Senior Consultant, Microsegmentation Services

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What You’ll Be Doing

CIBC’s Enterprise Security team is advancing the bank’s Zero Trust journey by modernizing our internal network defenses. As a Senior Consultant, Microsegmentation Services (Guardicore/Akamai), you will lead the enterprise-wide implementation and lifecycle strategy of microsegmentation solutions across hybrid workloads. You’ll design and optimize policies that protect critical assets and enable least-privilege access, reducing attack surface and lateral movement risks. You will collaborate with engineering, security architecture, cloud, internal application teams across multiple lines of business and infrastructure platforms to develop scalable policy frameworks and governance models. You’ll also guide Guardicore tagging and visibility efforts, conduct risk-based policy reviews, and align segmentation strategies to business and compliance needs. This role requires for you to participate in a shared on-call rotation to provide after-hours coverage for critical issues related to segmentation services.

At CIBC, we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You’ll Succeed

• Strategic Ownership - Lead the microsegmentation program with clear technical vision, scalable architecture, and roadmap alignment to security priorities and regulatory frameworks.
• Policy Design & Governance - Create and oversee policy lifecycle workflows, including tagging schemas, segmentation templates, and exception handling models. Design enforcement zones and control policy drift across hybrid environments. Establish governance frameworks and operational processes for the management, monitoring, and optimization of Microsegmentation policies
• Guardicore Engineering & Deployment - Lead the implementation of Guardicore in large-scale enterprise environments (Azure, VMware, Windows/Linux). Integrate Guardicore with CMDB, logging systems, and automation tools.
• Cross-Functional Leadership - Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, enabling secure segmentation while minimizing business disruption. Build partnerships across cybersecurity, DevOps, and app teams.
• Security Monitoring & Response - Analyze east-west traffic, validate flows, and optimize segmentation policies based on real-time visibility. Contribute to incident response as it relates to microsegmentation containment and audit readiness.
• Continuous Improvement & Reporting - Provide leadership metrics, success criteria, and health reports to assess the impact of segmentation. Lead process maturity initiatives and participate in Zero Trust governance groups.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate 8+ years of experience. in enterprise security or infrastructure engineering, including recent experience designing and deploying Guardicore (or similar microsegmentation platforms). You have strong hybrid infrastructure knowledge, including NSGs, firewalls, Azure networking, virtualization platforms, and OS-level segmentation considerations. It’s an asset if you have certifications such as CISSP, Azure Security Engineer, GCSA or GCSE are considered strong assets
• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to bring a shared vision to life.
• You engage with your heart and mind. You care about people and respect different perspectives. You listen to and learn from the experiences of others. You’re a continuous learner, staying current with segmentation best practices, threat vectors, and enterprise security trends.
• You act like an owner. You thrive when you're empowered to take initiative, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• 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.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

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What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

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, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• 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.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 32nd Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Akamai CDN, Analytical Thinking, CMDB, DevOps, Group Problem Solving, Information Security, Information Technology (IT), Microsegmentation, Microsoft Azure Security, Network Security, Operating Systems Security, Policy Governance, Risk Management, Scripting, Stakeholder Management, Testing Methodology, Troubleshooting, Vulnerability Remediation, Vulnerability Scanning