Our client is a top financial institution with significant North American holdings. They have operations across most major verticals, including institutional & corporate, wealth management, private clients, commercial banking, treasury, and retail banking.

Introduction
Robertson is seeking a skilled IT - Security Specialist IV to join our client in support of an existing vacancy.

Contract Period
12 months with potential to extend or convert

Pay Rate
Starting form $72 per hour

Location
Toronto, ON

Location Type
Hybrid

Business Hours
Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 AM

Job Responsibilities

Delivery of enterprise firewall solutions, including both physical and cloud-based platforms, in alignment with security architecture and network standards

Develop and implement security driven firewall policies that protect critical assets while enabling business initiatives and application onboarding

Liaise with application teams, technical asset owners, and business requestors on the crafting and implementation of firewall, segmentation, and policy rules across platforms such as Palo Alto, Guardi core, Akamai, and related products

Ensure all firewall implementations meet internal security requirements, regulatory obligations, and audit expectationsas set forthby Enterprise Protect

Enforce disciplined change management practices, ensuring solutions are fully documented, peer reviewed, and production ready

Act as a subject matter expert in firewall security, providing guidance on risk mitigation, exception handling, and compensating controls

Collaborate with security, network, infrastructure,



and application teams across the bank to understand technical and business requirements and translate them into secure firewall designs

Partner with business stakeholders to balance security objectives with operational needs, clearly articulating risk, impact, and recommended solutions

Communicate effectively with senior technical leaders and delivery partners to ensure alignment and timely execution of initiatives

Provide senior level (Tier3/ Tier4) support and consultation for complex firewall related incidents, deployments, andavoidingservice disruptions

Support large scale initiatives with tight delivery timelines by ensuring firewall services are delivered reliably, consistently, and with a robust focus on quality

Contribute to continuous improvement of firewall delivery processes, standards, and operational readiness

Experience & Qualification Requirements

Computer Science degree required

5+ years of progressive responsibilities with Firewall Technologies

Working knowledge of how different technologies mesh together in enterprise environments

Working knowledge of security implementation in a hybrid enterprise

Problem solving and mentoring abilities are crucial to success

Palo Alto Firewall Management with Panorama (++)

Guardicore

Netskope

Akamai

Zero Trust concepts and implementation

Shape

Policy automation tools (i.e.: Tufin)

Background screening is required as part of the onboarding process. The type of screening required (criminal, credit, or other verifications) will vary based on the position and client requirements.

We use AI technology as part of our application review process to assist with screening and assessment. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.

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📌 IT - Security Specialist IV (Ontario)
🏢 RobertsonLtd.
📍 Ontario