Canadian Solar Inc.

Security Specialist I

Canadian Solar Inc.  •  Jeffersonville, IN (Onsite)  •  6 hours ago
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Job Description

At CS Power Systems, we're on a mission to transform lives by delivering clean, solar-powered electricity to millions worldwide—and we're just getting started. As a cutting-edge division of Canadian Solar, a global leader founded in 2001, we stand at the forefront of manufacturing high-performance solar panels, inverters, and advanced energy storage solutions. In this fast-growing, high-impact industry, our deep commitment to sustainability drives everything we do, creating innovative technologies that power a brighter, greener future.

Across Canadian Solar's powerful ecosystem—including CS Power Systems, CSPowerTech, e-STORAGE, Recurrent Energy, MSS, and CSI Solar—we're deeply invested in our people's success. If you're passionate about renewable energy and want to "Make the Difference" by building a lasting positive impact on the planet and communities everywhere, join us at CS Power Systems—where your talent can help shape the clean energy revolution.

CS Powertech is a vertically-integrated manufacturer of ingots, wafers, cells, solar modules (panels) and custom-designed solar power applications. CS Powertech delivers solar power products of uncompromising quality to customers worldwide. CS Powertech’s world class team of professionals works closely with our customers to provide them with solutions for all their solar needs. For more information on the company, please visit www.canadian-solar.com.

Job Title: Security Specialist, I

Department: Security

Reports to: Security Supervisor

Job Description:

The Security Specialist is responsible for the end-to-end management of internal and external investigations, threat assessments, and the mitigation of risks to corporate assets, intellectual property, and personnel. This role moves beyond oversight to the active detection, analysis, and resolution of security breaches and policy violations within the Jeffersonville manufacturing site and professional offices.

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategic Security Responsibilities and Processes

  • Lead complex investigations into theft, fraud, workplace violence, and

unauthorized access. Document findings through comprehensive

investigative reports suitable for senior leadership or legal proceedings.

  • Leverage site digital card access logs, CCTV systems, and network activity

audits to reconstruct timelines of security incidents and identify responsible

parties.

  • Execute strategies to identify "shrinkage" or loss in technology hardware and

equipment inventories, conducting deep-dive audits where discrepancies

are found.

  • Conduct professional interviews with witnesses, victims, and subjects of

investigations, maintaining strict adherence to legal standards and corporate

ethics.

  • Act as the primary point of contact for local law enforcement during criminal

investigations, ensuring evidence is preserved and chain of custody is

maintained.

  • Conduct targeted security audits that simulate "adversary" tactics to identify

weaknesses in perimeter fencing, entrance gates, and high-value storage

areas.

  • Refine contingency plans for security breaches (e.g., unauthorized access or

data exfiltration) to include formal "Post-Incident Reviews" (PIRs) that drive

policy changes.

  • Analyze trends from routine daily security reports to identify emerging threats

before they result in a site violation.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Minimum 2+ years of overall security investigative experience
  • Proficient in utilizing various computer software, including MS Office,

security management platforms, and incident reporting tools.

  • Training with OSHA requirements and/or specialized site security training is

desirable.

  • Familiarity with ISO compliance related to security desirable.
  • High school diploma required.

Compensation and Benefits:

Canadian Solar offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement. Our generous benefits package includes a 401(k) Retirement Plan, medical/life/disability program, PTO and sick days.

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Canadian Solar Inc.

About Canadian Solar Inc.

Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 in Canada and is one of the world's largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, inverters, and battery energy storage solutions and a developer of utility-scale solar power and battery energy storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 23 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered over 125 GW of premium-quality solar photovoltaic modules to customers worldwide.

Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010, Canadian Solar has developed, built, and connected over 10 GWp of solar power projects and 3.3 GWh of battery energy storage projects worldwide. Currently, the Company’s total solar project development pipeline was 26.3 GWp, 6.5 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 19.8 GWp of projects in advanced and early-stage pipeline.

In addition, the Company has 600 MWh of battery energy storage projects in operation and a total battery energy storage project development pipeline of around 56 GWh, including approximately 4.3 GWh under construction or in backlog, and an additional 51.6 GWh at advanced and early-stage development.

Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006.

Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/.

Canadian Solar is Making the Difference by delivering more clean, safe, and affordable solar energy to the world.

Industry
Hardware & Semiconductors
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Guelph, CA
Year Founded
2001
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