Title - Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist
Location: Toronto, ON M3B 2M1  (Hybrid 3 Days onsite / 2 days remote)
Duration: 12 months assignment with possible extension
Responsibilities:

• Required to lead or support the development of a privacy impact assessment that evaluates whether new technologies, information systems, or proposed programs or policies meet legal and policy privacy requirements, determine and mitigate risks, and address clients’ concerns.
• These requirements include ensuring that the program complies with provincial, municipal, federal and private sector access and privacy legislation, as well as relevant regulations, statutes, OPS policies, Directives, standards, guidelines and internationally accepted Fair Information Practices.

General Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of privacy and security concepts, trends, and issues. This will include an understanding of their impact on business processes, as well as skill with interpretation and communication of principles and compliance requirements
• Knowledge of, and experience in researching and applying relevant information privacy laws, regulations, jurisprudence (particularly as it relates to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario) and risk countermeasures
• Experience in conducting Privacy Impact Assessments in public sector context
• Knowledge of, and experience with privacy enhancing best practices
• Knowledge and ability to interpret and apply Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and its municipal equivalent the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) their respective regulations and related jurisprudence
• Familiarity with federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and US PATRIOT Act
• Policy Knowledge
• Familiarity with OPS Privacy Impact Assessment Process and Tools released by the Ontario Ministry of Government Services;
• Good understanding of related disciplines, such as IT security, IT system design, policy development (privacy or security), business architecture, legal processes, Freedom of Information administration, business analysis, risk management, project management.
• Operational Program and Business Design Skills
• Ability to lead, mange or support the development of a PIA either independently or as part of a team by directing and gathering input from specific individuals within the organization
• Knowledge and ability to create and understand data flow diagrams and business process diagrams
• Ability to recognize the need for, and seek input from external experts as required
• Excellent communication skills with technical and business audiences and non- access and privacy experts.
• Technology and Systems Knowledge
• Analytical skills to understand the current and future access and privacy implications of policies, decisions and business initiatives
• Knowledge of Information Technology concepts and processes that impact the protection of personal information, including (but not limited to) Internet tools, system interfaces, information security, information architecture and data flows
• Information and Record Keeping Knowledge
• Experience in developing risk assessment tools, methodologies, policies and procedures to effectively manage personal information
• Knowledge of policies, directives, standards, business rules, procedures and guidelines relating to records management including classification, retention and disposition of information
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

 Desirable Skills:

• Professional certification from a related discipline such as IT security, architecture
• Experience providing education and training related to privacy
• Knowledge of, and experience with the policies and procedures of the Ontario government (e.g. business case development, project approvals and policy development)

 Must Haves:

• Extensive experience doing Privacy Assessment Experience, Policy (no training provided)
• Experienced in privacy legislation including Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
• Experience with privacy risks and conducting PIAs associated with integration between legacy systems, web applications, mobile and cloud-based solutions to obtain, retrieve and synchronize information.
• Experience in developing, applying and/or evaluating digital identity trust frameworks such as the PCTF, eIDAS, or similar.
• Experience with Digital Identity standards such as NIST, FIDO, Open ID Connect, SAML

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Program to all eligible employees. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee discount program, which provides exclusive access to thousands of discounts on travel, entertainment, and more. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacation as required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered, or any other prohibited grounds as identified by provincial or territorial law. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $600.00/daily.