4 months ago
Toronto, Canada +2 moreStaff+
Responsibilities
- Provide technology direction for the architecture and design of security-related initiatives.
- Act as a trusted advisor and decision-maker on complex, ambiguous cybersecurity problems across security domains.
- Set security engineering strategy, define technical roadmaps, and support secure-by-design delivery with product and technology teams.
- Mentor security specialists, improve engineering mechanisms, introduce best practices, and drive architectural improvements.
- Promote collaboration and technical direction across teams, functions, and products.
- Partner with senior leadership and principals on strategic initiatives that strengthen the security control environment.
- Identify improvement opportunities, champion innovation, and assess industry trends, emerging technologies, and threat actor tactics.
- Contribute as a cybersecurity technology thought leader within and outside the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity and/or software development, including at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Deep expertise across multiple cybersecurity domains, including application, data, endpoint, network, identity and access management, detection engineering, threat intelligence, incident response, and third-party risk management.
- Strong understanding of software architecture principles, modern system design patterns, and cloud service provider security strategies.
- Proven ability to design and operate scalable, resilient systems in production environments.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven leadership in mentoring security specialists and building technical communities.
- Bilingualism is required for candidates in Quebec because the role regularly interacts with English-speaking colleagues across Canada.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada; no Canadian work experience is required.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model.
- Possibility to purchase up to five additional days off per year.
- Physical and mental wellbeing benefits, including telemedicine and a wellness account.
- Share plan and other savings opportunities, including an Employee Share Purchase Plan with 50% matching of net shares.
- Annual bonus target of 20% of base salary, subject to personal and company performance.
- Defined benefit pension plan with the opportunity for guaranteed income for life.
- Accessibility accommodations and support during the recruitment process.
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About Intact FC
Intact Financial Corporation is a Toronto-based property and casualty insurer providing home, auto, commercial, and specialty coverage to individuals and businesses in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. It sells through brokers and direct channels (including Intact Insurance and belairdirect) and via Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions for specialty risks. Founded in 1809, Intact is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (IFC) and is Canada’s largest P&C insurer, bolstered by acquisitions such as RSA and OneBeacon.