Job Location: Vancouver, BC

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)

Annual Salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00

No. of positions: 3

Closing date: 2025-11-14

About the job:

At BC Hydro, we’re working towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future for all British Columbians and need people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented, inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.

We invite you to join us as we build an even cleaner B.C. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers. If you’re a person with a disability, please let us know by emailing RecruitmentHelp@bchydro.com, as adjustments can be made to help support you in your application process.

As a Senior IT Advisor on the Cybersecurity Planning Team, you will work closely with Enterprise Architecture and various security teams to provide technical leadership and strategic guidance across the enterprise.

What you’ll do

• Collaborates with the Enterprise Architecture team to develop and execute a strategic implementation roadmap in alignment with the enterprise vision.

• Guide cybersecurity design and implementation across enterprise projects.

• Participates in the detailed technical cybersecurity design on projects, analyzes solution design and architecture, and drives alignment with enterprise architecture, business plans, policies, regulatory compliance, operations, standards and industry best practices.

• Participates in assessment and prioritization of cybersecurity risks and threats to be addressed through the implementation plan or operations.

• Participates in projects including requirements definition, work effort estimations, budgeting, solution design, technical guidance, test plan development; reviews and approves project documentation.

• Analyzes project solutions to determine how the implementation of a new system or new interfaces between systems impacts the security posture of the current environment.

• Drives remediation of gaps in cybersecurity typically identified through assessments or by operational teams.

• Collaborates with internal and external teams, stakeholders, partners to support planning activities.

• Identify gaps in solution architectures and recommend alternatives.

• Liaises with business units to maintain a pulse on cybersecurity.

• Keeps abreast of new technologies, industry trends and developments (IT and OT).

• Perform other related duties as required.

What you bring

• The ideal candidate has significant experience working in cybersecurity architecture and planning roles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a combination of education and experience.

• CISSP, CISM certification or other relevant cybersecurity certifications or significant industry experience.

• Minimum seven years work experience in designing and implementing technical solutions with cybersecurity components in a large enterprise environment, including at least four years in a dedicated cybersecurity role with strategic or advisory responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated extensive experience in two or more of the following areas:

• Infrastructure & Data Centre Security Proven ability to secure physical and virtual infrastructure, including server hardening, virtualization platforms, and segmentation strategies in enterprise data centers.

• Endpoint Security Experience advising on endpoint protection strategies, including EDR/EPP deployment, device compliance, and threat mitigation across diverse operating systems.

• Network Security Strong understanding of network architecture and security controls, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, and network segmentation to support defense-in-depth strategies.

• Cloud Security Experience securing public and hybrid cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including identity management, workload protection, encryption, and compliance.

• Security Monitoring & Operations Familiarity with security tools, SIEM platforms, log analysis, and incident response processes, with the ability to guide SOC teams and integrate monitoring into enterprise solutions.

• Threat & Vulnerability Management Expertise in vulnerability assessment, threat modeling, and risk prioritization, with a track record of driving remediation efforts across complex environments.

• Identity & Access Management (IAM) Deep knowledge of IAM frameworks and technologies, including RBAC, MFA, SSO, and federated identity protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth), with experience advising on enterprise IAM strategies.

• Enterprise Applications & Application Security Experience reviewing application architectures and development practices to ensure secure coding, threat mitigation, and integration of security into the SDLC.

• Data Protection Knowledge of data classification, encryption, DLP, and privacy-enhancing technologies to protect sensitive and regulated data across systems.

• Operational Technology (OT) Security Familiarity with securing industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA, and other OT environments.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in IAM, cloud, application, OT areas at this time.

• Strong cybersecurity knowledge, technical ability, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong communication, conflict resolution and collaboration skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, and SharePoint.

• Experience with OT and ICS (supporting electric utilities) is considered an asset.

• Experience with NERC CIP compliance an asset.

What we offer

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 5R3 PN 2012958, 2031442, 2031440

• A comprehensive benefits package

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

• A lifetime pension

• Flexible work model, depending on your role type

• Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

Before you apply, please confirm you meet BC Hydro’s time in role requirement. M&P employees must meet the time in role requirement specified in their most recent offer letter. For MoveUP and IBEW employees, the current time in role as outlined in the Collective Agreements will apply.

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable, include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without any delays.

How to apply

Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current\_opp.html or click ‘Apply’

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