Experience with security and specifically the management of vulnerabilities.
Job Description
Role and Responsibilities:
The Security Operations Manager, reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Cyber Security, will be
responsible for:
Security Operations
- Identify, investigate, and manage remediation teams;
- Manage the security incident response within the Bell IT-DCX department which includes liaising
with Senior Executives, IT Security and vendors, assessing vulnerabilities to ensure their correct
classification and ensuring a plan is put in place and followed through for a swift resolution to
Critical, High and Medium severity vulnerabilities;
- Provide risk-based activities prioritization, tracking, reporting, and liaising with development,
operations, and business unit resource teams to drive remediation step;
- Understand and track overall security posture by generating metrics;
- Participate in the continuous improvement of security controls;
- Supervise the development and implementation of new technological approaches, tools,
services and methods and analyze the resulting impact on security posture;
- Contribute to technical, financial and strategic discussions and decisions involving multiple
stakeholders. An agile and incremental approach is essential to deliver remediation steps
efficiently and on-time; and
- Work with third-party security vendors in vulnerability management.
People Management
- Ensure Security Ops Team staff receive appropriate training to stay current; and
Mentor Security Ops Team staff to ensure continued growth.
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Systems Security or related
field;
- Security-related certifications (e.g., CISSP, GIAC, etc.);
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skill. Being able to translate
security and technology issues to non-security executives;
- Experience with Application Security and Vulnerability Management programs that leverage
SAST, DAST, network vulnerability scanners, etc.;
- 5+ years experience in project/program management of Security, Network, or IT technology
solutions;
- Leading by example and ability to transfer your knowledge of cyber security best practices, tools
and processes to your team members and other staff;
- Since the position entails working with sensitive and confidential information, a high level of
integrity is required;
- Well-developed research, analytical and problem-solving skills to identify risks and propose
appropriate mitigation strategies, where required;
- Strong organizational skills to facilitate management of and tracking large volumes of data,
activities, findings and changes;
- Ability to effectively communicate and foster strong working relationships with all levels of staff
within the organization as well as external contacts;
- Multitasking in high stress situations while ensuring that no details are missed;
- Exercising good judgement when dealing with issues and ensuring a sense of urgency in their
resolution while remaining calm and focused;
- Taking the initiative and working proactively with minimal supervision; and
- Ability to manage time and priorities across multiple projects and duties.