Job Requisition : 12060
Position Status: Permanent Full Time
Position Type: Hybrid
Office Location: Montreal (QC);
Ottawa (ON)
Travel Requirement: Limited
Language Designation: English Essential
Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): ZZZ
Security Requirement: Secret
Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 86,816.59 to $ and are based on qualifications and experience.
About CMHC
The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.
At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.
Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.
What’s in it for you
We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:
- Annual Paid vacation.
- Annual individual performance incentive.
- Defined benefit pension plan.
- Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
- Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
- An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
- While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.
About the role
Join the IT Security Team, in the Specialist, Identity & Access Management position. The successful candidate will ensure the operational integrity and consistent application of identity and access management (IAM) controls for assigned systems and applications, interpreting complex access scenarios to make sound control decisions aligned with IAM policies, standards, and risk considerations. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, it resolves access issues while escalating systemic risks or policy gaps as needed, directly contributing to reduced access‑related risk, regulatory compliance, and consistent access control enforcement across the organization.
What you’ll do:
- Interpret identity lifecycle events (onboarding, role changes, transfers, offboarding) to determine appropriate, risk‑aligned access.
- Validate and authorize access provisioning and deprovisioning in line with approved access models, policies, and compliance requirements.
- Lead end‑to‑end access reviews for assigned systems, challenging access appropriateness and driving required remediation.
- Identify, investigate, and remediate inappropriate, excessive, or unauthorized access within defined authority.
- Monitor IAM activities and access patterns to detect control weaknesses, policy deviations, and compliance gaps.
- Ensure integrity, completeness, and auditability of IAM records and supporting evidence for audits and investigations.
- Participate in access‑related incident investigations, perform root cause analysis, and oversee implementation of corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement of IAM controls and processes, exercising sound judgment in non‑standard scenarios and escalating systemic risks as needed.
What you should have:
- A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Relevant certification required or in progress (e.g., Security+, IAM‑related certification).
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in identity and access management, IT operations, or security‑related roles.
- Demonstrated experience administering identity lifecycle and access provisioning controls.
- Strong analytical and…
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