Senior offensive and defensive security Advisor

Desjardins • Montreal, QC

3d • Remote

About The Position

As a senior offensive security advisor, you help identify, analyze, eradicate and mitigate threats to Desjardins's systems, networks and applications. You are brought to simulate threats based on the evolution of offensive techniques and threat actors. You design, develop and implement offensive methodologies and tools, while mitigating the risks associated with their use. You follow rigorous processes and develop new ones to prepare the organization to face cyberattacks. You lead and influence practitioners on development projects and highly innovative, complex strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. You have a comprehensive, in-depth understanding of the drivers of change in the organization. You clarify risks using simple language to ensure everyone has a common understanding and you involve various stakeholders to strengthen Desjardins's security posture. You help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions and play an active role in implementing response plans. Your initiatives require extensive, in-depth knowledge of your line of work. You make recommendations on the development and execution of projects and initiatives with a very high degree of operational and conceptual complexity. Coordination is critical. Interpersonal skills are therefore essential. You serve as an expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as a resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to : Lead large-scale development projects, initiatives and activities in your area of expertise that have a significant knock-on effect on the entire organization. Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives under your responsibility. Develop and update policies, standards, models, methodologies, tools and programs to support your unit's strategic projects and initiatives. Conduct strategic monitoring in your area of expertise to identify emerging security issues. Identify and analyze issues. Report major issues. Diagnose issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies. Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies. Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
• Advanced proficiency in French, both spoken and written
• Intermediate advanced proficiency of English, both oral and written due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

Nice To Haves

• Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Action oriented
• Complexity
• Customer Focus
• Develops talent
• Differences
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Nimble learning
• Strategic mindset
• Tech savvy

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale development projects, initiatives and activities in your area of expertise that have a significant knock-on effect on the entire organization.
• Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives under your responsibility.
• Develop and update policies, standards, models, methodologies, tools and programs to support your unit's strategic projects and initiatives.
• Conduct strategic monitoring in your area of expertise to identify emerging security issues.
• Identify and analyze issues. Report major issues. Diagnose issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies.
• Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies.
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior