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Job Title: Security Specialist
Contract Duration: 6+ Months
Pay range C$90 - 100/hr
Job Type: Hybrid, in office 2 days a week
Work Location: Toronto, ON
Summary Of Day To Day Responsibilities:
Must-Haves:
Nice To Have
About The Company:
About GTT
Contract Duration: 6+ Months
Pay range C$90 - 100/hr
Job Type: Hybrid, in office 2 days a week
Work Location: Toronto, ON
Summary Of Day To Day Responsibilities:
- About the role: Our client is looking for someone to lead and execute third-party cyber risk assessments of the client's global suppliers.
- The assessor will provide specialized expertise and guidance on assessing risks, identifying potential gaps, and providing security solutions to mitigate risks and protect the client.
- The assessor may also participate in department initiatives of moderate to high complexity and provide complex reporting, analysis, and assessments at the functional, business line, or enterprise level.
- Coordinate with key risk stakeholders to initiate, scope, and plan third-party cyber risk assessments of new and existing suppliers of all risk levels.
- Lead or contribute to the completion of third-party cyber risk assessments at the business application, portfolio, or overall enterprise level.,
- Communicate the cyber risk assessment results to internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate with risk stakeholders to identify appropriate risk mitigation and remediation plans.
- The Security Specialist performs validation of the risk mitigation and remediation plans upon implementation.
- Complete assessments in accordance with internal procedures and standards, industry frameworks, and best practices.
- Guide partners on a broad range of specific Technology Controls and Information Security programs, policies, standards, and incidents.
- Contribute to the definition, development, and oversight of a global third-party cybersecurity management strategy and framework.
- Adhere to internal policies and procedures, technology control standards, and applicable regulatory guidelines.
- The Security Specialist performs contributes to the review of internal processes and activities and assist in identifying potential opportunities for improvement.
- Influence behavior to reduce risk and foster a strong technology risk management culture throughout the enterprise.
Must-Haves:
- 3+ years of third party cyber risk assessment/assessor experience.
- Expert knowledge of IT security and risk disciplines and practices.
- Advanced knowledge of organization, technology controls, security, and risk issues.
- Demonstrated ability to participate in complex, comprehensive, or large projects and initiatives.
- Ability to serve as a lead expert resource in technology controls and information security for project teams, the business, organization, and outside vendors.
Nice To Have
- Information Security Certification / Accreditation is an asset.
About The Company:
- Top 10 bank in Canada and North America offering comprehensive financial solutions. Providing retail, commercial, wealth management, and wholesale banking services, we help clients thrive in today's evolving market.
About GTT
- GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!
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- Posted
- Jun 04, 2025
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