Northern Transformer - 9 Jobs
Maple, ON
Posted 8 days ago
Job Details:
Remote
$125,000 - $155,000 / year
Full-time
Experienced
Location: Hybrid – Maple or Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
Reports to: VP, Business Systems & IT
Salary Range: $125,000–$155,000 CAD (commensurate with experience)
Role Summary
We are seeking a Security, Data Governance & AI Enablement Lead to strengthen information security, access governance, and data foundations across the organization, while enabling the responsible use of AI technologies.
This role is designed for a senior, hands‑on professional who can operate autonomously, partner effectively with managed service providers (MSPs), and balance security controls with business practicality in a growing, regulated manufacturing environment.
This is a lead individual contributor role, with significant influence over standards, priorities, and execution.
Key Responsibilities
Security & Access Governance
- Design, document, and implement role‑based access models across business applications and SaaS platforms
- Lead organization‑wide access reviews and clean‑up initiatives, enforcing least‑privilege principles
- Own ongoing access governance, including periodic reviews and exception handling
- Improve Joiner–Mover–Leaver processes to ensure access is complete, timely, and auditable
Data Governance & Microsoft 365
- Establish practical data classification and sensitivity standards aligned to business needs
- Design and roll out governance controls for SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive
- Reduce data sprawl and improve information findability and trust
- Partner with business teams to clarify where and how information should be stored and shared
- Provide guidance and training to improve day‑to‑day data handling practices
Security Program Ownership & Vendor Coordination
- Act as the internal owner for information security governance
- Coordinate and govern security services delivered by the MSP and other vendors
- Support customer cybersecurity questionnaires and assessments
- Drive steady, pragmatic security maturity aligned with NIST CSF / ISO 27001 principles, without heavy audit overhead
AI Enablement
- Prepare data foundations required to safely support Copilot and other AI tools
- Identify and prioritize practical AI use cases that deliver business value
- Ensure AI adoption aligns with established security and data governance standards
- Focus on enablement and readiness rather than model development or data science.
Technical Enablement & IT Support
- Act as an internal technical resource to support business users and answer day-to-day technology questions
- Provide occasional hands-on support for select end-user issues (e.g., hardware, peripherals, connectivity), without being the primary help desk function
- Assist with hardware setup, deployment, and lifecycle activities in coordination with IT leadership and MSP partners
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes through technology and implement practical solutions using existing platforms
- Design and develop lightweight solutions such as reports, workflows, and applications (e.g., Power Apps, SharePoint, Fusion Manage configurations)
- Contribute to continuous improvement of internal tools, reporting, and system usage
Required Experience & Skills
- 5–10+ years experience in IT security, identity/access governance, or data governance
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Entra ID, SharePoint Online, Teams)
- Demonstrated experience designing access models across multiple systems
- Experience working with managed service providers and external security vendors
- Practical understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001 concepts)
- Ability to influence without authority and navigate resistance to change
Nice to Have
- Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or regulated industries
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, sensitivity labels, or DLP concepts
- Exposure to AI readiness initiatives and AI deployments
- Experience simplifying complex permission or data environments
- Experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint solution development
What Success Looks Like
- Clear, documented access roles with minimal exceptions
- Clean, governed SharePoint environments that users trust and can find information in
- Improved outcomes on customer cybersecurity reviews
- Data foundations ready to support AI safely and effectively
- Strong internal credibility as a trusted technical leader
Why This Role Matters
This role directly supports:
- Increasing customer cybersecurity expectations
- Organizational growth and site expansion
- Responsible adoption of AI technologies
- Reducing operational risk without slowing the business
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Frequently Asked Questions
This role is hybrid and based in Maple or Innisfil, Ontario, Canada.
The salary range is $125,000.00–$155,000.00 CAD per year, commensurate with experience.
The role focuses on security and access governance, data governance and Microsoft 365, security program ownership, vendor coordination, AI enablement, and technical enablement and IT support.
Candidates should have 5–10+ years in IT security, identity/access governance, or data governance, with strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 and experience designing access models and working with MSPs.
The role drives security maturity aligned with NIST CSF and ISO 27001 concepts, with emphasis on practical governance and limited audit overhead.
Success includes clear access roles with minimal exceptions, governed SharePoint environments, improved customer cybersecurity review outcomes, data foundations ready for AI, and strong internal technical leadership credibility.
Yes, the AI Enablement focus involves preparing data foundations, prioritizing practical AI use cases, and ensuring AI adoption aligns with established security and data governance standards.
