Job Description

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.
What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day a health care spending or wellness spending account a premium defined benefit pension plan three personal days and two float days annually three weeks' vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years career development opportunities a collaborative values-based team culture a wellness program a hybrid working model participation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.
Here is what you will be doing
The Lead Security Engineer Identity, Access and Incident Response is primarily responsible for assisting the Manager and Director in the delivery and management of enterprise-wide and provincial information security activities within the Security team.
Here is what you will need to be successful
This position takes a lead role in driving and delivering critical cyber security projects and managing platforms.Provides thought leadership on security strategy, posture and best practices within the Cyber Security Defense department, Architecture and product teams, and other areas of OH. Leads change with security products, controls, and services within direct scope of operations and within the Cyber Security Defense and various product group teams. Engages with staff across the team to provide subject matter expertise, guidance, coaching and mentoring to Security Engineers on best practices, new security platform capabilities, and industry trends. Accountable for delivering overall product and service quality across the team. Accountable for overall service quality within the team, provide an interface for feedback and information sharing within OH. Sets objectives based on direction from a Principal Security Engineer, team lead or management. Makes decisions where results have critical impact across the organization in such areas as security controls, platforms and processes requiring sophisticated solutions and long-term correction of the security posture and integrity of the organization to avoid a catastrophic security breach. Occasionally interacts with other organizations and agencies external to Ontario Health.

Education and ExperienceBachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer-related discipline, or equivalent experience. 7-10 years of extensive experience years working with security operations, platform product management, vulnerability management and incident response and in System Support and Administration in Enterprise environment. 3-5 years of experience working in a senior security focused role for designing, implementing, and managing security platforms, controls, and processes. Industry certifications in security are required. Advanced knowledge of and experience in supporting and managing a mix of IAM, PAM, processes and platforms.. Advanced knowledge pertaining to design, implementation, operation and support of advanced security products and services. Advanced knowledge of information security frameworks including ISO 27001/2, SOC2, MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF. Advanced knowledge on a wide variety of security technologies, with advanced knowledge of most, including IAM, PAM, Secure SDLC. Knowledge of multiple common OH cloud platform such as Azure, AWS, and O365. Knowledge of coding practices as they relate to security including building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using source control tools. Knowledge of cloud and datacenter technology best practices as they relate to deployment, operations and support for security products and services. Advanced knowledge of current security protocols for regularly used operating systems, such as Linux and Windows. Knowledge of other IT systems and/or programs across the health sector. Understanding points of interaction or integration. Advanced understanding of common and emerging security threats and how best to defend against them. Advanced knowledge of best practices and common processes for incident response.

Knowledge and SkillsStrong problem solving and analytical skills to perform advanced threat hunting across EDR, NDR and SIEM toolsets, execute technical tasks under the pressure of leading incident response, use the incident response lifecycle and analytics data to maintain security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) systems and processes, identify gaps as well as create and maintain up to date operational documentation, interpret business needs in order to implement suitable security solutions that best mitigate risks. Strong communications skills, orally and in writing, to effectively communicate and apply security matters across technical teams, provide security consulting and operations support to members of the various teams. Interpersonal and collaboration skills to provide operations support to members of the various product teams, IT Operations teams, Cloud Centre of Excellence, Cloud Operations and Enterprise Architects to ensure security controls are optimally implemented and managed. Ability to lead security incident response within the organization, and ability to provide support externally. Ability to apply tactics, techniques, and procedures of potential attackers to internal systems to validate controls. Ability to implement and operate security platforms in fields such as IAM, PAM, PKI, and Secure SDLC. . Ability to manage individual and the team's work and implement security platform delivery using CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps. Ability to translate security priorities that support and apply to various lines of business within the organization. Ability to maintain in depth knowledge of security technologies and tools and assist leadership in developing roadmap for security platforms and strategies. This includes maintaining expert knowledge in multiple areas of focus. Ability to provide mentoring and coaching to strengthen security posture and services across the organization. Ability to make decisions where results have critical impact across the organization. Ability to work with a high level of autonomy in setting objectives based on direction from a Principal Security Engineer, team lead or management.

Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)Ontario Health supports a hybrid work environment and has office locations across the province. We welcome applications from candidates residing anywhere in the province of Ontario.
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Employment Type:
Permanent Full time
Contract Length:
N/A
Salary Band:
Band 7
External Application Deadline Date:
September 4, 2025
All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.
Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.
Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.