Top Benefits
About the role
We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.
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.
To learn more about CIBC, please visit
CIBC.com
What You’ll Be Doing
The Director, Innovation and Identity Engineering is an experienced technology leader responsible for guiding the enterprise-wide adoption of advanced security technologies that support the organization’s information security strategy. You will be leading a team of expert engineers in exploring and implementing innovative solutions to address evolving cyber threats. By collaborating closely with Information Security business leads, you will accelerate advancements in product evaluation, business case development, project planning, and data analytics. Additionally, the role oversees the design, cost estimation, and implementation planning for large-scale security initiatives, exercising significant autonomy to deliver timely, strategic solutions. The role also champions the use of modern delivery methodologies and strong internal partnerships to accelerate the achievement of security objectives. This pivotal role will provide direct oversight of our CyberArk and HashiCorp platforms, ensuring robust privileged access management and secrets management across the organization. The successful candidate will drive the strategy, architecture, and execution of IAM initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to safeguard our digital assets and support business objectives.
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
- Leadership & Strategy - Direct and coordinate the enterprise-wide design and implementation of leading-edge technologies to enable the organization’s information security business strategy. Lead a team of highly skilled engineers focused on exploring, evaluating, and integrating innovative technologies to address evolving cyber threats. Coordinate the development and execution the IAM roadmap, with a focus on privileged access management and secrets management using CyberArk and HashiCorp platforms. Exercise a high degree of autonomy in delivering solutions to meet Information Security strategic objectives and address global threats expeditiously.
- Collaboration & Innovation - Work closely with Information Security business leads to accelerate learning in product evaluation, business case development, project planning, and data analytics. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security solutions align with business objectives and regulatory requirements. Lead the design, cost estimation, and development of implementation strategies for large, complex security initiatives.
- Operational Excellence- Oversee the daily operations of the IAM Security Engineering team, ensuring high standards of performance, accountability, and professional development. Leverage internal relationships and modern delivery methodologies to shorten objective realization timelines and deliver value quickly. Establish and maintain robust processes for ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and enhancement of IAM platforms and controls.
Who You Are
- You can demonstrate experience in managing a team of technologists with expertise in privileged access management and secrets management, with direct experience overseeing platforms such as CyberArk and HashiCorp to safeguard digital assets. You also possess a deep understanding of advanced security technologies and have a proven track record of guiding enterprise-wide adoption to support information security strategies. You are comfortable exercising significant autonomy, making timely, strategic decisions to deliver impactful solutions for complex security challenges.
- You're digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
- You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making and can demonstrate an ability to influence people and teams with implied authority.
- You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best. You can show evidence of past successes with the building of technical cloud controls and processes.
- You look beyond the moment. You make decisions and take actions that will make a difference today and tomorrow. You proactively seek new opportunities to define what's possible and what can be improved.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability
#LI-TA
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.
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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.
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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
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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
-
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
Business Requirements Analysis, Cyber Security Management, Information Management, Information Security, Long Term Planning, Privileged Identity Management, Security Risk, Security Trainings
About CIBC
CIBC is here to help all our clients reach their goals.
We know the importance of reliable financial products and services, and we’re dedicated to providing them in a way that lets you bank however you want, whenever you want.
With innovative tools designed around your priorities and a team fully focused on your success, you’ll get the insights you need to get even closer to achieving your goals.
This culture of innovation and shared values of trust, teamwork and accountability are why we’ve been named a top employer in Canada. They’re also why a career at CIBC is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to grow and work alongside some of the brightest in Canada.
La Banque CIBC est là pour aider tous nos clients à atteindre leurs objectifs.
Nous connaissons l'importance de produits et services financiers fiables, et nous nous engageons à les fournir d'une manière qui vous permette d'effectuer vos opérations bancaires comme vous le souhaitez, quand vous le souhaitez.
Avec des outils innovants conçus autour de vos priorités et une équipe entièrement centrée sur votre réussite, vous obtiendrez les informations dont vous avez besoin pour vous rapprocher encore plus de vos objectifs.
Cette culture de l'innovation et les valeurs partagées de confiance, de travail d'équipe et de responsabilité sont la raison pour laquelle nous avons été nommés l'un des meilleurs employeurs au Canada. C'est aussi pourquoi une carrière à la Banque CIBC est plus qu'un emploi : c'est une occasion de grandir et de travailler aux côtés de certaines des personnes plus brillantes au Canada.
