Junior Common Criteria Evaluator – Ottawa, ON

Job Summary

Intertek EWA-Canada is searching for a Junior Common Criteria Evaluator to join our Connected World team in our Ottawa, Ontario office. The Junior Common Criteria (CC) Evaluator will be a part of the EWA Common Criteria Team that performs testing, evaluation, and compliance assessment of Information Security products from leading technology vendors against the Common Criteria standards. The ideal candidate will have a high-level understanding of security products and technologies. The candidate is expected to prepare relevant project documentation. The candidate will have the chance to improve their technical competency through on-the-job training and work assignments. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct EAL based evaluations, evaluations against NIAP approved protection profiles, and potentially EUCC evaluations.

• Develop and review all test reports and required certification documentation.

• Review/comment submission-related output from other evaluators.

• Assist the Lead/Senior CC evaluators in customer Gap Analysis workshops and create related consulting documentation.

• Work directly with the clients and the government certifiers to ensure the products meet the Common Criteria requirements. 

Essential Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• 2+ years of industry experience in Computer Networking and Security industries. 

• Proven knowledge in electronics: understanding the concepts such as current, voltage, resistance.

• Ability to work well individually as well as in a team environment.

• Commitment to high standards of ethics, regulatory compliance, customer service and business integrity.

• Positive attitude with excellent analytical and communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Desire to learn new products and technologies.

• Hands-on user interface experience and command line fluency on Windows and Linux (Ubuntu, Kali or RedHat).

• Hands-on experience using Wireshark, NMAP, ESXi, and OpenSSL.

• Intermediate to advanced computer networking skills in LAN/WAN.

• Good understanding of Internet protocols, IPv4/6, SSH, DNS, DHCP, ICMP, Telnet, TLS, HTTP/S, and TCP/IP model.

• Ability to read and follow code in an object-oriented programming language or a scripting language.

• Hands-on experience working with MS Office or equivalent.

Other Essential Requirements and Qualifications

• Model Intertek’s 10X Energies at all times within the workplace, practicing business the right way.

• Be aware of, and adhere to, safety practices and policies to ensure your own safety, as well as the safety of others who may be affected by your actions at work.

• Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines.

• Must be highly detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management.

• Ability to communicate and interact effectively in verbal written and presentation formats.

• Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties.

• Must be customer focused and quality driven.

• Ability to travel as business needs dictate.

Preferred Requirements and Qualifications

• Vendor neutral IT Security related certifications or vendor specific Routing & Switching/ Security related industry certificates from vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Microsoft, Checkpoint. 

• Basic knowledge about Common Criteria. 

• Experience in evaluating against other IT Security compliance standards.

• Experience using electronic testing tools such as oscilloscopes and signal generators is an added advantage. 

• Hands-on experience using Putty, Nessus, tcpdump, StrongSwan, netcat, stunnel and scapy.

• Basic scripting using Python. 

• Good understanding of Internet protocols SNMP, RSTP/STP, IPsec, and PKI.

Intertek’s Commitment

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Our Culture of Total Quality Assurance 

Intertek promotes a culture where motivated, customer-oriented employees can flourish, experience professional fulfillment, and reach their highest potential. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all. 

A career with Intertek offers rewarding opportunities to help companies around the world develop products that are used safely by millions of people every day. Intertek is the trusted advisor to many of the world’s leading brands, companies, and governments, and has earned a reputation for accuracy, reliability, integrity, and technical competence.  Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

We Value Diversity

Intertek’s network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with Disabilities, who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email [email protected]

Please apply online at Intertek Canada Careers (oraclecloud.com) 

*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.