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Make a difference to others. If innovation drives you, and you want a career that makes a difference to the world, helping humanity overcome the challenges in our oceans - safely, efficiently, and sustainably -then come join us at Kraken Robotics.\nKraken Robotics is currently recruiting for a Cybersecurity Specialist.\nThis positioncan be remote anywhere in Canada or US, with preference given to those candidates within the cities we have offices.\nROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES\nOperate and enforce Kraken’s day-to-day information security controls across corporate, cloud, and SaaS environments.\nSupport Kraken’s ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) by monitoring control operation, maintaining evidence, addressing control gaps, and updating risk register.\nSupport SOC 2 Type II compliance by ensuring security and availability controls operate effectively and are supported by accurate, auditable evidence.\nAdminister and maintain Kraken’s GRC platform (Vanta) to support control tracking, evidence 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SOC 2 reports, and related assurance artifacts.\nIdentify gaps between documented controls and operational practice and work with internal teams to drive remediation and continuous improvement.\nProvide guidance to users on secure system usage and data handling requirements in line with company policy.\nSupport the delivery of the organization’s security awareness and phishing resistance program using KnowBe4, including administration of training campaigns, simulated phishing exercises, and post-email analysis workflows, and contributing to user remediation and reporting activities.\nQUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE\nPost-secondary education in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\nExperience supporting operational cybersecurity, information security programs, or compliance initiatives.\nWorking knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria, and common operational security controls.\nExperience 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