Top Benefits
About the role
We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.
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.
To learn more about CIBC, please visit
CIBC.com
What You’ll Be Doing
The Director, Innovation and Identity Engineering is an experienced technology leader responsible for guiding the enterprise-wide adoption of advanced security technologies that support the organization’s information security strategy. You will be leading a team of expert engineers in exploring and implementing innovative solutions to address evolving cyber threats. By collaborating closely with Information Security business leads, you will accelerate advancements in product evaluation, business case development, project planning, and data analytics. Additionally, the role oversees the design, cost estimation, and implementation planning for large-scale security initiatives, exercising significant autonomy to deliver timely, strategic solutions. The role also champions the use of modern delivery methodologies and strong internal partnerships to accelerate the achievement of security objectives. This pivotal role will provide direct oversight of our CyberArk and HashiCorp platforms, ensuring robust privileged access management and secrets management across the organization. The successful candidate will drive the strategy, architecture, and execution of IAM initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to safeguard our digital assets and support business objectives.
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
- Leadership & Strategy - Direct and coordinate the enterprise-wide design and implementation of leading-edge technologies to enable the organization’s information security business strategy. Lead a team of highly skilled engineers focused on exploring, evaluating, and integrating innovative technologies to address evolving cyber threats. Coordinate the development and execution the IAM roadmap, with a focus on privileged access management and secrets management using CyberArk and HashiCorp platforms. Exercise a high degree of autonomy in delivering solutions to meet Information Security strategic objectives and address global threats expeditiously.
- Collaboration & Innovation - Work closely with Information Security business leads to accelerate learning in product evaluation, business case development, project planning, and data analytics. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security solutions align with business objectives and regulatory requirements. Lead the design, cost estimation, and development of implementation strategies for large, complex security initiatives.
- Operational Excellence- Oversee the daily operations of the IAM Security Engineering team, ensuring high standards of performance, accountability, and professional development. Leverage internal relationships and modern delivery methodologies to shorten objective realization timelines and deliver value quickly. Establish and maintain robust processes for ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and enhancement of IAM platforms and controls.
Who You Are
- You can demonstrate experience in managing a team of technologists with expertise in privileged access management and secrets management, with direct experience overseeing platforms such as CyberArk and HashiCorp to safeguard digital assets. You also possess a deep understanding of advanced security technologies and have a proven track record of guiding enterprise-wide adoption to support information security strategies. You are comfortable exercising significant autonomy, making timely, strategic decisions to deliver impactful solutions for complex security challenges.
- You're digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
- You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making and can demonstrate an ability to influence people and teams with implied authority.
- You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best. You can show evidence of past successes with the building of technical cloud controls and processes.
- You look beyond the moment. You make decisions and take actions that will make a difference today and tomorrow. You proactively seek new opportunities to define what's possible and what can be improved.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability
#LI-TA
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
-
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
Business Requirements Analysis, Cyber Security Management, Information Management, Information Security, Long Term Planning, Privileged Identity Management, Security Risk, Security Trainings
About CIBC
CIBC is here to help all our clients reach their goals.
We know the importance of reliable financial products and services, and we’re dedicated to providing them in a way that lets you bank however you want, whenever you want.
With innovative tools designed around your priorities and a team fully focused on your success, you’ll get the insights you need to get even closer to achieving your goals.
This culture of innovation and shared values of trust, teamwork and accountability are why we’ve been named a top employer in Canada. They’re also why a career at CIBC is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to grow and work alongside some of the brightest in Canada.
La Banque CIBC est là pour aider tous nos clients à atteindre leurs objectifs.
Nous connaissons l'importance de produits et services financiers fiables, et nous nous engageons à les fournir d'une manière qui vous permette d'effectuer vos opérations bancaires comme vous le souhaitez, quand vous le souhaitez.
Avec des outils innovants conçus autour de vos priorités et une équipe entièrement centrée sur votre réussite, vous obtiendrez les informations dont vous avez besoin pour vous rapprocher encore plus de vos objectifs.
Cette culture de l'innovation et les valeurs partagées de confiance, de travail d'équipe et de responsabilité sont la raison pour laquelle nous avons été nommés l'un des meilleurs employeurs au Canada. C'est aussi pourquoi une carrière à la Banque CIBC est plus qu'un emploi : c'est une occasion de grandir et de travailler aux côtés de certaines des personnes plus brillantes au Canada.