Director, Enterprise Identity & Core Banking Security
About the role
At ATB, we exist to make it possible for our clients, team members and communities. Our purpose is more than aspirational. It's a real commitment we live every day through our values (what we call the ATB ID).
About Life at ATB is about more than work. In fact, we’re consistently recognized as one of Canada's top employers thanks to our high-care, high-performance culture, upheld by the three commitments we make to our team members:
Impact in action: No matter where you are in the organization, you're empowered to make an impact in the lives of our clients and communities.
Thrive together: We want you—the unique, authentic you—to feel safe and celebrated at work. We're on a continuous journey to build the most flexible and inclusive programs.
Ready for tomorrow: We want to enable your success through interesting and challenging work, performance enablement, and learning and development.
About The Role This is a remote, Canada-based position requiring the ability to travel to our Alberta location as needed.
As ATB’s next Director, Enterprise Identity & Core Banking Security you will be a strategic leader responsible for shaping, driving, and enhancing our Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Core Banking Security programs. You will lead a team of security analysts, ensuring seamless delivery of enterprise-wide identity solutions, and foster a culture of security across the organization.
In This Role, You Will
- Run & Elevate Operations, ensure reliable, high-quality project and operational delivery across our Core Banking Security, IAM Engineering, and Access Advisory teams. Maintain strong SLAs, predictable operations, and consistent issue resolution while driving a culture of accountability and excellence.
- Safeguard Core Banking Systems, oversee day-to-day SAP and financial system security operations, ensuring controls are executed effectively, monitored continuously, and remain audit-ready.
- Execute Workforce Identity Strategy, translate enterprise identity strategy into stable, scalable operational processes: including authentication, authorization, access governance, and lifecycle management, Ensuring teams deliver secure and frictionless service.
- Deliver Advisory & Assurance Services, operate mature advisory programs that support application teams with access design, SOD reviews, and change governance. Maintain efficient, repeatable processes that reduce rework and improve experience.
- Modernize Through Automation, drive continuous improvement by simplifying workflows, expanding automation, reducing manual access tasks, and leveraging ITSM Platforms, Cloud tooling, and identity orchestration technologies.
- Align, Communicate & Coordinate, act as the operational bridge between cybersecurity, technology partners, and business stakeholders. Provide clear updates, manage expectations, and ensure alignment between daily execution and enterprise priorities.
Accountabilities
- Lead day-to-day operations for Core Banking Security, IAM Engineering, and Access Advisory, ensuring SLA adherence and predictable service delivery.
- Oversee SAP and financial system security controls, maintaining audit readiness and ensuring issues are resolved promptly.
- Execute workforce identity lifecycle processes, including authentication, authorization, provisioning, and access governance.
- Operate and mature advisory programs supporting access design, SOD reviews, and secure change processes.
- Drive automation and process optimization across identity and access workflows using ServiceNow and cloud-native tooling.
- Monitor operational risk, escalate issues early, and implement corrective actions to maintain system integrity and reliability.
- Partner with technology and business stakeholders to ensure alignment, communicate impacts, and enable smooth delivery across teams.
- Develop talent, build strong team culture, and ensure clear ownership, documentation, and repeatable processes.
Skills, Experience & Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity, identity management, and/or core banking technology.
- 2+ years cybersecurity experience within a heavily regulated environment; banking, healthcare, etc.
- 5+ years of leadership or operational management role.
- Strong understanding of SAP security, financial system controls, and GRC/SOD frameworks.
- Experience running enterprise IAM operations, including provisioning, authentication, authorization, and access governance centered around role based access controls.
- Proven ability to manage SLAs, operational dashboards, incident response workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Hands-on familiarity with ITSM platforms, automation/orchestration tooling, and cloud-hosted identity platforms.
- Experience operating and maintaining enterprise Identity Provider (IdP) platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, product, audit, and risk teams while communicating clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Relevant certifications are an asset (CISSP, CISM, SAP Security, Identity Governance/Management certifications).
- Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
Don’t meet all the requirements on the list? A resume only goes so far in expressing who you are and the unique perspectives you bring. If you believe your skills and experience align with the role—but you might not check all the boxes—we want to hear from you. We encourage candidates from all work backgrounds, equity-seeking communities and experience levels to apply. If you’re seeking a career where your drive, perspective and growth are celebrated, we want to hear from you.
We’re dedicated to building a workforce reflective of those within our communities, and a culture where our team members are equipped with what they need to succeed—their way. Part of creating an inclusive workplace is recognizing our role in advancing Truth and Reconciliation. We are committed to meeting and exceeding the standards set out in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations program created by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.
What happens next? If you are shortlisted, you’ll hear from us after the posting closes. Check out our How We Hire page to learn more about our hiring process. If you need any accommodations throughout this process, please let us know at talentteam@atb.com
Stay in touch We’re excited that you’re interested in a career with ATB. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram to learn more about what our team is up to.
About ATB Financial
For more than 85 years, ATB has been reimagining the way we do business. We’ve grown from one small treasury branch into Alberta’s largest provincially based financial institution, and we don’t have any plans to slow down now. We power possibility for our clients, our team members and our province—and we’re leading the way to a sustainable, innovative and prosperous future.
About ATB Financial
With $62.0 billion in assets, ATB Financial is a leading financial institution that started in Alberta with the focus of putting people first. Our success comes from our more than 5,000 team members who love to deliver exceptional experiences to over 820,000 clients across our Personal and Business Banking, ATB Wealth Management and ATB Capital Markets businesses. ATB provides expert advice, services and products through our many branches and agencies, our 24-hour Client Care Centre, four entrepreneur centres and our digital banking options. ATB powers possibilities for our clients, communities and beyond.
