Information Security Advisor

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Sun Life Full time

Job Description

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What will you do?

The successful candidate will:

Provide support to Sun Life Business Group initiatives/projects through conducting information security risk assessments, reviewing contracts to ensure inclusion of appropriate security requirements, performing supplier/third-party risk assessments, and advising on security best practices. Assess various Sun Life Business Group initiatives/projects to ensure implementation controls aligns with Sun Life Information Security policies and directives.  Provide security consulting to Sun Life Business Groups and various stakeholders, using technical expertise, to guide and influence implementation of security controls to safeguard and protect Sun Life confidential information from intentional or accidental disclosure, modification, or destruction, and improve overall security. Provide management team with an in-depth analysis of information security trends, status of identified risks, penetration testing and vulnerability scan results, security incidents, current work activities, and work completed by the department.  Provide preliminary recommendations to the management team on information security related risks. Provide support during an Incident Management affecting the Sun Life Business Group by gathering information for analysis from various internal and external sources. Track and manage open information security risks to ensure corresponding risk remediation plans and target dates are in place. Work with respective business and/or technology risk owner to ensure risk remediation.

What will you need to succeed?

Minimum of at least 3 years experience in Information Technology (IT) and/or Information Security In-depth knowledge of IT and information security principles, protocols, practices, and industry standards Experience performing risk assessments of cloud-based (SaaS) technologies including but not limited to AWS and Azure Strong understanding of existing and emerging IT and 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 An understanding of Sun Life's Business and ability to work with diverse groups 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 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 Professional designation relating to Information Security (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA)

Unique Requirements:

The successful candidate is required to attain Canadian Reliability Security Clearance (administered by submitting fingerprints to the RCMP, who then conduct min. 5 year history checks). Please review the section 201 on the Federal Government site to verify if you are eligible for this clearance ( in it for you? Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the US - 2022Great Place to Work® award for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork2022 Named “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor - 2021Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work 2021 Flexible hybrid work model including in-country work-from-home if you prefer.

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