This role as a Security Specialist - Threat Risk Assessment focuses on conducting comprehensive evaluations of internal and external threats to information systems. The position involves delivering key assessments including organization maturity risk assessments, cybersecurity health checks, strategic cyber maturity advice, and security-by-desig
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n consultations. The candidate is expected to assess I&IT solutions against widely recognized industry controls such as NIST, ISF, and ISO, and ensure compliance with relevant IT security standards and frameworks. Responsibilities also include developing and implementing security measures, evaluating risks, recommending mitigation strategies, and ensuring secure system architectures throughout the organization.
Advantages
•Opportunity to work on high-impact cybersecurity and risk assessment projects.
•Engage in strategic cyber advisory roles and security-by-design planning.
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
•Apply advanced knowledge of security architecture, governance, and threat mitigation.
•Involvement in current and emerging cybersecurity technologies and frameworks.
Responsibilities
•Conduct risk assessments including maturity, industry-standard, and cybersecurity health checks.
•Provide strategic cyber maturity and security-by-design advice.
•Evaluate I&IT solutions against controls such as NIST, ISF, ISO, and internal standards.
•Identify, analyze, and resolve security risks and vulnerabilities.
•Develop security architecture requirements for various IT projects.
•Ensure systems integrate appropriate contingency and protection measures.
•Prepare and deliver executive-level risk reports and documentation.
•Facilitate workshops, interviews, and assessments with stakeholders.
•Offer expert guidance during procurement evaluations and technical reviews.
Qualifications
•Proven experience delivering risk assessments and cyber security evaluations.
•Strong understanding of threat risk assessment methodologies (e.g., HTRA or equivalent).
•Demonstrated knowledge of IT security legislation, practices, and governance frameworks.
•Hands-on experience with security architecture, controls, and technical mitigation strategies.
•Familiarity with ISO, NIST, ISF frameworks, and IT security policies.
•Experience preparing executive reports, technical assessments, and audit documents.
•Background in business continuity planning, penetration testing, or forensic investigation is an asset.
Summary
This Security Specialist position offers an opportunity to play a pivotal role in enhancing cybersecurity maturity and reducing organizational risk. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in risk assessments and industry security standards to ensure robust, compliant, and secure IT solutions.
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 accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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This role as a Security Specialist - Threat Risk Assessment focuses on conducting comprehensive evaluations of internal and external threats to information systems. The position involves delivering key assessments including organization maturity risk assessments, cybersecurity health checks, strategic cyber maturity advice, and security-by-design consultations. The candidate is expected to assess I&IT solutions against widely recognized industry controls such as NIST, ISF, and ISO, and ensure compliance with relevant IT security standards and frameworks. Responsibilities also include developing and implementing security measures, evaluating risks, recommending mitigation strategies, and ensuring secure system architectures throughout the organization.
Advantages
•Opportunity to work on high-impact cybersecurity and risk assessment projects.
•Engage in strategic cyber advisory roles and security-by-design planning.
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
•Apply advanced knowledge of security architecture, governance, and threat mitigation.
•Involvement in current and emerging cybersecurity technologies and frameworks.
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Responsibilities
•Conduct risk assessments including maturity, industry-standard, and cybersecurity health checks.
•Provide strategic cyber maturity and security-by-design advice.
•Evaluate I&IT solutions against controls such as NIST, ISF, ISO, and internal standards.
•Identify, analyze, and resolve security risks and vulnerabilities.
•Develop security architecture requirements for various IT projects.
•Ensure systems integrate appropriate contingency and protection measures.
•Prepare and deliver executive-level risk reports and documentation.
•Facilitate workshops, interviews, and assessments with stakeholders.
•Offer expert guidance during procurement evaluations and technical reviews.
Qualifications
•Proven experience delivering risk assessments and cyber security evaluations.
•Strong understanding of threat risk assessment methodologies (e.g., HTRA or equivalent).
•Demonstrated knowledge of IT security legislation, practices, and governance frameworks.
•Hands-on experience with security architecture, controls, and technical mitigation strategies.
•Familiarity with ISO, NIST, ISF frameworks, and IT security policies.
•Experience preparing executive reports, technical assessments, and audit documents.
•Background in business continuity planning, penetration testing, or forensic investigation is an asset.
Summary
This Security Specialist position offers an opportunity to play a pivotal role in enhancing cybersecurity maturity and reducing organizational risk. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in risk assessments and industry security standards to ensure robust, compliant, and secure IT solutions.
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 accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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