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Senior Compliance Security Specialist

Oakville, ON, CAFull-time$64k–$106k2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10

Core

Spearhead initiatives to identify, investigate, communicate, resolve, and improve information security governance, risk, and compliance in IT investments.

Role type

Senior IC compliance security specialist

Builds

Risk assessment processes, vulnerability management programs, and third-party risk oversight

Domain

Financial services / Cybersecurity governance

Required skills

Risk assessment, vulnerability management, third-party risk assessment, security controls testing, policy exception management, IT general controls validation, risk reporting, Python scripting, Power BI, security governance frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO27001, CIS), SDLC, PCI/PII compliance, cryptography basics, identity management (MFA, SSO)

Preferred skills

CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, CRISC certifications, experience with penetration testing and application security testing, experience managing platforms/applications

Technologies

Python, Power BI, COBIT 5, NIST CSF, ISO27001, CIS, PCI, PII

Responsibilities

Champion risk assessment of technologies and processes; Connect dots to improve risk assessment processes; Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize and mitigate vulnerabilities; Follow up on configuration and cloud gaps and track remediation; Help mature existing vulnerability management program; Assess third-party risk on vendors; Provide oversight, reporting, and metrics on risk functions; Perform security risk assessments for projects and changes; Review risk assessments of peers; Validate operating effectiveness of IT general controls; Maintain risk and controls repositories; Provide support for policy exception management; Assist with metrics and reporting; Manage platforms/applications within the team mandate

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC