Senior Information Security Consultant, Preparedness

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What You’ll Be Doing

You will be joining a highly regarded Offensive Security & Preparedness team and build something incredible within Cyber Security. You will continue building an emerging Cyber Threat Exposure Preparedness and Cyber Range programs within the bank and help our partner lines of business achieve real security effectiveness. As a Preparedness specialist you will be working closely with your Offensive Security team members as well as partners in Cyber Threat Exposure Management, Cyber Security Operations as well as threat intelligence, and many other lines of business to develop and deliver preparedness exercises from a variety inputs. In collaboration with your team, you will plan, execute and recommend improvements to CIBC’s overall security and control environments for high risk applications and services. 

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote. 

How You’ll Succeed

• Consulting –Your activities will be focused on improving and maturing the cyber preparedness exercises and cyber range program within the bank to better secure our business. Your ability to explain the importance and benefits of good security practices and consult with a wide variety of roles and lines of business across the bank will help accelerate our mandate to improve and mature our security posture. You will interact and experiment with a wide range of security technologies – both currently in use and in investigation at CIBC – to understand and describe how they can be used to detect and stop threats.

• Coordination – You will be responsible for coordinating with the security assessment, response and intelligence teams to propose, plan and coordinate preparedness exercises. In this role you will own and manage the tabletop exercise function from beginning to end (exercise planning and delivery – recommendation generation – socialization with responsible teams – remediation handoff).

• Cyber Preparedness – You will be at the center of helping CIBC practice and improve it's response to real world threats.  By accelerating the time to improve capability/processes you will be driving significant benefits in the reduction of our attack surface and overall security maturity. In order to be successful you will need to interface and collaborate with internal and external teams so you can propose and consult on needed remediations. You will drive continuous improvement by engaging security teams from red teaming, incident response, threat hunting, and many other lines of business with table top exercises and other assessment activities.

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate experience in driving improvements and recommendation initiatives both within a security organization and across different lines of business. You have at least 2-3 years of overall Cyber Security and controls experience. You bring 5 years of consulting and program experience within a security operation or analysis function, and an understanding of how to leverage it for enterprise defense. It’s an asset if you have familiarity with Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity, hold either a CISSP or CEH certification and have familiarity with Qualys EASM, Microsoft's Security Exposure Management , and/or SafeBreach or similar BAS/CART tools.

• You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems, and providing truth and clarity in the face of the hypothetical. You're confident in your ability to communicate technical and cyber security concepts in an impactful way.

• You act like an owner. You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver effective programs.

• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making and are able to convey why those details matter.

• You look beyond the moment. You make decisions and take actions that will make a difference today and tomorrow. You proactively seek new opportunities to define what's possible.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

• We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-CC East 12th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Collaborating, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Microsoft Office, Risk Management, Security Operations