relevant to this role. Robertson & the clients we represent, value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We invite all qualified individuals to apply.

Robertson & the clients we represent are equal opportunity employers, committed to diversity and inclusion. Robertson is a certified diverse supplier and actively seeks to foster a representative and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Aboriginal status, or any other legally protected factors. We champion building a diverse and inclusive environment.