Cyber Security Risk Advisor

We are looking for a Cyber Security Risk Advisor! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!

Type of Employment: Contract
Title: Cyber Security Risk Advisor
Term: Contract – 12 months with extension
Location: Toronto – Hybrid 2 days a week
Industry: Banking
Job ID number: 227

Description:

What You’ll Be Doing

You are passionate about information security and risk advisory services and want to join our growing information security group. As a Cyber Security Risk Advisor you will be responsible for consulting on potential risks as well as current trends to help our technology and business stakeholders meet security goals and objectives. Utilizing your relationship building skills, you will partner with line of business and technology teams and help them proactively identify potential risks and present recommendations that are practical and achievable.

How You’ll Succeed

• Consulting – Review and interpret requirements documentation, architecture diagrams and solution designs to help determine the feasibility of a project and its security risks. Assess business needs against potential risks and provide your recommendations to enhance our information security landscape.
• Delivery and Execution – You will help us execute detailed threat risk and information security assessments, deviations, coordination of penetration testing and reporting. Help us complete requests from external partners (corporate and institutional clients) and recommend new controls to reduce risks.
• Communication – Build and present documentation to executive management aimed at communicating potential risks and providing recommendations. Provide feedback to and participate in the design and implementation of security assessment processes across the organization. Research, design, and implement security monitoring practices and operationalize these processes across the group.

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate experience in Information Security, Threat-risk assessments, and strong ability to communicate information security risks to multiple levels of management. You will be working in a portfolio that supports functional groups, such as Information Security, Data analytics, Privacy, Human Resources, etc. so experience in these unique businesses is an asset. Experience in Cloud Computing technologies, Exposure to Agile Development processes, and a CISSP certification or other industry relevant certification  is an asset.
• You’re passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships, and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity.
• You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
• You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems, and making sense of information. You’re confident in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

Must Haves:

• Cybersecurity experience
• Experience in Risk advisory
• Experience with Archer
• Relationship management experience
• Strong communication skills

Nice to have:

• Experience on US projects will preferred
• Banking/financial industry experience
• Experience (Information security – risk advisory)
• Cloud Azure experience

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Relationship management