AppSec and CNAPP Operation Specialist

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced AppSec and CNAPP Operation Specialist in Toronto. In this role, you will support security strategies, develop processes to analyze vulnerabilities, and collaborate closely with various teams to enhance Cloud and Application Security capabilities. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in IT, particularly in application and cloud security, and possess strong communication and collaboration skills. Competitive benefits start on day one.

Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Tuition assistance

Competitive Rewards program

Flexible vacation and sick days

Community Engagement opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ relevant working experience in IT (cloud security, application security, etc.).
• 5+ years’ experience with documenting process, procedure, and user guide.
• 3+ years’ experience practicing application security (SAST, DAST, SCA, MAST) throughout the Secure Software Development Lifecycle.
• 2+ years’ experience with Cloud Security domains like CNAPP, CWPP, CSPM.
• Excellent communication skills and good support skills for triaging and analysis of issues.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Lead, Senior Manager, Director, CIO, and CISO in achieving enterprise security goals.
• Develop strategies to identify, analyze, and communicate AppSec and CNAPP vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver Cloud and Application Security capabilities.

Skills

Cloud security

Application security

Documenting processes

Vulnerability assessment

Automation of security processes

CI/CD tools

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration with stakeholders

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SCCE

CrowdStrike

Prisma Cloud

Aqua Enterprise

MS Defender

BitBucket/GitHub

Jfrog Artifactory

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI/CD

CircleCI

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AppSec and CNAPP Operation Specialist

Requisition ID: 245264

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high‑performing culture.

The Team:

Scotiabank’s Application Security Operation team has global accountability and is highly supportive of the Bank’s business, enabling execution of the Bank’s strategies, operations and services, while ensuring that appropriate application security practices are adhered to. Now Application Security Operation is expanding the scope to cover Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP). This function provides core competency in proactively detecting application code flaws and/or bugs while working with the appropriate teams in instituting appropriate controls to mitigate risks, specifically as it pertains to cloud and application vulnerabilities and threats. This candidate will be expected to work closely with the application development groups to integrate AppSec and CNAPP processes and procedures into the software development lifecycle.

The Role:

The incumbent is responsible for supporting the Senior Lead, Senior Manager, Director, CIO and CISO in achieving enterprise security strategic goals through various processes, including:

• Develop and/or enhance the strategies and processes to identify, analyze, and communicate AppSec and CNAPP vulnerabilities as per the CISO Directives, technical standards and published communication process flows.
• Develop and/or enhance strategies and processes to manage the security vulnerabilities and threats for cloud native applications.
• Develop and/or enhance reporting to development teams and all levels of management to provide proper tracking and measurement of remediation relative to established objectives.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the Bank – you will work closely with development and engineering, DevOps, cloud, application security and other application owner teams across the organization to deliver Cloud and Application Security capabilities for the Bank.
• Contribute to the success of our cloud transformation by supporting the Review and Triage of the findings flagged by AppSec and CNAPP.
• Recommend, design, assess, implement, deploy and maintain AppSec and CNAPP controls required to protect Scotiabank and its customers.
• Responsible for adherence to an established process flow that ensures development support teams, infrastructure support teams, and business risk owners implement control measures that effectively mitigate or eliminate the identified risk.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 7+ years’ relevant working experience in IT (cloud security, application security, etc.).
• 5+ years’ experience with documenting process, procedure, and user guide.
• 3+ years’ experience practicing application security (SAST, DAST, SCA, MAST) throughout the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), with demonstrated experience in vulnerability assessment, security integration, automation of security processes, risk assessment and mitigation.
• 2+ years’ experience with Cloud Security domains like CNAPP, CWPP, CSPM and/or tools like SCCE, CrowdStrike, Prisma Cloud, Aqua Enterprise, MS Defender etc.
• 2+ years’ experience with popular CI/CD tools and processes like BitBucket/GitHub, Jfrog Artifactory, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI.
• Excellent communication skills and good support skills for triaging and analysis of issues for all development teams.
• Proficient at collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve the objectives assigned.
• Undergrad or equivalent experience.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship – We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias‑free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations – We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross‑functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement – No matter where you choose to work from, we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto