Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist

Job summary

Lead and conduct Privacy Impact Assessments for new technologies, digital solutions, information systems, programs, and policies involving personal and personal health information. Analyze technical architectures and data flows, identify privacy and security risks, and develop mitigation strategies while engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Job details

We are seeking a Senior Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Specialist to lead privacy assessments for new technologies, digital solutions, information systems, programs, and policies. Strong hands-on experience with FIPPA, PHIPA, PIPEDA and other privacy legislation, regulations, standards, and government policies is required. Must have proven experience leading and conducting Privacy Impact Assessments involving personal information and personal health information. Experience assessing online/digital solutions, third-party applications, service integration providers, and public-sector solutions is highly valued. Strong technical understanding of privacy and security risks, APIs, web applications, backend integrations, legacy systems, and cloud-based technologies. Ability to analyze and develop data flow diagrams, business process diagrams, architecture documentation, and privacy risk/mitigation strategies. Experience with privacy protection standards, encryption, information security, information architecture, data protection, and privacy-enhancing practices. Strong leadership, communication, documentation, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical teams. Public-sector experience and familiarity with OPS PIA processes, templates, approvals, and expectations are an asset. Location: Toronto, ON | 5 Days Onsite

What you’ll do

Lead and conduct Privacy Impact Assessments for new technologies, digital solutions, information systems, programs, and policies involving personal and personal health information. Analyze technical architectures and data flows, identify privacy and security risks, and develop mitigation strategies while engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

Requires strong hands-on knowledge of FIPPA, PHIPA, PIPEDA, and other privacy legislation, along with proven experience leading PIAs. Candidates should understand digital and cloud technologies, integrations, privacy and security risks, and be able to produce diagrams and documentation; public-sector and OPS PIA experience is an asset.

Listed skills

• Technical · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Flows · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Integrations · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Integration · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Privacy Impact Assessments
• FIPPA
• PHIPA
• PIPEDA
• Privacy Legislation
• Privacy Risk Assessment
• Data Flow Diagrams
• Business Process Diagrams
• Privacy Risk Mitigation
• Information Security
• Encryption
• Data Protection
• Privacy-Enhancing Practices
• Cloud Technologies
• Stakeholder Engagement

Job areas

• Government & Public Sector
• Legal
• Technology
• Consulting
• Security & Safety

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