Information Security Analyst
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Job Location:
Mississauga - Canada
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality integrity and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!
Job Description
Reporting to the Team Lead Information Security we are looking for an experienced handson Information Security Analyst to join our growing team. This role is responsible for protecting the organizations systems and its most critical assetdata.
You will work across security operations incident response data protection and project security partnering closely with IT and business leaders to reduce risk while enabling the business to move fast and safely.
This role is fully onsite at our Mississauga ON office.
Compensation: 90k-105k
Benefits
Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health and HCSA)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Long-term Disability
Short-term Disability
RRSP Match
Paid Vacation
Floating Days
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Engagement Events
Awards and Recognition
Tuition reimbursement
Service Awards
Employee Perks & Discounts
Key Responsibilities
Security Operations & Threat Detection
- Monitor and investigate security events across networks endpoints servers cloud platforms and email
- Identify unauthorized access attempts suspicious activity and potential data exfiltration
- Review security logs and alerts to detect inappropriate access to sensitive financial or executive data
- Support and lead security incident triage investigation containment and remediation
Data Protection Governance & DLP
- Support the design and operation of Data Governance and Data Classification frameworks
- Monitor and investigate potential data loss or data misuse including:
- Large data transfers
- Emailing sensitive data externally or to personal accounts
- Unauthorized access to confidential or regulated data
- Support the implementation and tuning of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls across email endpoints cloud and collaboration tools
- Partner with business teams to balance data protection with productivity
Project & Architecture Security
- Participate in IT and businessled projects to ensure security and data protection requirements are defined and embedded
- Identify and document security and data risks introduced by new systems integrations or processes
- Recommend practical riskbased remediation options and compensating controls
- Provide security architecture guidance aligned to business needs
Governance Risk & Compliance
- Contribute to security policies standards procedures and guidelines
- Perform threat and risk assessments for key and critical systems
- Support audits and compliance activities (e.g. PCI ISO 27001 internal audits)
- Track remediation actions and validate risk reduction outcomes
Incident Response & Resilience
- Support development and execution of incident response plans
- Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity testing
- Conduct postincident analysis and recommend control improvements
Education & Continuous Improvement
- Deliver security and data protection awareness sessions
- Develop and maintain security documentation and user guidance
- Identify opportunities to improve detection response and prevention capabilities
- Stay current with emerging threats attack techniques and defensive controls
Required Experience
- 58 years of experience in Cyber Security Security Operations or Incident Response roles
- Handson experience with SIEM / logging platforms (e.g. QRadar Splunk ArcSight Elastic)
- CISSP CISM or similar certifications
- Experience analyzing vulnerability data and managing findings using a riskbased approach
- Strong background in security incident investigation and response
- Experience working with endpoint network and email security technologies
- Experience collaborating directly with IT cloud and business teams
Data Protection Experience (Must Have)
- Experience working with Data Classification Data Governance and/or DLP controls
- Understanding of how sensitive data flows across systems email cloud and endpoints
- Experience investigating datarelated security incidents or policy violations
Nice to Have
- Experience with EDR NDR IPS and advanced threat protection tools
- Knowledge of cloud security and SaaS platform
- Experience supporting regulatory or audit requirements
Core Skills & Attributes
- Strong analytical and investigative mindset
- Ability to explain security and data risk in plain business language
- Comfortable working across multiple priorities and fastmoving situations
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Customerfocused and collaborative approach
Education & Other Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science or related field preferred
- Ability to travel across North America and Europe as required
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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools on a limited basis to assist in initial assessment identification and review of candidates. AI is used only to support our recruiting and hiring team and decisions are always made by the recruiting and hiring team. Absolutely no applicant data is sent or provided externally through these AI tools.
Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employees sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to and teamwork at IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation health care a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- IT Experience
- Splunk
- IDS
- Cybersecurity
- FIPS
- PCI
- NIST Standards
- Information Security
- Encryption
- FISMA
- RMF
- Siem
About Company
IKO is a global leader in the manufacturing and supply of residential shingles, commercial roofing & water proofing products, insulation systems & accessories.
