Cyber Security Researcher - 12-month secondment

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

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What you’ll be doing

As a Cyber Security Researcher within the Cyber Security Innovation team of Cybersecurity, Third Party and Resilience (CTPR), you will join a cross-functional team with a passion for innovation. You will help to solve new and challenging problems to deliver on our mission: to promote cutting edge cyber security capability at CIBC. You will also collaborate with security researchers within academia and the industry as well as within internal teams on strategic research and development, proof of concepts, reports and recommendations.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote

How you’ll succeed

• Research and development Research emerging trends, identify opportunities and lead strategic initiatives for research and development and proof-of-concepts. Perform analysis and recommendations to contribute to security strategies, roadmaps, reports and business cases.

• Program leadership and reporting Execute and provide program leadership for CIBC Innovation Champions Network Program. Manage centralized reporting of program objectives to ensure their effectiveness, efficiency and compliance with management objectives.

• Education and Awareness: Develop periodic and ad-hoc threat and external incident assessments, communications and presentations for a wide range of audiences including advisory and operations teams, risk managers and executive management.

• Industry trends identification and benchmarking Stay abreast of adversary motivations, tactics and goals; monitor geopolitical situation as it relates to security threats. Consider CIBC business activities and strategy to enable the practical application of intelligence to improve information security for the business. Perform benchmarking of relevant CIBC Security Services capabilities against those of other organizations through participation in external information sharing forums. Serve as a contributor and representative for working groups and meetings with other financial institutions, partner organizations and other entities.

• Strategy and roadmap Assist in defining service roadmaps and implementation strategies for Cyber Operations and Delivery portfolio including Identity and Access Management, Cryptography, Threat Detection & Response, Cloud Security, Application & Data Security including Data Loss Prevention, and Network & Endpoint Services.

• Internal and external relationship management Work with cross-functional stakeholders to monitor the internal and external threat environment and contribute to adjustments of Security Services plans as required. Develop relationships with external organizations for the purpose of actively sharing Cyber Security threat and risk related information. Collaborate with vendors, industry and academic partners, develop and maintain relationships, and guide towards successful delivery that is aligned with CIBC's strategy and goals.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate 5 years’ experience in Cyber Security within a large enterprise, with an emphasis in one or more of the following areas: Identity and Access Management, Cryptography, Incident Response, Security Operations, Security Monitoring, Security Analytics, SIEM, Centralized Log Management, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Denial of Service protection, Malware mitigation, Data leakage protection, Advanced Firewall protection, Next Generation Intrusion Prevention. It’s an asset if you have a CISSP, CCSP, GIAC or equivalent professional certifications.

• 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 an innovator. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends. You like to think outside of the box, experiment with new technologies and concepts, and see opportunities in challenges.

• 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.

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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 work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive compensation, a banking benefit*, wellbeing support and additional offers such as employee and family assistance programs 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.

*Subject to 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.

Expected End Date

2026-02-16

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 17th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Cloud Security, Communication, Data Security, Group Problem Solving, Identity Access Management (IAM), Information Security, Innovation Management, Problem Solving, Process Innovation, Research and Development Operations, Researching, Stakeholder Management, Threat Detection