At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead security and IT operations, manage compliance, and mentor a high-performing team.
- Company: Global SaaS company with a strong reputation and remote work culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous vacation, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Other info: Work remotely from anywhere in Canada with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact on security and IT strategy.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in IT infrastructure, proven security leadership, and team management experience.
The predicted salary is between 160000 - 200000 $ per year.
A well-reputed, global SaaS company in the Ottawa area is looking to add a Director, Security and IT Operations to their esteemed leadership group. Reporting to the CTO, you will function as their de facto Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and designated Privacy Officer, in addition to leading the IT Operations function from a managerial and strategic perspective. You’ll lead a lean, high-performing team while actively executing high-impact work yourself, whether that means managing SOC2 compliance, auditing cloud spend, authoring security governance, or driving strategic direction of the IT infrastructure. While this software company has an office presence in the National Capital Region, they boast a fully-remote work model and welcome candidates across Canada.
Duties
- Security Leadership (CISO): Rebuild and own our security program, including access control, vulnerability management, incident response, SOC2 compliance audits, and quarterly Board reporting.
- Data Privacy Officer: Serve as Privacy Officer for Canadian jurisdictions, managing policies, privacy impact assessments, access requests, breach reporting, etc.
- Customer Trust & Sales Enablement: Lead enterprise security reviews and create a self-service Security FAQ knowledge base for Sales Engineers.
- Vendor & FinOps Governance: Enforce vendor SLAs, optimize GCP/AWS cloud spend through rightsizing and commitments, and manage platform availability and disaster recovery.
- IT Operations: Own availability, backups and disaster recovery, and change management for production systems, including our SQL Server databases. Partner with Engineering on production readiness for releases and infrastructure changes.
- Team Leadership: Direct and mentor a lean platform team, setting priorities, operating rhythm, and team growth as the platform scales.
About You
- 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and operations, DevSecOps or Security leadership, ideally within a scaling SaaS environment, and 3+ years of team leadership experience.
- Proven Security Leadership: Hands-on experience building or scaling a security program, including direct ownership of SOC2 compliance.
- Strong technical background within IT infrastructure and Windows environments, database administration (SQL Server), etc.
- Data Privacy Expertise: Working knowledge of regional or global data privacy regulations within Canada and the U.S.
- Production Cloud & FinOps Experience: Hands-on experience operating production infrastructure in GCP or AWS, with a proven track record of cloud cost reduction.
- Board & Executive Presence: Comfort presenting risk posture and strategy to executive leadership and the Board.
- Operator Mindset: A strong preference for active execution alongside strategic management.
- Bonus: Background in high-throughput communications systems, containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.), IaC (Terraform, Ansible), CI/CD pipelines, etc.
- Bonus: Professional certifications in security, privacy, or cloud architecture (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CIPM, AWS or GCP cloud, etc.)
About the Job
- Competitive salary ranging from $160,000 to $200,000.
- Generous vacation allotment.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
Please note that all candidates must be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.
Director, Security & IT Operations employer: LRO Staffing
LRO Staffing is an exceptional employer that values the expertise of its Senior Business Analysts by providing a collaborative work environment in the heart of Ottawa. With a strong focus on professional development, employees are encouraged to grow their skills through engaging projects and direct interaction with senior management and stakeholders. The company fosters a culture of inclusivity and innovation, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the public sector.
