Job Requisition ID: 11344

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Ottawa (ON)

Travel Requirement: Travel not required

Language Designation: Bilingual

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): CBC

Security Requirement: Secret

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 101639.3 to $ 127049.13 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

About the role

Join the IT Audit and Compliance team in the Senior Specialist, IT Controls and Assurance role. Your skills and passion for providing expert advice and guidance on IT controls, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, IT standards and policies, assessing IT risks and providing assurance over IT controls within CMHC will help support the implementation of CMHC’s strategy and mitigate the corporation’s IT risks.

What you’ll do:

• Provide strategic advice and decision support to your peers in the CIO division and CMHC business/support areas on IT risk management and IT controls in their ongoing activities and as part of strategic initiatives.

• Oversee and manage CIO’s IT control attestation process for external clients and provide client relationship support from an IT controls perspective to the Key Account Management team at CMHC.

• Lead various self-assessments against regulatory guidelines; coordinate and oversee initiatives for the division as requested by the regulator.

• Ensure compliance with established IT procedures, standards, and frameworks as well as the quality assurance of artifacts.

• Provide substantive expertise and assistance in the implementation and analysis of regulatory requirements and risk management activities.

• Manage the preparation of reports and present results to management and other committees to report on the effectiveness of IT controls at CMHC.

What you should have:

• An Undergraduate Degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Information Technology or Business Administration.
• A minimum of seven years of related relevant experience in the area of IT Risk Management, compliance assessment and testing, performing IT controls testing, and quality assurance and oversight concepts, including three years of leadership experience.
• An expertise with common security standards and regulations (such as ISO 27001, ISO 27001 SOX, PIPEDA/GDPR, CCPA, COBIT, NIST 800-53 and SOC2 reporting).
• Superior oral and written communication skills including the ability to influence and do presentations.
• Bilingualism (English and French).

It would be great if you also had:

• A relevant professional designation or certification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).

• Experience working in a regulatory environment.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion

What happens after you apply

We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and daunting, and we appreciate your effort. Learn more about our hiring process. If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!