Junior IT Security Specialist (12 month temporary)

ON, Canada

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Job Info

- Job Identification 1200
- Job Category Information Technology
- Posting Date 10/29/2026, 03:22 PM
- Locations 300 Tartan Dr, London, ON, N5V 0E9, CA 4 Robert Speck Parkway, Mississauga, ON, L4Z 1S1, CA 5650 Yonge Street, North York, ON, M2M 4G3, CA 300 Consilium Place, Scarborough, ON, M1H 3G2, CA
- Apply Before 11/12/2026, 05:00 AM
- Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

About the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

We're here to help. When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work. Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information. We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario. For more information, visit wsib.ca .

At the WSIB, you'll have the opportunity to:

- explore many career paths and follow your passion
- continuously learn and grow professionally
- be recognized for the great work you do
- participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing

You'll also receive a competitive salary and may be eligible to participate in our health and dental plan.

This role is an on-site position and requires the successful applicant to commit to an in-office work arrangement up to 5 days a week.

Junior Security Specialist

12-month temporary prospect

Salary Grade: N05 | $71,200.00 - $89,000.00

About the role





We're looking for a Junior Security Specialist to join our Cybersecurity Design and Governance team. This is a broad cybersecurity opportunity for someone early in their career who wants exposure to cybersecurity governance, risk management, security awareness, procurement, projects and day-to-day security activities. You'll work with cybersecurity specialists and partners across WSIB, as well as third-party providers, to help maintain cybersecurity policies and standards, support security risk assessments, coordinate cybersecurity education and awareness initiatives, and contribute to projects and procurement activities. A key part of this role is also supporting our Cybersecurity Champions Program, including conferences, webinars, workshops and other communications that help strengthen cybersecurity awareness across the organization.

What you'll do

Cybersecurity Governance & Compliance

- Support the development, review and maintenance of cybersecurity policies, standards, processes and procedures.
- Work with internal stakeholders and third-party providers to ensure cybersecurity requirements and controls are understood and applied.
- Maintain Design and Governance information and documentation, including quality assurance, appropriate storage and completeness.




- Support cybersecurity-related audit requests.

Security Risk Management

- Support the annual cybersecurity risk analysis and monthly risk reporting.
- Assist Senior Security Specialists with security risk assessments and help ensure appropriate control practices are implemented.
- Contribute to ongoing information security risk management activities.

Cybersecurity Education & Awareness

- Coordinate the Cybersecurity Champions Program, including meetings, workshops and guest speaker sessions.
- Plan and coordinate annual Cybersecurity Conference Days.
- Coordinate Cybersecurity Intelligence Squad webinars and support webinar development.
- Support cybersecurity communications and phishing exercises in collaboration with Senior Security Specialists.

Projects, Operations & Procurement

- Support cybersecurity activities on smaller projects and assist Senior Security Specialists on larger initiatives.
- Contribute to the planning, design and implementation of security architectures, procedures and solutions that safeguard access to WSIB data and technology resources.
- Support logical access controls and user/resource verification mechanisms.
- Help ensure cybersecurity controls are implemented across projects and business-as-usual activities.
- Facilitate cybersecurity requirements for RFP and procurement requests, including evaluations for procurements under $100K.
- Research security products, services and emerging technologies to support procurement recommendations.
- Monitor security publications, forums and other sources to stay informed about emerging threats an

📌 Junior IT Security Specialist (Toronto)
🏢 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
📍 Toronto