Job Description

Story behind the need:

• Reason for request/why opened: BAU and supporting specific projects
• Scope of Project: Network Security Governance (fire walls, network traffic flows, firewall blocks and rules, URL blocks, high risk protocol, someone who understands network diagrams)
• Team Size/Culture: 12 people - very close team, collaborative, team player, independent and team work involved
• Training Period: 1 month of shadowing due to the specific network controls that they will need to learn to understand the client network environment

Candidate profile details:

• Degree/Certifications Required: any cisco certs, CISSP cert (nice to have, preferred) - network or security
• Years of Overall Experience: 10+ years (flexible with 7+, no junior candidates)
• Preferred Candidate Background: banking or financial institutions (big 5 banks or insurance), someone who understands firewalls, network traffic flows, firewall blocks and rules, URL blocks, high risk protocol, and network diagrams
• How will performance be measured: Overall quality of work, How do they get along with team members, traders, and stakeholders?
• Selling Points of Position (CVP): Gaining a ton of security and network experience, working with multiple lines of business, 3rd party vendors, government regulators, long-term opportunity

Summary of day-to-day responsibilities:

• Enterprise Protect 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 Protects Network Security Governance team is seeking a Network Information Security Specialist.
• As a Network Information Security Specialist, you will be responsible for providing network security expertise on an enterprise-wide basis in order to ensure effective controls are in place.
• You will contribute to the development/evolution of Network security governance policies, standards and processes.
• You will also provide guidance and consultation to the technology teams with regards to the design and implementation of information security controls.

:

• Review requests for firewall rules and/or security exceptions (e.g. URL filtering exceptions, SSL decryption bypass). Work with the client to ensure the requests meet the required OCISO standards
• Oversee, monitor, enforce enterprise frameworks and methodologies that relate to technology controls / information security activities
• Maybe required to provide after-hours support for firewall Rules review.
• Participate in business specific / cross-functional / enterprise initiatives helping to identify risk and provide guidance
• Contribute to the review of internal processes and activities and 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 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 in particular be able to influence and change behaviors and build consensus
• Keep current on emerging trends / developments and grow knowledge of the business, analytical tools and techniques

Must-Have Hard Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of various network platforms including firewalls, IDS/IPS, routers, switches, WAN technologies, MPLS, Load Balancing and WiFi
• Experience with firewall rules management - review, approval, assessments
• NIST, config drift and vulnerability management, understanding of Qualys

Soft skills:

• Strong organization skills, multitasking
• Strong communication skills - written and verbal
• Team player mentality

Nice-To-Have:

• Information Security certification or accreditation would be an asset (CISSP, cisco certs)
• Banking, financial institution (big 5 banks) or large insurance company
• Technical writing experience

Job Details
13654
Contract
12 months
Toronto
113.00 CAD
Recruiter
Jashan Kaur

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