Our enterprise-level client is seeking to add a Cybersecurity Specialist with expertise in Data Loss Prevention to the team in Montreal, QC. Please see below for full details-

Job Notes:

-- 12-month contract

-- Onsite in Montreal, QC – hybrid twice per week is the #1 option. Local to Toronto is #2. The client is open to 100% remote candidates if they are a perfect fit.

-- Drug &

Background required.

Pay Rate = $55+ CAD per hour

We are looking for a Cybersecurity Specialist with expertise in Data Loss Prevention who will report to the Director of Info Sec - Insider threat, and who'll be tasked with developing and evolving the DLP capability. As part of your role, you'll be significantly contributing to the organization's security and data protection.

Responsibilities:

- Configuration and Management: Configures DLP policies, rules, and exceptions based on data classification guidelines and regulatory requirements, ensuring controls for data in motion, in use, and at rest.
- Integration: Develop and Integrates the DLP solution with existing security systems (firewalls, secure web gateways, etc.) for comprehensive monitoring and detection
- Monitoring and Auditing: Monitors DLP dashboards, alerts, and reports to identify potential data leakage incidents and policy violations, conducting regular audits to validate policy effectiveness
- Incident Response: Collaborates with other stakeholders (legal, HR, etc.) on incident response and policy enforcement
- Policy Refinement: Monitors incidents, creates guidelines for policy adjustments, and refines the policy over time to ensure continuous improvement
- Policy Maintenance: Collaborates with the Governance and Risk team to develop and refine DLP policies and procedures
- Metrics: Develops support procedures and performance metrics reports
- Raise awareness: Communicate security risks with business partners and tech teams to ensure systems are configured to leverage the DLP solution to protect confidential data
- Collaborate: Work with dev-ops/system/network/security administrators,



and others to ensure secure design, development, and implementation of solutions for the DLP applications

Qualifications:

- 5 years of measurable Cybersecurity experience with a specialisation in DLP
- Experience with DLP program implementation and evolution
- While knowledge of Microsoft DLP Purview is a plus significant experience in other DLP tool stacks will be a great asset
- Experience with Data classification and data management policies
- Expertise with network, email, and endpoint DLP
- Expertise in DLP policy life cycle.
- Solid background of architecting, engineering and automating security solutions for a global environment of focusing on DLP Solutions.
- Strong ability to design countermeasures to identify security risks.
- Strong knowledge of DLP, CASB, host FW, endpoint protection
- Strong technical acumen, communication and influence skills to demonstrate effectiveness of different endpoint security initiatives
- Strong background in data security and well informed on key data security controls
- Great Asset to have: Experience designing and implementing Microsoft Purview specifically: Information Management, Records Management, Retention, eDiscovery and Insider Risk.

Technologies or skills required:

DLP - Microsoft Purview

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📌 Cybersecurity Specialist (Data Loss Prevention) - Montreal, QC
🏢 Merge IT
📍 Montreal