City : Waterloo

Category : Software & Systems

Industry : IT

Employer : BlackBerry

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 Job Description: 

The coop will provide support to the Governance, Risk and Compliance team within BlackBerry's Office of the CISO in meeting BlackBerry's organizational and service compliance objectives.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in pursuing a cyber security career.  The coop will be paired with mentors, be exposed to BlackBerry's enterprise level security environment and have opportunity to collaborate and work with multiple business and functional groups at BlackBerry. 

Location: Waterloo or Mississauga

Length of Term: 8 Months

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with various security and business stakeholders to understand organizational structure, relationship, and processes

• Research in industry standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, etc. to understand how compliance impacts organization’s business operations and the information security community

  • Assist with compliance activities that includes to review security control, respond to audit, create or update compliance artifacts

  • Coordinate and engage with business and functional stakeholders in gathering information to conduct security risk assessment

  • Assist in developing ambassador program that aims to improve customer communications and educate business community on security risk

• Provide support in various other activities such as policy review and update, project management and reporting

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Enrolled in a degree program in information security, computer science, computer engineering, or related STEM field

• Other degrees with demonstration of information security knowledge and interest will also be considered

• Good communication and writing skills

Student Life at Blackberry

• Growth Mindset: employees have access to skills training and professional development courses, mentorship programs as well as unlimited access to our on-demand learning platform.

• Commitment to Wellness: employees have access to events that support physical, mental and financial wellness. We host wellness sessions, fitness courses, discounts to local gyms and offer a 24/7 Employee Assistant Program (EAP).

• Highly collaborative teams and a supportive workplace environment, with organization-wide events and a student social committee.

• Employee Perks: we have snack and beverage programs at all locations. Students also have access to discounts for local stores, transportation, restaurants and activities.

See more about the student program at BlackBerry over on our Instagram @BlackBerryStudentLife

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