Security Analyst; Term

Job Description

Posted Monday, June 22, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Payments Canada is at the forefront of the Canadian payment ecosystem. Our purpose is to make payments easier, smarter and safer for all Canadians. Every day we are working diligently to ensure your payments are cleared and settled. In 2024 alone, our systems cleared approximately $107 trillion or $424 billion each business day! If you are passionate about payments and want to help ensure that these financial transactions in Canada are carried out safely and securely, working with us is for you!

We are a public purpose, non-profit organization situated at the center of Canada’s payment ecosystem. We own and operate payment systems that process hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of payment transactions every business day. We convene ecosystem participants to discuss their multiple and diverse interests and ideas and to navigate industry-level challenges. We adhere to a set of values that are our north star:

With our people in mind, we have created a culture that fosters authenticity, collaboration, innovation and development. We empower one another, make meaningful contributions that not only impact the organization, but our country! We develop and nurture meaningful connections that drive innovation in our ecosystem. We are Payments Canada!

Do you want to make payments easier, smarter and safer for Canada? Join us today!

• You love working with passionate, ambitious and collaborative colleagues.
• You want to be challenged and lead unique initiatives.
• You want to grow, develop and become a subject matter expert in your field.
• You want your work to make an impact in your community and country.

Reporting to the Program Manager, Security Screening, Awareness and Partnerships, the Security Analyst plays a key role in supporting the delivery of personnel screening initiatives and contributes to security awareness and partnership programs. As an ambassador for the organization’s security function, the incumbent plays a key role in promoting a culture of security and awareness for all employees. The Security Analyst will regularly communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in this high visibility role.

Responsibilities as the Security Analyst will include but are not limited to:

• Develop, deliver and maintain the Payments Canada Information Security Awareness Programs, which includes: developing bulletins, alerts, and awareness material to advise Payments Canada employees of their role and responsibility for information security; developing and delivering security training.
• Ensure Information Security Awareness compliance requirements for Payments Canada are met.
• Develop, deliver and maintain security awareness material relevant to new and ongoing security threats affecting Payments Canada, including its assets, infrastructure, personnel resources and members.
• Mitigate insider threat risk through security awareness and education, including role-based training based on threats, privileged users and other targeted user groups.
• Implementation and operating of Payments Canada personnel security and screening program, including: requirements dissemination, compliance audits, operational support (check/clearance processing and validation), stakeholder support (internal and contractor), service provider liaising and insider threat analysis/mitigation.
• Engagement with the Government of Canada Industry Security Program as a service provider in support of the Clearance program and operational requirements.
• Conducting comprehensive risk assessments as part of the personnel screening process to identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities.

• Participate in project teams by performing the information security functions of assigned projects, provide advisory services to internal and external stakeholders for the implementations of security requirements, and attend project meetings.
• Assist in the maintenance of Payments Canada’s Information Security policies, standards and procedures, and…