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Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

Aviva plc

Markham, Toronto

Hybrid

CAD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

19 days ago

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Job summary

Aviva Canada is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Advisor to provide mentorship and support in maintaining cybersecurity standards. The role involves assessing risks, leading projects, and collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance. Candidates should have extensive experience in cybersecurity and relevant educational qualifications. Aviva offers a compelling rewards package, career development opportunities, and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Annual bonus eligibility
Retirement savings plan
Competitive vacation package
Corporate wellness programs
Employee driven diversity programs

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in Cybersecurity Threat Risk Assessments.
  • Experience in leading pen test programs and supplier assurance.
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements and security tools.

Responsibilities

  • Lead key team responsibilities and sophisticated projects.
  • Review architecture and craft security assessment documents.
  • Address daily security-related requests from IT and business users.

Skills

Cybersecurity Threat Risk Assessments
3rd Party Supplier Assurance
Access Management Reviews
Dev Ops
Knowledge of PCI Compliance

Education

Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT security, or risk management
Professional designation relating to cybersecurity (e.g. CISSP, CISA)

Tools

Ariba
Archer GRC

Job description

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Senior Cybersecurity Advisor
Apply locations Markham Toronto posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R-155527

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

Aviva Canada’s Security Advisory Services is responsible for providing advisory services to business lines and IT teams in maintaining risks and controls with Aviva Group Cybersecurity standards and policies and reducing operational risks to Aviva. The Senior Cybersecurity Advisor provides mentorship to business lines to ensure design, development and implementation of projects and initiatives are in accordance with Aviva’s Cybersecurity Standards. The role will assist in the assessment of Cybersecurity risk for business functions to make informed decisions to protect information assets.

The incumbent will be a domain expert in the required areas of Cybersecurity. Support the Cybersecurity Managers in partner management by maintaining solid relationships with Risk & Compliance, Privacy, Supplier Assurance, IT Infrastructure and Operational Business Units. You thrive in a dynamic, innovative, and fast-paced environment.

What you’ll do:

  • Lead one or more of the key team responsibilities.

  • Lead sophisticated projects providing security advise to ensure Cybersecurity risk are mitigated.

  • Excel in reviewing architecture documents and crafting security assessment documents.

  • You are passionate in new technologies and enjoy the challenges of implementing security controls to protect them.

  • Working on various types of projects of different sizes from large complex to simple proficiently.

  • Collaborate with various business lines, IT support functions.

  • Promote awareness to Aviva’s Cybersecurity Standards and Policies.

  • Provide the required support to management on matters related to Cybersecurity efficiently.

  • Address daily requests from IT and business users on security related matters and take ownership of the same to conclusion and satisfaction.

What you’ll bring:

  • Have minimum 5 years’ experience in Cybersecurity Threat Risk Assessments on new applications and systems being introduced in the environment as well as cloud based solutions. You must have Lead experience in at least one key area that the team is responsible for.

  • 3rd Party Supplier Assurance and Risk Assessments experience including issue remediation.

  • Leading the pen test program with external vendor and IT teams

  • Access Management reviews including Privileged access, processes and tools.

  • Experience related to Dev Ops, microservices, application migration to cloud, SAAS based solutions.

  • Experience working in a Security or IT Audit team, IT Developer, System Administration or network experience is an asset.

  • Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships and collaborative work approaches with both internal and external contacts

  • Knowledge of PCI Compliance requirements including Compliance Attestation process

  • Knowledge of Ariba, Archer GRC or equivalent platforms.

  • Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT security, risk management, or comparable professional training.

  • Professional designation relating to cybersecurity or IT risk (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP/CCSK, GIAC) preferred

What you’ll get:

  • Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.

  • Outstanding Career Development opportunities.

  • We’ll support your professional development education.

  • Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year

  • Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion

  • Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health

  • Hybrid flexible work model

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is an existing position which has been posted both internally & externally.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.

About Us

We help our 19.5 million customers to save forthe future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.

So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.

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