Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

As a Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at the National Bank of Canada, you demonstrate pragmatism and agility in approaching opportunities, technologies, and processes from a cybersecurity perspective.

In addition to assessing and continuously improving the cybersecurity risk posture of your assigned application portfolio, you foster a positive work environment anchored in teamwork and support of your peers.

Your role:

• Evaluating compliance with cybersecurity standards across various Canadian and international regulatory frameworks.
• Ensuring cybersecurity considerations are addressed throughout the development and maintenance lifecycle of systems.
• Proactively supporting teams to deliver secure technology solutions from project inception.
• Recommending security measures for applications and infrastructure components based on existing policies and industry best practices.
• Producing, maintaining, and communicating indicators to stakeholders (progress, performance, risk, etc.).
• Participating in complex projects and presenting detailed security reports, analyses, and evaluations to both technical and non-technical professionals.
• Providing tactical and strategic guidance to business and technical teams to achieve acceptable security risk postures.

Your team

Our IT function brings together 2,300 professionals with a collaborative, proactive and agile mindset. Day to day, we actively work to seize opportunities, stay on the cutting edge of technology, and continuously improve processes.

We ultimately aim to offer you maximum flexibility and quality of life. This notably means a hybrid work environment, as well as adaptable working hours.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs enable you to master your job and develop new areas of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Center as well as coaching and mentoring support are available to you, at all times.

Prerequisites:

• Completed bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, or others in the cybersecurity domain.
• Experience in information security (authentication, authorization, access control, auditing, cryptography, etc.).
• Proficiency in risk assessment using recognized tools.
• Practical understanding of application architecture and related technologies.
• Familiarity with some of the following technical concepts/tools is advantageous:
  • Cloud AWS / ISTIO
  • Orchestrators: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
  • Continuous Monitoring: Datadog, Splunk, etc.
  • Continuous Integration: GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.
  • Continuous Deployment: Harness, Urban Code, Argo CD, etc.
  • Continuous Security: Aqua Security, Nexus IQ, Artifactory, Veracode, SonarQube
  • Specifics of Kubernetes, Openshift
  • Knowledge of major cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, CobIT, ISO, etc.)
  • Familiarity with key cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions (PCI, BSIF, FFIEC, NYDFS, etc.)
  • Understanding of privacy-related regulations (Law 25, PIPEDA, GDPR, GLBA, etc.)
• A solid understanding of security architecture and the conception of security.

Your benefits
In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Preferential banking services
• Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.
Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.
We're putting people first
We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.
We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?
Come live your ambitions with us!