Director, Enterprise Identity & Core Banking Security
About the role
At ATB, we exist to make it possible for our clients, team members and communities. Our purpose is more than aspirational. It's a real commitment we live every day through our values (what we call the ATB ID).
About Life at ATB is about more than work. In fact, we’re consistently recognized as one of Canada's top employers thanks to our high-care, high-performance culture, upheld by the three commitments we make to our team members:
Impact in action: No matter where you are in the organization, you're empowered to make an impact in the lives of our clients and communities.
Thrive together: We want you—the unique, authentic you—to feel safe and celebrated at work. We're on a continuous journey to build the most flexible and inclusive programs.
Ready for tomorrow: We want to enable your success through interesting and challenging work, performance enablement, and learning and development.
About The Role This is a remote, Canada-based position requiring the ability to travel to our Alberta location as needed.
As ATB’s next Director, Enterprise Identity & Core Banking Security you will be a strategic leader responsible for shaping, driving, and enhancing our Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Core Banking Security programs. You will lead a team of security analysts, ensuring seamless delivery of enterprise-wide identity solutions, and foster a culture of security across the organization.
In This Role, You Will
- Run & Elevate Operations, ensure reliable, high-quality project and operational delivery across our Core Banking Security, IAM Engineering, and Access Advisory teams. Maintain strong SLAs, predictable operations, and consistent issue resolution while driving a culture of accountability and excellence.
- Safeguard Core Banking Systems, oversee day-to-day SAP and financial system security operations, ensuring controls are executed effectively, monitored continuously, and remain audit-ready.
- Execute Workforce Identity Strategy, translate enterprise identity strategy into stable, scalable operational processes: including authentication, authorization, access governance, and lifecycle management, Ensuring teams deliver secure and frictionless service.
- Deliver Advisory & Assurance Services, operate mature advisory programs that support application teams with access design, SOD reviews, and change governance. Maintain efficient, repeatable processes that reduce rework and improve experience.
- Modernize Through Automation, drive continuous improvement by simplifying workflows, expanding automation, reducing manual access tasks, and leveraging ITSM Platforms, Cloud tooling, and identity orchestration technologies.
- Align, Communicate & Coordinate, act as the operational bridge between cybersecurity, technology partners, and business stakeholders. Provide clear updates, manage expectations, and ensure alignment between daily execution and enterprise priorities.
Accountabilities
- Lead day-to-day operations for Core Banking Security, IAM Engineering, and Access Advisory, ensuring SLA adherence and predictable service delivery.
- Oversee SAP and financial system security controls, maintaining audit readiness and ensuring issues are resolved promptly.
- Execute workforce identity lifecycle processes, including authentication, authorization, provisioning, and access governance.
- Operate and mature advisory programs supporting access design, SOD reviews, and secure change processes.
- Drive automation and process optimization across identity and access workflows using ServiceNow and cloud-native tooling.
- Monitor operational risk, escalate issues early, and implement corrective actions to maintain system integrity and reliability.
- Partner with technology and business stakeholders to ensure alignment, communicate impacts, and enable smooth delivery across teams.
- Develop talent, build strong team culture, and ensure clear ownership, documentation, and repeatable processes.
Skills, Experience & Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity, identity management, and/or core banking technology.
- 2+ years cybersecurity experience within a heavily regulated environment; banking, healthcare, etc.
- 5+ years of leadership or operational management role.
- Strong understanding of SAP security, financial system controls, and GRC/SOD frameworks.
- Experience running enterprise IAM operations, including provisioning, authentication, authorization, and access governance centered around role based access controls.
- Proven ability to manage SLAs, operational dashboards, incident response workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Hands-on familiarity with ITSM platforms, automation/orchestration tooling, and cloud-hosted identity platforms.
- Experience operating and maintaining enterprise Identity Provider (IdP) platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, product, audit, and risk teams while communicating clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Relevant certifications are an asset (CISSP, CISM, SAP Security, Identity Governance/Management certifications).
- Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
Don’t meet all the requirements on the list? A resume only goes so far in expressing who you are and the unique perspectives you bring. If you believe your skills and experience align with the role—but you might not check all the boxes—we want to hear from you. We encourage candidates from all work backgrounds, equity-seeking communities and experience levels to apply. If you’re seeking a career where your drive, perspective and growth are celebrated, we want to hear from you.
We’re dedicated to building a workforce reflective of those within our communities, and a culture where our team members are equipped with what they need to succeed—their way. Part of creating an inclusive workplace is recognizing our role in advancing Truth and Reconciliation. We are committed to meeting and exceeding the standards set out in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations program created by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.
What happens next? If you are shortlisted, you’ll hear from us after the posting closes. Check out our How We Hire page to learn more about our hiring process. If you need any accommodations throughout this process, please let us know at talentteam@atb.com
Stay in touch We’re excited that you’re interested in a career with ATB. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram to learn more about what our team is up to.
About ATB Financial
For more than 85 years, ATB has been reimagining the way we do business. We’ve grown from one small treasury branch into Alberta’s largest provincially based financial institution, and we don’t have any plans to slow down now. We power possibility for our clients, our team members and our province—and we’re leading the way to a sustainable, innovative and prosperous future.
About ATB Financial
With $62.0 billion in assets, ATB Financial is a leading financial institution that started in Alberta with the focus of putting people first. Our success comes from our more than 5,000 team members who love to deliver exceptional experiences to over 820,000 clients across our Personal and Business Banking, ATB Wealth Management and ATB Capital Markets businesses. ATB provides expert advice, services and products through our many branches and agencies, our 24-hour Client Care Centre, four entrepreneur centres and our digital banking options. ATB powers possibilities for our clients, communities and beyond.