Information Security Specialist protecting critical information assets for People Corporation. Collaborating with stakeholders to manage cyber risks and ensure compliance with industry standards.
Responsibilities
Provide expertise to business leaders and technology teams by conducting security risk assessments, identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities, and recommending appropriate compensatory measures to allow risk to be managed to acceptable levels
Collaborate with information security members to develop and align information security policies and standards with evolving business needs and industry standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST CSF) and ensure the ongoing currency of same for all participating companies
Recommend security compliance and remediation initiatives for technology, processes, and services (a.) to ensure ongoing effectiveness of the information security program, (b.) to protect the business from security threats and (c.) to ensure compliance with regulatory, key business partner and client requirements
Maintain awareness of security/privacy industry to keep abreast of best practices, trends, technologies, and regulatory requirements in information security
Ensuring due care and competitive positioning on security solutions
Research best practices and define/recommend improvements to corporate security infrastructure in support of the security program
Develop and implement security strategy, plans, and budgets, ensuring alignment with business objectives and risk appetite for specific locations/companies
Complete business cases for security solutions with a keen focus on risk assessment practices
Developing and maintaining an in-depth understanding of the business unit, technologies, customers, partners, alliances, systems, processes, data, and customers
Function as main contact or adviser for local security as part of Information Security leadership role and the IT business partners, as well as finance, HR, legal, and other staff as needed
Provides leadership, executive support, and strategic and tactical guidance for the cybersecurity program supporting enterprise security initiatives
Active engagement with Partner firms to help a company toward objective achievements through representation of the security program and helping in the case of a security incident as a main contact for communication
Participating in company/region/unit related meetings and conferences and industry forums associated as part of the cybersecurity program
Act as main contact or adviser for company affiliates and partners in their pursuit of aligning to the cyber program and governance structures
Understands the processes, identifies, and evaluates controls and risks, and suggests controls and risk management strategies so that the company is complying with Information Security Policies and Standards
Maintain up-to-date knowledge related to security threats, vulnerabilities and mitigations set forth to reduce the attack surface; circulate this knowledge through the business units
Identify, document, and address threats and vulnerabilities that may impact the business
Requirements
At least 10+ years’ cybersecurity experience (or information technology infrastructure coupled with cybersecurity), with at least 5+ years in an operationally focused security practitioner role
Familiar with the cybersecurity acquisition due diligence process to assess the target firm’s status regarding regulatory compliance, security policies, and third-party risk
At least 3 years’ experience working with business leadership, and enterprise projects
Familiar with hands-on experience in IT infrastructure and security technologies (e.g., Firewalls, IPS/IDS, WAF, VPN, SIEM, MXDR, EDR, CASB, SSO, MFA, DLP)
Experience in Cloud Security Operations for environments such as Azure, M365, GCP or AWS
Completion of post-secondary education in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science or combination of equivalent discipline
A current senior professional certification relevant to cybersecurity, or risk management, such as: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA
Other beneficial industry certifications or training include GSEC, CCSP, CySA+ or ITIL
Knowledge of various security best practices, security principle, standards and frameworks (e.g. CIS, ISO27001, NIST, OWASP)
Benefits
Learn by working alongside our experts
Extended health care and dental benefits
A retirement savings plan with company contributions
A suite of Health & Wellness offerings
Mental Health programs and support for you and your family
Assistance for the completion of industry designations
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