Consultant, Information Security (Privileged Access Management)

Job title: Consultant, Information Security (Privileged Access Management)

Job description: We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions so you feel empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and feel truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be joining CIBC’s Privileged Access Management (PAM). You’ll be on the front lines of building the future of information security at CIBC. As an Information Security Consultant, you’ll assess projects for security risks and present recommendations that allow the business to secure privileged IDs using our enterprise vault capabilities. You’ll provide insight and support to our enterprise vault that safeguard our clients, enhance risk management, and enable our success.

How You’ll Succeed

Operation Support – Design PAM processes and strategies to securely manage the Privileged ID lifecycle. Implement, configure, deploy & support PAM solutions. Provide PAM subject matter expertise for business and technical project team. Coach and serve as a technical escalation resource to team members on all PAM related technical issues. Execute cloud vision by providing technical expertise/guidance in cloud technologies.

Security Assessments – Leverage your expertise in Information Security Management to prepare and conduct assessments for both planned initiatives and unplanned instances. Use your knowledge of processes, tools, techniques, and practices for assuring consistency to standards associated with accessing, altering, and protecting organizational data.

Consulting – You will be responsible for collaborating with projects and other technology or business partners to create and execute privileged access management for new/existing infrastructure, aligning with Identity & Access Management (IAM) initiatives and related policies, standards, and procedures to help enhance our information security posture. Assist other teams in investigation of potential security incidents and provide recommendations to remediate.

Risk Reviews – Examine and interpret requirement documents and architecture diagrams. Collaborate with senior leaders and make informed, risk-based recommendations to enhance information system security. Weigh business needs against security concerns to help guide the business to make practical and informed risk decisions.

Continuous improvement – You will be well-versed with key information security processes and policies, as well as related operational enterprise processes and policies leveraged across technology. You will recommend solutions to enhance processes, eliminate risks, and improve the speed and quality of key services to our partners. Apply appropriate tools to perform problem determination and root cause analysis; identify bottlenecks, redundancies and vulnerabilities of existing processes as they relate to identity and access management. Conduct gap analysis of existing process/procedures, development/maintenance of clear training/work level instruction documentation, review and update of controls and supporting documentation, coordinate and maintain currency of all knowledge related to the Lifecycle of Privileged Access Management.

Who You Are

You can demonstrate experience in Information Security, Threat-risk assessments, Vulnerability Management Lifecycle, and application currency initiatives. Familiarity with enterprise change management processes, Cloud Computing technologies, Exposure to Agile Development processes, code promotion processes and a CISSP certification is an asset. Troubleshooting complex CyberARK issues and communicating a path to resolution will be an important skillset of a successful applicant.

You have strong knowledge of a broad set of technology solutions with focus on Windows, Unix, Linux, Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, BIG IP, CyberARK, SailPoint and a background in application support. Having a history as a developer with experience in various coding languages such as Python, C# and Javascript will be beneficial to the role. Being able to work with REST API, understanding how to integrate technologies leveraging REST API and automating manual workflows, will be reflective in a skilled candidate.

You’re passionate about people. You find meaning in relationships, and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners. You build trust through respect and authenticity.

You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.

Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.

You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems, and making sense of information. You’re confident in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.

Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, our people are our greatest asset. You’ll become part of a diverse community that acknowledges everyone’s unique talents, and empowers teams to do what’s right for the client, and to do it well. As part of our team, you will:

Thrive: Benefit from an open and approachable culture that provides the flexibility and support you need to integrate your life at work and at home

Connect: Work in a place where the right technology and infrastructure fosters innovation, collaboration and creativity

Develop: Grow your skills and career through our best-in-class onboarding experience, ongoing learning opportunities, and individual development planning

Prosper: Share in our collective success with a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, health benefits program, and employee share purchase plan.

**Prior to starting in this role, security checks, including a criminal record check must be successfully completed to the satisfaction of CIBC. An annual criminal record check may also be required.

What You Need to Know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact
• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit

Job Location Toronto-483 Bay St, 7th Floor

Employment Type Regular

Weekly Hours 37.5

Company: CIBC

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sun, 16 May 2021 07:01:31 GMT