Sr. Security Specialist

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About the Job

Our client has a requirement for a Security Specialist for a 3 Month Contract opportunity.  The position is located in Mississauga, ON.

What makes this Special

Our client is one of the largest Banks in North America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service.

Role

The Security Specialist will be working on the Remediation Action Items project, enhancing the Unix / Linux security practices and technology. The position is within the Unix Engineering Security and Compliance team and the Security Specialist requires experience with Unix security, specifically as it pertains to a large financial organization with multi layered regulatory control requirements. The ideal candidate would also possess Unix scripting skills to enhance and automate manual control processes.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing vision and leadership for developing and supporting security initiatives.
• Directing the planning and implementation of enterprise IT system, business operation, and facility defenses against security breaches and vulnerability issues.
• Auditing existing systems, while directing the administration of security policies, activities, and standards.
• Directing and applying control systems to prevent error, abuse, fraud, etc.
• Taking full responsibility for minimizing disaster threat effects and for recovery.
• Raising awareness of all levels of the organization regarding security practices.
• Aligning the security policy with policies and plans of the organization.
• Constantly reviewing procedures for security failings and disaster recovery.
• Originating/maintaining security policies and strategies.
• Ensure compliance with security plans/standards.
• Managing risk analysis, disaster recovery, planning and event simulation

Requirements or Qualifications

Qualified Candidates will have:

• CISSP certification
• 6+ years experience with Korn Shell
• 6+ years leadership experience
• 6+ years experience with PERL Scripting
• 6+ years experience with Security Policy Administration
• 6+ years experience with Security System Audit
• 6+ years experience with UNIX Security
• 6+ years experience with UNIX System Administration
• Strong documentation skills

How to Apply

OnlineTo apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at http://www.zylogcanada.com/.

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