Senior IT Advisor (Cybersecurity Planning Advisor)

T-Net British Columbia; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior IT Advisor specializing in cybersecurity to enhance their strategic planning initiatives. This role involves providing technical oversight on cybersecurity projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, and analyzing security impacts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing cybersecurity solutions and a strong understanding of identity and access management. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to building a cleaner and more sustainable future while enjoying a healthy work-life balance and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

15 paid vacation days

Flexible work options

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity solutions in a large enterprise.
• Extensive knowledge in cloud, data centre, and security monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide cybersecurity oversight to projects and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Assess cybersecurity risks and drive remediation of identified gaps.

Skills

Cybersecurity Solutions Design

Risk Assessment

Identity and Access Management

Network Security Architecture

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

CISSP or relevant cybersecurity certifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Senior IT Advisor (Cybersecurity Planning Advisor)

BC Hydro

Job Overview

Source: BC Hydro
Job Title: Senior IT Advisor (Cybersecurity Planning Advisor)

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand, assist our customers in finding clean energy solutions, and respond during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful, especially as we work towards climate change solutions while providing clean, affordable electricity. We offer a healthy work-life balance, training opportunities, and career progression. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us in building an even cleaner B.C.

Job Description

Position Highlights:

The Senior Cybersecurity Technical Specialist supports Cybersecurity Planning by providing expertise across the enterprise, playing a key role in executing the implementation plan aligned with the Enterprise Architecture vision and roadmap, incorporating input from Cybersecurity Operations for practical solution execution.

This role offers technical guidance on cybersecurity projects, ensuring alignment with guidelines, standards, policies, and practices.

What you'll do

• Provide cybersecurity technical oversight to projects and the enterprise with the Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect, solution architects, and Cybersecurity Operations.
• Participate in detailed technical cybersecurity design, analyze solution design and architecture, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, business plans, policies, and industry standards.
• Contribute to strategic directions within Cybersecurity Planning.
• Represent BC Hydro's cybersecurity interests on projects concerning business needs, standards, operational requirements, and compliance.
• Assess and prioritize cybersecurity risks and threats for mitigation through planning or operations.
• Drive remediation of cybersecurity gaps identified via assessments or operational teams.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity Planner, Enterprise Architect, and Cybersecurity Operations to strategize and implement cybersecurity initiatives.
• Work with project teams, business units, contractors, and suppliers on cybersecurity projects from research to implementation.
• Analyze project solutions to evaluate security impacts and identify architecture gaps, recommending alternatives.
• Participate in project requirements, design, testing, and documentation reviews.
• Engage with business units to monitor cybersecurity trends and issues.
• Stay updated on new technologies, industry trends, and developments (IT and OT).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• At least seven years of experience designing and implementing cybersecurity solutions in a large enterprise.
• Extensive knowledge across multiple technologies, with expertise in two or more areas such as cloud, data centre, enterprise applications, identity and access management, security monitoring, firewalls, systems, networking, or collaboration tools.
• Significant experience in cybersecurity architecture and planning roles.
• Experience in identity and access management is critical.
• CISSP or relevant cybersecurity certifications preferred.
• Experience advising on security issues, system boundaries, risk assessments, and vulnerability management.
• Ability to optimize systems for enterprise performance.
• Knowledge of secure system design, network security architecture, and privacy principles.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
• OT and ICS experience is an asset; NERC CIP compliance knowledge is a plus.

Additional Information

Minimum 15 paid vacation days, flexible work options depending on role, training opportunities, and more. For details, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

To apply, update your Candidate Profile with your resume and certifications. We value diversity and inclusion and support reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.

Our roles vary in flexibility regarding remote work, with options from no remote to full remote, depending on the position and operational needs.