{"id":1140976,"url":"https://alion.io/job/aviva-canada-cybersecurity-advisor","title":"Cybersecurity Advisor","company":{"id":1074183,"name":"Aviva Canada","domain":"aviva.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/aviva-ca","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Markham, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":80000,"max":105000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":105000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-21","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T03:36:23Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values - Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.\nAt Aviva Canada, we put people first, our employees, our customers, and our communities. We’re proud of a culture built on care, inclusion, and collaboration, where your voice matters and your growth is supported. We’re not just about insurance; we’re about making a real difference by protecting what matters most.\nWe are looking for a positive and outstanding Cybersecurity Advisor. Aviva Canada’s Security Advisory Services is responsible for providing consulting and advisory services to business lines and IT teams to support sound cyber risk identification and management across the organization, controls are aligned with Aviva’s Cybersecurity standards and policies, while reducing cybersecurity risks to Aviva. The Cybersecurity Advisor provides support to business lines to ensure design, development and implementation of projects and initiatives are in accordance with Aviva’s Cybersecurity Standards, and that organizational cyber controls are followed. The role will facilitate the assessment of Cybersecurity risk for business functions to make informed decisions to protect information assets and systems.\nThe incumbent will be a domain expert in the required areas of Cybersecurity. Support the Cybersecurity Managers in partner management by maintaining solid relationships with Risk & Compliance, Privacy, Supplier Assurance, IT Infrastructure and Operational Business Units. You thrive in a dynamic, innovative, and fast-paced environment.\nWhat you'll do\nContribute to improvements in the Information Security Risk Management program to drive risk-based outcomes and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.\nConduct security assessments related to projects of various sizes and complexity and communicate results to internal and external partners, as well as senior leaders.\nProvide guidance to stakeholders to make informed decisions around managing risks and track such risks for action or closure.\nReview architecture documents and crafting security assessment documents and reports.\nContribute to periodic reporting of metrics for senior leadership and partners.\nBuild effective relationships with internal and external partners.\nPromote alignment to Aviva security standards and processes.\nKeep up to date with upcoming industry trends, technology developments, and regulatory changes.\nWhat you'll bring\n3 to 5 years’ experience in cybersecurity, focusing on information security risk assessments, application security design & architecture, as well as cloud-based solutions.\nStrong understanding of cybersecurity industry standards, principles, and practices, as well as risk concepts and frameworks.\nOutstanding communication skills including report writing and presenting to internal stakeholders and senior leaders, as well as external partners.\nAbility to understand complex business processes driving technical systems. Prior experience in leading a key line of business is an asset.\nAbility to interpret technical security risks and solutions to partners in business language.\nDemonstrated ability to work with diverse groups and to navigate through ambiguity.\nAbility to prioritize and deliver on multiple activities concurrently.\nPost-secondary education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT Security, risk management, or comparable professional training.\nProfessional designation relating to cybersecurity or IT risk (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP/CCSK, GIAC) preferred.\nWhat you’ll get\nThe salary band for this position ranges from $80,000 to $105,000. Please note that individual salary is determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience, as well as internal equity.\nCompelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.\nOutstanding Career Development opportunities.\nWe’ll support your professional development education.\nCompetitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.\nEmployee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.\nCorporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.\nEmployee discount on home and auto insurance (where applicable).\nHybrid flexible work model.\nThis job advertisement is for an existing vacancy which has been posted both internally & externally.\nAviva Canada may use AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools to assist us throughout the recruitment process to screen, assess or select applicants for a position.\nAviva Canada welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and has a process in place to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process and during employment. If you require an accommodation during the interview or hiring process, please contact your Aviva Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged.\n#LI-PS1 \n#LI-Hybrid","description_format":"text","description_chars":5111,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule","Professional development","Retirement plans","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Information Security","Financial Services","LLM & Generative AI"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T11:22:22Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":45,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":105000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/aviva-canada-cybersecurity-advisor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/aviva-canada-cybersecurity-advisor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T06:03:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}