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Senior IT Advisor (Cybersecurity Planning Advisor)
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Dunsmuir 08
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00
Position Highlights
The Senior Cybersecurity Technical Specialist works under Cybersecurity Planning to provide cybersecurity subject matter
expertise across the enterprise playing a key role in execution of the implementation plan, as established in accordance with
the Enterprise Architecture vision and roadmap, incorporating input from Cybersecurity Operations for sound, practical
solution execution.
This role drives technical cybersecurity guidance and direction on projects ensuring plans and deployments align with
guidelines, standards, policies, and practices.
What you'll do
- Provides cybersecurity technical oversight to projects and the enterprise in conjunction with the Enterprise Cybersecurity
Architect, solution architects and Cybersecurity Operations.
- Participates in the detailed technical cybersecurity design on projects, analyzes solution design and architecture, and
drives alignment with enterprise architecture vision, business plans, reference architecture, policies, regulatory compliance,
operations, standards and industry practices.
- Works within Cybersecurity Planning on strategic direction of projects and initiatives.
- Represents BC Hydro cybersecurity interests on projects as it pertains to business requirements, constraints and
standards; cybersecurity standards and best practices; operational requirements; and compliance requirements.
- Participates in assessment and prioritization of cybersecurity risks and threats to be addressed through the
implementation plan or operations.
- Drives remediation of gaps in cybersecurity typically identified through assessments or by operational teams.
- Collaborates closely with the Cybersecurity Planner to strategize and create initiatives and plans to address cybersecurity
needs.
- Collaborates closely with the Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect providing input into and executing on the vision and
roadmap established by Enterprise Architecture.
- Collaborates closely with the Cybersecurity Operations team to incorporate technical configuration details into solution
implementation.
- Collaborates with Cybersecurity Planning, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity Operations, project teams, business
units, contractors, suppliers and service providers to support cybersecurity projects including research and discovery;
project initiation; engaging service providers and business units; requirements gathering; performing resourcing and cost
estimations; creating an implementation strategy; providing input into business justifications.
