Senior Manager, Security Content Development

Scotiabank; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Manager of Security Content Development to lead a team focused on enhancing detection capabilities across its security landscape. This role involves defining detection strategies, overseeing development, and ensuring effective threat management. Applicants should possess extensive cybersecurity experience and strong leadership skills. The position offers a diverse and inclusive work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Inclusive culture

Upskilling opportunities

Competitive rewards and benefits

Community engagement activities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity.
• At least 3 years in leadership with a focus on detection engineering or threat detection.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor detection engineers, fostering innovation.
• Define and execute the detection engineering roadmap.
• Oversee design and development of detection logic.
• Establish KPIs for detection efficacy and performance.

Skills

Mentorship

Cybersecurity Management

Detection Logic Development

Collaboration

Operational Excellence

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Requisition ID: #

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

We are seeking a strategic and technically proficient Senior Manager of Security Content Development to lead a high-performing team responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing detection capabilities across our security ecosystem. This role will drive the evolution of our cyber detection and threat management program, ensuring timely threat identification, minimizing false positives, and enabling rapid incident response.

Responsibilities:

1. Leadership & Strategy:
   • Lead and mentor detection engineers, fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
   • Define and execute the detection engineering roadmap aligned with organizational risk priorities and threat landscape.
   • Collaborate with Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and Security Operations teams for cohesive threat detection coverage.
2. Detection Development:
   • Oversee design, development, and tuning of detection logic across SIEM, EDR, NDR, DLP, and cloud platforms.
   • Map detections to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, aligned with threat models and use cases.
   • Implement best practices for scalable, testable, and version-controlled detection logic.
3. Operational Excellence:
   • Establish KPIs to measure detection efficacy, coverage, and performance.
   • Drive automation and integration of detection pipelines with alerting, triage, and response workflows.
   • Lead post-incident detection gap analysis and improvements.
4. Stakeholder Engagement:
   • Partner with IT, Cloud, and Application teams to adapt detection strategies.
   • Communicate detection capabilities and outcomes to technical and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity, with at least 3 years in leadership focused on detection engineering or threat detection.

What’s in it for you?

• Inclusive culture promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship, with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
• Accessible environment with accommodations for interview and work needs.
• Upskilling opportunities through courses, cross-functional development, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive rewards, including bonuses, flexible vacation, and benefits from day one.
• Community engagement activities like hackathons, contests, and more.

Location:

Canada: Ontario: Toronto

At Scotiabank, we value diverse skills and experiences and are committed to an inclusive, accessible environment. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform our Recruitment team. Candidates must apply online. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.