At a Glance
- Tasks: Identify and address security vulnerabilities to prevent cyber-attacks.
- Company: Join a leading company focused on IT security and compliance.
- Benefits: Flexible part-time hours, competitive pay, and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cybersecurity while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: 4+ years in security with experience in risk assessment and cloud security.
The predicted salary is between 40.5 - 49.5 $ per hour.
Synopsis of the role
As our IT Security Analyst, this role requires a motivated self-starter.
Someone who has strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a deep understanding of risk and compliance management principles, excellent communication and report-writing abilities, and knowledge of industry-specific regulations, standards, and frameworks.
You are passionate about security and believe in due diligence.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to
What you'll do
- Proactively identify and address system, network, and data to prevent cyber-attacks.
- Assess and validate security controls, while suggesting compensating controls to address vulnerabilities and control gaps.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to remediate application and infrastructure vulnerabilities.
- Conduct vulnerability and security controls risk assessments.
- Facilitate information gathering and reporting for Internal and External Audit functions.
- Providing recommendations to the Technology Information Security Officer on the risks posture that are related to the Equifax Canada environment.
- Partnering with Technology on security engagements by opening front door requests and collecting evidence for projects.
- Support evidence collection for various security compliance frameworks, including NIST, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and SOC assessments.
- What experience you need
- Minimum 4+ years in security and 2+ years of experience with the Risk assessment, application security and cloud security.
- Good understanding of technical security controls, secure coding standards and Hands-on experience with cloud such as GCP and AWS.
- Strong understanding of PKI, encryption standards, Microservices architectures, Kubernetes security.
- Experience with Service Now, Jira, and/or other reporting platform tools including creating workflows, dashboard creation, and optimization.
- Pays attention to team needs and pivots his/ her approaches accordingly to support the delivery of business value.
- Expert in ability to communicate to advanced Technical teams as well as brief management on technical risks and issues.
- Exposure to audits like PCI, SOC, ISO 27001 and familiarity with common security frameworks NIST, COBIT, ITIL, ISO.
- Proactive, detail oriented and able to work independently and efficiently.
- What could set you apart
- Passionate about Cybersecurity.
- Bilingual (French language is an asset).
- Previous experience working in cyber security and risk management at a large company.
Security Analyst in Toronto employer: Equifax, Inc.
Equifax is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic work culture focused on innovation and collaboration. As a Senior Director of Partnerships, you will benefit from extensive professional growth opportunities while working in a supportive environment that values strategic thinking and relationship building. Located in a vibrant area, Equifax offers competitive benefits and a commitment to employee development, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
