Sr. Cybersecurity Consultant- Application Security

Application Deadline:

07/30/2025

Address:

300 E John Carpenter Freeway

Job Family Group:

Technology

Shape the Future of Secure Innovation.

Join a forward-thinking Cybersecurity team where your expertise directly shapes the safety and resilience of next-generation technologies. As a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant, you’ll operate at the intersection of cutting-edge application design and world-class security strategy—leading threat modeling initiatives that influence designing secure core business technologies across hybrid cloud and next generation platforms.

At the heart of our culture is continuous learning, integrity, and a shared mission: to drive secure innovation. If you’re a problem-solver who thrives on ownership, collaboration, and making a measurable impact, this is your opportunity to lead from the front.

What You’ll Gain:

• The chance to influence technology risk decisions

• Exposure to the latest in application architecture environment

• A collaborative, metrics-driven team that values your voice

• A platform to grow your leadership presence through mentoring and evangelizing secure development practices

Bring your integrity, technical depth, and vision. We’ll give you the platform to make a difference. 

***This is a HYBRID role***

As a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant, you will be part of Application Security Risk Assessments team within Cybersecurity. The Application Security Risk Assessment team performs threat modelling of applications and technology designs as part of SDLC and risk management process. This individual will also provide consulting to technology groups as needed to build secure applications and associated technologies. The Application Security Risk Assessment team is part of highly collaborative Cybersecurity and Technology organization. As a senior member of the team, you will have an opportunity to take collaborative approach in maturing threat modeling practices, identify relevant security threats, associated risks to business technologies and help enable secure business objectives. In addition, you will play a key role to ensure the function is aligning with industry leading practices, operating per design and look for opportunities to enhance the function through automation and using metrics along with force multiplier duties such as the following:

• Perform and deliver high quality assessments/threat modeling artifacts and follow through in tracking of assessments and remediation activities.

• Continuously keep apprised of business technology practices and relevant threats, both current and emerging and work with other Cybersecurity and technology teams to identify appropriate controls.

• Lead initiatives to build, improve threat libraries and controls and standardize on threat modeling practices.

• Lead initiatives to present and evangelize security practices across technology organization, mentor other members on the team

• Collaborate with other Cybersecurity and key technology groups to identify common controls, potential risk reducing opportunities in technology projects and contribute to improve application security posture.

• Continuously keep abreast of new technology trends and associated risks and their mitigation practices in new, frameworks, cloud services, generative AI application designs, various language models, modern data store platforms etc. and ability apply this knowledge and skills during threat modeling exercises.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity with 4+ years in application security or security architecture domain

• .Advanced level working knowledge in performing application/microservices/system design security assessments using threat modeling methodology or performing related architecture security reviews in hybrid cloud environments (E.g., AWS, Azure).

• Advanced knowledge of OWASP, CWE or MITRE and its applicability to performing security assessments.

• Expert level working experience in security risk management practices, writing/building effective artifacts as well as communicating to stake holders.

• Expert level analytical skills along with communication and negotiations skills, both verbal and written.

• Working experience in agile methodologies as well as prior experience in software development or leading teams developing solutions using code.

• Knowledge of securing Generative AI, Large Language Models is preferred.

• Is empathetic and loves to solve problems and always maintains high integrity.

• Prior experience in 2 or more other security domains, e.g., ethical hacking, cloud security, vulnerability management, security architecture- application, network, platform, data security or IAM is preferred.

• Industry certifications such as CISM, CISSP, GIAC, CEH

• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information System

Salary:

$120,000.00 - $222,600.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact.  We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers.  We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at http://jobs.bmo.com/us/en

BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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