Junior Information Security Officer

Position Details

Position Title: Junior Information Security Officer

Department/Unit: Information Security

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Posting Number: S295-24

Employee Group: DPMG

Position Type: Term

Duration of Contract: 1 year

Employment Type: Full Time

Full-time Equivalency (FTE): 1

Salary: $59,555 - $79,673 per annum

Classification: ADM-05

Provisional Statement: This is a provisional classification. Formal regular review classification procedures may be initiated at any time by the incumbent or supervisor after the incumbent has worked a minimum of six months in the role.

About Dalhousie University: Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

Job Summary: Information Technology Services (ITS) is dedicated to a constructive, team-oriented environment, gathering varied perspectives, sharing knowledge, and building effective partnerships that enable our partners to achieve their goals by advising, providing solutions, and delivering service excellence in alignment with the University’s mission and goals. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and working closely with senior Information Security Officers, IT teams, communications specialists, and multiple department/faculty unit leaders, you will support project and consultation work led by senior information security officers (Planning & Consulting / Threat Management).

Key Responsibilities:

• Helps units and faculty interpret information security risk frameworks, researches and selects tools, develops an understanding of university risk environments through interviews, strategic consultations, and assessments across the institution around information security risks.
• Evaluates and identifies point-in-time risks, risk trends, and effectiveness of risk controls relative to legal, information security, and business requirements/best practice.
• Working with the CISO and senior information security officers, creates tactical (short-term) plans for mitigating risk.
• Supports design, implementation, education efforts, and reporting to university leadership regarding risk states of the institution, security plans to address risk, and development of new risk mitigation strategies.
• Conducts risk assessments and information security consultations with departmental directors, departmental staff, Internal Audit and members of faculties. Assists the ISO team in auditing compliance and ensuring KPI outcomes for information security policies and processes.
• Communicates and supports a security awareness program to mitigate human information security risks present in the organization. Educates business units regarding industry regulations, standards and compliance requirements.

Note: The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.

Required Qualifications:

• University Degree in information management, information security or relevant field, plus three to five years of related experience (or an equivalent combination of training and experience).
• Knowledge of IT support environments, IT infrastructure, Endpoint device management, networks, and cloud service environments.
• Experience relevant to information security systems and implementation.
• Ability to learn technically complex environments, problem-solve, and assess risks on complex, multidimensional projects and initiatives.
• Demonstrated communications skills and presentation skills, both verbally and formally in writing.

Assets:

• Professional experience in information security.
• An existing industry security certification (GIAC/ISC2 or related).
• Experience in a postsecondary or public-sector environment.

Job Competencies: The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in Dalhousie’s core and leadership competencies (https://www.dal.ca/dept/leaders.html), in particular:

• Self-Awareness & Professionalism
• Respect & Inclusion
• Adaptability
• Knowledge & Thinking Skills
• Communication

Additional Information: Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program.

Application Consideration: Applications from current university employees and external candidates are assessed concurrently. Current university employees will be given special consideration. We sincerely appreciate all applications and note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by the hiring department or Human Resources.

Diversity Statement: Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

Posting Detail Information:

Number of Vacancies: 1

Open Date: 09/09/2024

Close Date: 09/16/2024

Open Until Filled: No

Special Instructions to Applicant:

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting: https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/17513