Specialist Information Security in Mississauga

The successful candidate will be placed at the appropriate step within the salary grade/band, based on relevant years of experience and other applicable considerations. The IESO is committed to ensuring Ontario’s electricity system meets the province’s needs today and into the future. We are charged with purpose, delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity for homes, businesses, and communities across the province. Our central role includes managing the provincial power grid in real-time, overseeing and evolving Ontario’s electricity market, engaging with government, municipalities and Indigenous communities, and planning for Ontario’s future electricity needs.

This is a unionized position that falls within the Information Security Division in the Information & Technology Services Business Unit.

The Information Security team plays an important role in protecting the IESO systems from cyber threats by proactively monitoring systems and raising cyber security awareness to the users of IESO systems. The Specialist, Information Security will coordinate, plan and/or organize the development and delivery of Information Security services to business units in order to maintain the integrity of vital computer applications and information systems across IESO and to support executives and managers in fulfilling their due diligence responsibilities regarding Information Technology Security.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to the development of Information Security Policy, Program and procedures for business units consistent with corporate security objectives and generally accepted and leading-edge Information Security practices and professional security standards.
• Support in the development and delivery of Identity and Access Management roadmap, IAM program governance including advice and consultation to key business stakeholders.
• Design and deliver simulated phishing campaigns and cyber security training support utilizing an online tool.
• Collect performance metrics for information security and create presentations to show trends over time.
• Contribute to the development of cyber security awareness training materials, general Cyber Security education including in-person presentations to staff.
• Support internal and external audit activities through information collection and participation in interviews.
• Report results of Information Security assessments with conclusions, recommendations for improvement.
• Participate and coordinate in the fulfilment of regulatory compliance requirements.
• Work with business units to determine data classification and ownership/custodianship.

Role Requirements:

• Requires a sound knowledge of computer science, information technology systems and MS Office productivity tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Requires experience coordinating/analyzing enterprise security systems on a diverse set of computing platforms.
• A period of over 5 years, up to and including 10 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

How We Support You:

• Best-in-class benefits and long-term support in the form of a defined benefit pension plan.
• Work in a dynamic and evolving sector that offers exciting opportunities.
• Leadership that values meaningful discussions, welcomes feedback, and prioritizes career development.
• A strong, inclusive culture and a collaborative team environment.
• Compensation packages that are regularly reviewed to remain competitive.

Thank you for your interest in a career at the IESO. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that the successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in Canada and will be subject to applicable background checks.