Bilingual Senior AppSec Specialist — Secure SDLC Leader

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is seeking a Bilingual Senior Specialist, Security Applications (AppSec) to design and govern the enterprise AppSec program. You will ensure applications are secure across the SSDLC/SDLC, working with senior management and delivery leadership to embed security into Agile, CI/CD, and cloud-native environments.

You will guide secure design decisions, perform threat modeling, and oversee testing and remediation while balancing risk with business needs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in application security or secure software delivery.
• Experience developing enterprise security standards and governance frameworks.
• Experience embedding security within SDLC/SSDLC, Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps.
• Expertise partnering with development teams to bake secure-by-design principles.
• Experience leading security assurance activities: SAST/DAST/SCA/penetration testing.
• Excellent communication in English and French, with stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the enterprise Application Security framework across the SDLC/SSDLC.
• Govern Secure SDLC and integrate security controls into development workflows.
• Promote secure-by-design and secure-by-default culture with standards and guidance.
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to embed security in Agile delivery and CI/CD.
• Provide guidance on secure design decisions and vulnerability remediation.
• Define and enforce security assurance activities and quality gates.
• Serve as senior advisor for complex vulnerabilities and secure software delivery challenges.

Skills

Communication skills

Bilingual EN/FR

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

CSSLP

CISSP

GIAC Certification

DevSecOps

Job description

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is seeking a Bilingual Senior Specialist, Security Applications (AppSec) to design and govern the enterprise AppSec program. You will ensure applications are secure across the SSDLC/SDLC, working with senior management and delivery leadership to embed security into Agile, CI/CD, and cloud-native environments.

You will guide secure design decisions, perform threat modeling, and oversee testing and remediation while balancing risk with business needs and