Security Administrator

Welcome to ivari

Let us introduce ourselves. With 300 employees, ivari is a company that’s making a difference in the world of life insurance. How? By finding and hiring employees who are passionate about helping people protect their families, and by giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible.

At ivari, everyone is welcome! It is our mission to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business. We offer an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported.

Here’s the job opportunity…

As a security administrator at ivari, you have three primary roles: the first is to support access management provisioning and controls for ivari systems and applications ensuring that we meet all policy and compliance requirements. The second role is to support all audit and regulatory efforts with respect to provisioning by ensuring that all requests, files, and reviews are in good order and to work with the internal and external audit staff to complete the reviews. The third role is to support the security analyst by acting as a first line of defense by monitoring and auditing the various security services installed within our IT infrastructure - and respond as appropriate to anomalies that these reports identify. You will:

• Provide/revoke requested ID’s and associated privileges; support service desk with regards to password resets.
• Assess requests and identify those that are outside normal scope for access and specific privileges.
• Support annual review of access privileges with application owner or staff manager confirming that a particular person's access privileges are current and correct or that all ID’s associated with an application are current and correct.
• Manage problems and investigate as required.
• Support new security initiatives.
• Monitor and maintain the various security systems & services and associated reports working together with IT Risk Management and Security Operations.
• Maintain policy and standards library and system documentation.
• Identify opportunities to extend or improve access controls through leveraging acquired tools.
• Monitor and review security reports on daily/weekly basis as scheduled. Identify anomalies and respond or escalate as per individual activity requirements.

What We Are Looking For…

• University or College Graduate in IT related field. IT security courses and designations beneficial.
• Three to five years IT security experience. Previous security or LAN administration experience preferred. Familiarity with running command lines interface (CLI). Must understand basic security concepts such as accountability, segregation of duties, least privilege, and demonstrable compliance (reliable audit trails).
• Must demonstrate a “security mindset” and willingness to enforce control procedures while maintaining a positive customer relationship.
• Requires attention to detail.
• Must have an aptitude for learning syntax for a multitude of operating systems and applications.

What's In It For You…

At ivari, it's important for us to keep our people motivated, recognized, and rewarded. We offer competitive base salaries plus a bonus, one of the many reasons ivari is a great place to work.

We also offer health and dental benefits for the entire family from Day 1! But that’s just the beginning. When you join the ivari team you also get…

• A fantastic vacation plan and time off.
• A pension plan with 100% match by ivari.
• Employee savings plan with 75% match to help you save even more.
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Recognition programs to cheer you on, motivate and reward.
• Wellness programs to keep you healthy and happy.

Who You Are…

Someone who enjoys a culture where everyone is genuinely respectful and you can be your authentic self every day. Your contributions and opinions are not only sought but valued. You know the importance of, and live by, our core values of…

• Bringing clarity and focus to your work.
• Taking ownership and doing what you say you will.
• Remaining flexible.
• Collaborating with others.

Does this sound like you? We’re looking for great people to join our team!

Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the safeguards, policies, and commitments we have in place to remove barriers and provide equal opportunities to prospective and current employees, without discrimination.

A Human Resources representative is available to consult with applicants who require accommodation in the application or recruitment process. Any information shared by the applicant about an accommodation will be treated as confidential. If you do require an accommodation, please email human.resources@ivari.ca.