Senior Info Security Specialist Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,IT/Tech

Brainhunter is currently seeking the services of a “Sr. Info Security Specialist” for a contract role with one of our Valued Clients.

Role

Title:

Sr. Info Security Specialist, (5 years+)

Work Style: Hybrid - 3 days a week in office

Hours per week:

Anticipated

Start Date:

4 weeks from the official offer day

End Date: 12 months from the start date

Rate: $90-$95/hr

Experience:

5 years of experience in the administration of PAM solutions is required.

Minimum of 3 years experience in designing, implementing and troubleshooting Cyber Ark PASM, Cyber Ark Secret Manager or any other related PAM solution.

2 years experience in implementing Just-in-Time and Zero Standing Privileged Access.

Good understanding of REST API, Oauth, JWT and experience in setting up applications to retrieve secrets from the vault will be valuable.

Some experience in scripting (Bash, Python, Power Shell) will be an added advantage.

Skills:

Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills.

Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Strategic thinking with a hands-on technical mindset.

Ability to lead initiatives and influence security practices across the organization.

Attention to detail with a strong focus on security and compliance.

Certifications/

Education:

A degree or equivalent education in a related discipline such as Computer Science, Business Computing, Engineering, or Commerce is required

What you will do
In this role, you will work closely with your team, as well as architects and technical leads across different technology areas, to design, build, and support privileged access management (PAM) solutions across Canada main focus will be on securing application secrets and supporting cloud-based PAM solutions. You will help ensure that sensitive credentials are managed safely and efficiently. As part of daily operations, you will also help handle and resolve complex (Level
3) privileged access requests and issues.

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise PAM solutions (, Cyber Ark, Beyond Trust, Delinea, Microsoft Entra ).

Develop secure architectures for privileged identity lifecycle management, credential vaulting, session management, and least privilege enforcement.

Lead PAM platform upgrades, integrations, and modernization initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments.

Implement role-based, just-in-time (JIT) and Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP) access models to minimize standing privileges.

Define and enforce PAM standards, patterns, and best practices.

Develop and maintain automation workflows (scripts, APIs, pipelines) for onboarding accounts, credential rotation, and access provisioning.

Integrate PAM solutions with enterprise systems including Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra , cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), Dev Ops tools, and applications.

Provide L3 engineering support for complex PAM incidents and issues.

Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for PAM within the organization.

Mentor junior engineers and guide cross-functional teams.

Collaborate with security, infrastructure, application, and cloud teams to drive PAM adoption.

Contribute to roadmap planning and strategic initiatives for identity security.