Information Security Advisor
$65,000–$105,000 year
HybridToronto, Ontario, Canada or Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Conduct information security risk assessments on initiatives, third-party suppliers, and applications while reviewing contracts to ensure inclusion of security requirements. Advise business groups on security best practices and emerging strategies, assessing projects to align controls with Sun Life Information Security policies. Provide security consulting to safeguard confidential information and report to management on identified risks and remediation progress. Track open risks, working with respective owners to ensure target dates are met. This role supports Business, Architecture, Infrastructure, Legal, Compliance, and Privacy teams to protect Sun Life's clients and operations.
Required Qualifications
- University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Security and Risk Management or comparable professional education/training in a field relevant to IT Security management
- Minimum of at least 5 years experience in Information Security and Information Technology (IT)
- In-depth knowledge of information security and IT principles, protocols, practices, and industry standards
- Experience conducting information security risk assessments, including of cloud-based (SaaS) technologies, e.g. AWS and Azure
- Strong understanding of existing and emerging information security technologies
- Strong communication and negotiation skills with senior staff and executives
- Excellent report writing skills
- Familiarity with contract wording and interpretation of security clauses
- Must be able to work and communicate with various business groups from a non-technical perspective and interpret technical context into common business language
- Self-starter, can work with minimum supervision, strategic thinker, negotiator and consensus builder
- Ability to work with diverse groups
- Professional designation relating to Information Security, e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA
- Reliability Status Clearance
- Must account for all activities during 6-consecutive months outside of Canada during the last 5 years
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