IT Operations Lead – Security

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About the role

  • IT Operations & Security Lead owning internal IT, identity, devices and security at Zen Educate, an education technology company. Automating governance and scalable controls for teams across Canada, the UK and US.

Responsibilities

  • Own Zen's internal IT systems and security
  • Report directly to the Chief Technology Officer as part of the Business Systems team
  • Build a clear, proportionate, defensible and scalable IT and security posture
  • Automate identity and access workflows across Google Workspace, SSO, MFA, groups and permissions
  • Implement least-privilege access that follows employees as they join, move and leave
  • Build a definitive software and service estate covering ownership, access, cost and renewals
  • Improve software purchasing, renewal and retirement with teams and vendors
  • Define and maintain IT and security policies
  • Implement access reviews, vulnerability management, external testing, incident processes and concern reporting
  • Prepare security questionnaires and audit evidence
  • Manage Cyber Essentials and future certifications, risk management and governance
  • Build a reusable, increasingly self-service trust process
  • Coordinate with Legal and Data Protection advisors on privacy-related security matters
  • Establish secure, patched, encrypted and accounted-for device management, including personal devices and company fleet
  • Ensure devices are securely provisioned remotely through retirement
  • Track critical vulnerabilities and complete remediation within the 14-day patching window
  • Extend the established product incident process to corporate IT and security
  • Coordinate with Foundations, Engineering, People, Business Systems and Finance teams on company-wide initiatives
  • Provide visibility and recommendations for senior leaders' tool and service budget decisions

Requirements

  • Must be eligible to work in Canada
  • Hands-on depth in identity and access
  • Hands-on depth in endpoint management
  • Hands-on depth in automation
  • Working grasp of SaaS governance
  • Working grasp of vendor and licence management
  • Working grasp of audits and certification
  • Working grasp of incident response
  • Working grasp of data protection
  • Understanding of security controls and modern IT and security practices
  • Business-minded approach to proportional risk management
  • Ability to communicate confidently at every level of the business
  • Ability to work with automation, APIs, workflow tools, AI, native platform automation or improved processes

Benefits

  • Equity compensation
  • 20 Paid Vacation Days and 11 Paid Company Holidays
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Sick leave
  • Paid biweekly
  • Sustainable pace and healthy teams
  • Career path flexibility and growth progression

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$110,000 - CA$120,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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