Manager, IT Security - Nanaimo, Canada - Coastal Community Credit Union

Coastal Community Credit Union

Verified Company

Nanaimo, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Type:
Permanent

Together, Let's Do Great Things

We're the largest financial institution based on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, and we've got an opportunity for you.

We are looking for a
Manager, IT Security who will report to the VP, IT Operations and play a crucial role in safeguarding our digital assets by developing security policies, ensuring compliance, and fostering a strong security culture.

Your commitment to proactive security measures will protect our organization's digital ecosystem.

This opportunity offers the ability to work remotely from anywhere in British Columbia.

What's the role?

As the
Manager, IT Security, you will be responsible for safeguarding our organization's IT infrastructure and data assets, developing and enforcing security policies, managing risk, maintaining security infrastructure, conducting security awareness training, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will foster a security culture through collaboration with various departments and external partners. You will stay ahead of emerging risks through continuous monitoring and threat intelligence. Your dedication to security audits and proactive reporting ensures the organization's robust security posture.

Your duties will include:

Provides effective leadership by creating a trusted environment that fosters collaboration and innovation, ensures a respectful, engaging, and productive work environment fostering a positive culture.
Engage, problem solve, and communicate across all levels of management throughout the enterprise.
Provides effective leadership to the team by creating a trusted environment that fosters collaboration and innovation, ensures a respectful, engaging, and productive work environment and positive culture.
Responsible for the development and implementation of security policies including reviewing, updating, and enforcing policies and procedures that establish guidelines for the secure use of IT resources.
Setting standards for user access, data handling, password management, encryption, and other securityrelated practices.
Responsible for conducting regular risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities and threats to the organization's IT infrastructure including evaluating 3rd party's solutions, strategic partners, and services.
Determines appropriate security controls and implements strategies to minimize or eliminate risks and vulnerabilities.
Oversees the design & implementation and maintenance of security tools and technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, antivirus software, and encryption mechanisms, ensuring systems are up to date, properly configured, and effectively protecting the organization's assets.
Leads and manages IT security incident response efforts, including developing and maintaining incident response plans, coordinating with relevant stakeholders, investigating incidents, and implementing measures to prevent similar incidents in the future
Ensures that the organization meets compliance and regulatory requirements by establishing appropriate security controls and monitoring adherence to relevant standards.

What are we looking for?

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma requiring 34 years of fulltime study or have an equivalent combination of education and experience in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CISM certifications preferred but not essential.

Ideally, you are a flexible, collaborative team player with:

Minimum seven (7) years' experience in Information Technology and IT Security
Experience in a financial institution is preferred.
Experience with information security risk frameworks, threat and risk assessments
Experience with information security policy frameworks
Experience with information security regulations (BCFSA)
Experience with information security industry standards such as NIST
Experience with a Governance, Risk and Compliance tool is a plus.

If you're an approachable problem solver who embraces self-development and life-long learning, you'll be a great fit with us.

Who are we?

Since first forming in 1946, Coastal Community has grown to become the largest financial services provider based on Vancouver Island.

We're proud of the legacy we've built and the things that make us who we are:

We're 100% memberowned, with all decisions made locally—right here on Vancouver Island.
We're a growing organization with over $4 billion in assets under management. Coastal Community helps improve the financial health of over 100,000 members and clients through our 24 branches, 16 insurance offices, 4 business centers, plus our wide range of online and digital services.
We believe in making meaningful contributions to the communities we call home. Each year, we give over half a million to community organizations and programs.

Embarking on a journey with Coastal Community means