Career Opportunities
IT Security Specialist
hybrid
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada .
full-time . April 23, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada .
full-time . April 23, 2025
Description
IT Security Specialist
About
IMRSV Data Labs is a rapidly-growing defence company focused on developing game-changing new capabilities in support of our close allies. Our mission is to save lives and make the world safer. We know through experience that a small team of exceptional people can make an outsized impact on the world.
Solving the world's hardest problems requires a world-class team. Our company employs a dynamic mix of thought leaders, specialised machine learning experts, and versatile technology generalists who are motivated by a shared belief that technology can be a powerful force for good in the world. We value critical thinkers and problem-solvers who can thrive in unconventional or unknown environments and who share our passion for solving difficult problems.
Job Type: Full Time (must be in Ottawa, role will be a mix of in office and remote)
Role
We are seeking an experienced and well-rounded individual who can assist with a broad range of IT-related activities as our organisation grows. The candidate must be capable of performing a variety of duties including secure hardware and software provisioning, implementing processes to ensure the smooth and integral operation of company infrastructure, and proactively monitoring for compliance to security standards. The ideal candidate is not only capable of performing these tasks, but can also identify areas for improvement and advise the company on how to strengthen our existing practices. This role and its responsibilities will grow as our organisation grows. You will excel in this position by being highly collaborative, user focused, entrepreneurial, and self-motivated.
We value people who have a strong ingrained sense of accountability to the team around them. Our learning-oriented culture is transparent, fun, diverse, and strongly encourages a work-life balance. We encourage our employees to expand their horizons by developing new skills, sharing crazy ideas, and taking risks.
Responsibilities
Areas of Responsibility *(please note): We are a developer-heavy, product-focused company. The role’s responsibilities reflect this.
- Designing and implementing secure customer systems in collaboration with engineering and DevOps team members
- Facilitating the company’s infrastructure security program
- Auditing all security, data management, and data access controls practices
- Recommending and implementing improvements to existing practices
- Ensuring the organisation remains in compliance with its security requirements, including SOC2 Type 2, and NIST and other US and Canadian federal standards
- Responding to security incidents, leading postmortems, and solving the underlying issues or implementing mitigations to address them.
- Automating company compliance, for employee computer systems and the use of third party systems
- Becoming intimately familiar with the features and controls provided by our existing service providers (including Google Workspace, Atlassian tools, Vanta, and GitLab) to ensure we are taking advantage of useful features
Prerequisites
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in an IT specialist or similar position
- Strong knowledge of networking and security best practices
- Strong Linux administration knowledge, including network administration
- Strong cloud administration knowledge, such as GCP or AWS
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Valid Government of Canada security clearance a strong asset, eligibility required
- Advanced certifications (particularly non-vendor-specific ones) are a strong asset
Why work here?
Not only do we design exciting work building new products for the defence and public safety markets, we also have:
- Competitive salaries
- A flexible benefits plan including a Health Care Spending Account
- Working from home or hybrid work opportunities
- A culture that brings togetherness even when in virtual environment;
- A dynamic team of sharp, intelligent individuals who like to have fun!