Cyber Security Analyst - Special Project (September 2025 - March 2026)
Status: Special Project (September 2025 - March 2026)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 35 hours/week
Home Campus: Fennell (hybrid work arrangements available)
Rate of Pay: Payband 10 ($87,239 - $109,049 per year)
Posting Date: July 25th, 2025
Closing Date: August 1st, 2025 at 7:00 pm EST
We believe the rich diversity among our students and the communities we serve should be reflected within our workforce. As educators, we believe it is important to act and show leadership in advancing the principles of reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our community.

JOB SUMMARY

The Cyber Security Analyst supports Mohawk College’s Cyber Security Framework and will collaborate with technical professionals and business leaders across the college as well as the broader Mohawk College community to ensure that technology is procured, designed, built, operated, maintained and monitored with consistent practices that respect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our systems and data.
This individual will facilitate and continuously improve technology risk assessment methodologies including Threat and Risk Assessments which help express the likelihood and impact of Cyber Security incidents. Where attacks against infrastructure and endpoints are successful, the Cyber Security Analyst will support incident response activities. They will also continuously test the security posture of systems and networks including the review of port maps and scans and ensuring configurations meet the concept of least privilege.
This individual will also be responsible for maintaining and monitoring infrastructure related to prevention, detection, and response technologies which includes antimalware, intrusion prevention and detection, and the collection of system event logs from data centre, network, endpoints, security, IoT, and cloud systems. The incumbent will be responsible for receiving, triaging, investigating, and remediating incidents and problems with Mohawk College’s infrastructure working collaboratively across infrastructure, endpoint, database, and application development teams for resolution to incidents and closure with the security operations centre. This individual will also ensure that newly built systems and networks through formal change management are outputting the appropriate security telemetry and that they are effectively protected, monitored and tuned. They will also actively develop threat-hunting hypotheses and test for the presence of adversaries actively embedded in systems and networks using innovative approaches and deception technologies.
The Cyber Security Analyst will also work to address compliance with College policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) and Mohawk College’s Information Security Framework which are based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cyber Security Framework with a control catalogue leveraging ISO 27002.
The College requires this role to contribute, build, and communicate security awareness materials including delivery of mandatory training at the time of hire and on an annual basis. These activities also include delivering presentations to the College community on security awareness on a regular basis.

CYBER SECURITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

• Support the procurement, planning, preparation and delivery of all Cyber Security related education, awareness and training.
• Track, monitor, and report compliance of Cyber Security Education and Awareness programs and provide reminders, suggestions, and recommendations to improve participation levels.
• Proactively identify areas of need for Cyber Security Education and Awareness.
• Design, prepare and delivery Cyber Security Education and Awareness sessions, presentations, videos, or other activities.
• Design phishing simulation campaigns for use against College employees, present the campaigns to the Cyber Security department and further run those campaigns while capturing metrics.
• Identify newly emerging threats that relate to end user computer environments and develop and deliver training material to mitigate risks.
• Proactively maintain currency with industry best practices in Cyber Security Education and Awareness and make recommendations on new initiatives or changes to existing programs

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE:

• A three year Diploma/Degree in Computer Sciences, Sciences, Mathematics or equivalent experience in Cyber Security.
• Certification in Cyber Security such as a CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SSCP, CEH or other is preferred.
• A minimum of five years of experience in similar roles where the individual interacted with security functionality and event data across an organization.
• Proven collaborative and inclusive operating style
• Experience and proven ability to work in a fast pace, dynamic environment with highly restricted information.
• Demonstrated experience in high risk situations where they have been required to have high level of political acuity and business acumen to professionally deliver concise information at a time of high pressure.
• Ability to absorb large amounts of information, analyzing and synthesizing key ideas and recommendations, and effectively presenting across a spectrum of business and technical audiences.
• Exceptional people, interpersonal, political acuity and business acumen skills.
• Experience with IT technology across endpoint, data centre, server systems, cloud, and network technologies is mandatory.
• Knowledge and experience with technology and the Cyber risk environment in higher education.
• Demonstrated commitment and understanding of human rights, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.
• The ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse students, employees, and communities.