Risk and Compliance Specialist 0161-1213
Risk and Compliance Specialist 0161-1213
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09-08-2025
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Job Description
HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name.
Description
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and perform risk assessments against a wide variety of inputs.
- Analyzes data from various sources to identify remediation of risks.
- Interprets policies legislation and standards to adequately provide advice for management and executives.
General Skills:
- Experience interpreting requirements from those standards and translating them into actionable implementations
- Strong understanding of internal control frameworks control mappings and scoping
- Familiar with a broad range of technical concepts: logical access control agile development process secure coding principles security architecture information security network security and privacy Expertise in gap analysis remediation control design and risk assessments
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with GRC (Governance Risk Compliance) tools is a plus
Deliverables
- Lead security and vendor risk assessments identifying risks and gaps and developing mitigation strategies for third-party vendors.
- Conduct detailed assessments of third-party vendors security domains communicate findings prepare regular reports and updates to management and stakeholders.
- Develop and implement cybersecurity governance frameworks policies and procedures in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Provide support for audit compliance and regulatory requests. Precise and thorough documentation and analysis are essential for effective security auditing and compliance efforts.
- Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to develop cybersecurity requirements for new solutions ensuring alignment with security policies and standards.
- Work with other team members to develop and align with cybersecurity requirements for solutions as required
- Work with project teams to recommend and implement security controls to address identified risks.
- Work with Enterprise Architecture Solution Delivery Security and Operations teams as part of a large program/project team to ensure security solutions and meet security compliance and security policies and standards
- Identify requirements for policies and standards and work with relevant teams in creation development review and approval
- Act as a cybersecurity resource for new and upcoming project-based detail work
- Work with project teams to identify and recommend security controls to remediate security risks and issues
- Ongoing compliance work related to regulatory requirements and/or compliance to Metrolinx standards and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Develop the security process procedure governance artifacts and security controls within the Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance/Compliance Programs.
- Assist with security audits and threat/risk assessments to ensure compliance with security policies standards and procedures and work with business/technical/operational areas in taking corrective actions on any identified security exposures
- Provide advice risk assessment recommendations and technical assistance in implementing security controls for projects
- Communicate regularly with cybersecurity teams internal stakeholders project teams and representatives from various functional teams including escalating any matters to senior team members that require additional analysis
- Support the implementation of security principles policies and standards to align with industry best practices ensuring security controls are integrated into system development deployment and operation
Additional Terms
Experience/skills required:
- A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in information security. Including working with large security projects
- Strong communication interpersonal and presentation skills for engaging with diverse stakeholders
- Expertise in security governance risk management and compliance including developing road maps policies standards procedures and processes
- Proven experience in contractual security requirements and third-party risk management through RFP processes and vendor evaluations throughout procurement life cycle
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams communicating complex technical information to all levels of the organization including the leadership team
- Proficient in cybersecurity risk management and third-party risk management tools (e.g. ServiceNow OneTrust Audit Board).
- Experience with development of security processes procedures and standards documentation
- Strong knowledge of industry standards and regulations such as PCI-DSS NIST ISO 27001 and the ability to ensure compliance
- Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize project work and ongoing responsibilities
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office tools such as Word Excel PowerPoint PowerBI and Visio
Education:
- A current security designation (CISSP CISM CCSP or CISA)
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Must Haves:
- 7 years Leading security and vendor risk assessments identifying risks and gaps and developing mitigation strategies for third-party vendors. and nbsp;
- 7 years Developing and implementing cybersecurity governance frameworks policies and procedures in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- 7 years Collaborating with internal teams and vendors to develop cybersecurity requirements for new solutions and nbsp;
- 7 years Developing the security process procedure governance artifacts and security controls within the Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance/Compliance Programs. and nbsp;
- 7 and nbsp;years experience and nbsp;in contract negotiation with procurement and legal teams through RFP processes and vendor evaluations throughout procurement life cycle and nbsp;
- 7 and nbsp;years experience and nbsp;knowledge of industry standards and regulations such as PCI-DSS NIST ISO 27001 and nbsp; and nbsp;
- 7 and nbsp;years experience and nbsp;facilitating cybersecurity awareness training and nbsp; and nbsp;
Employment Type
Full Time
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