Senior Associate, Risk - Technology Services Group

About the Role

Continued growth has created an exciting opportunity for an Associate/Senior Associate to join our Technology Services Group.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate, build, and succeed as part of a high-performing team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and a passion for growing businesses-both ours and our clients’.

This role requires a strong foundation in technology delivery and risk management, achieved through experience in designing, developing, and/or delivering technology-enabled business solutions, as well as assessing and mitigating technology risks. The ideal candidate will combine technical delivery expertise with a consulting mindset, enabling them to engage senior stakeholders, support cross-functional teams, and deliver security-focused initiatives.

About Us

Optimus SBR is a leading management consulting firm and award-winning workplace where we help organizations get done what isn’t.

Our team of committed consultants takes swift action to deliver innovative, impactful results. As the largest independently owned Canadian management consulting firm, we are a place where people and culture come first. Our success is driven by attracting individuals who are insatiably Curious, Entrepreneurial Thinkers, Authentic, and Bold.

Our Awards and Recognitions:

• Best Workplaces™ in Canada National List 2026
• Best Workplaces™ with the Most Trusted Executive Team 2026
• Best Workplaces™ for Young Talent 2026
• Best Workplaces™ for Women 2026
• Best Workplaces™ in Professional Services 2025
• Globe and Mail - Canada's Top Growing Companies 2025
• Waterstone Human Capital - Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ 2025

Culture is Everything. Period.

That’s why we’ve been consistently rated one of the best places to work in North America - and are one of the fastest growing. As a firm that was built on culture, we value our people and their growth. Each of us embody the entrepreneurial spirit and have something unique to contribute to the fabric of our organization. From employee-championed committees to celebratory events and learning paths, these are just a few of the ways we cultivate a positive and engaging work environment.

What’s in It for You?

• Growth Opportunities: Build your career through challenging, impactful projects and continuous learning.
• Diverse Workplace: Collaborate with a team of professionals from unique backgrounds, fostering innovation.
• Flexibility and Autonomy: Enjoy the freedom to take ownership of your work and drive meaningful results.
• Leadership Development: Develop your skills through mentorship and career progression opportunities.

Responsibilities:

Technology Advisory & Delivery

• Support project scoping, approach design, work planning, team structure, and effort and timeline estimation.

• Deliver technology risk and advisory engagements within agreed scope, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.

• Facilitate client meetings and develop clear reports, presentations, recommendations, and other deliverables.

• Identify, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints.

Technology Risk

• Support a range of technology risk, cybersecurity, regulatory, governance, and controls advisory engagements.

• Identify and assess technology risks and evaluate the effectiveness of associated governance, processes, and controls.

• Apply recognized risk and control frameworks to assess client environments and develop practical recommendations.

• Review policies, standards, procedures, risk assessments, and control documentation for completeness, consistency, and alignment.

• Support regulatory and industry-standard assessments, including evaluating whether relevant risks and requirements are appropriately addressed.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen, standardize, rationalize, or automate risk and control activities.

• Demonstrate an understanding of control design and operating effectiveness, including control objectives, testing approaches, evidence requirements, and documentation of conclusions.

• Support control assessment and testing activities across IT general controls, application controls, business controls, and technology-dependent controls.

Leadership & Practice Development

• Provide day-to-day direction, coaching, and mentoring of junior team members.

• Lead cross-functional teams and drive security initiatives to completion.

• Contribute to business development, client delivery, and practice growth.

• Support employee growth through Optimus SBR’s Career Development Program (CDP).

Qualifications:

Required:

• 6+ years of experience in technology risk, IT audit, cybersecurity, control testing, regulatory compliance, or advisory consulting.

• Strong understanding of IT and business controls, including experience assessing control design or operating effectiveness.

• Experience reviewing policies, procedures, risks, and controls and identifying gaps or standardization opportunities.

• Knowledge of frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, NIST CSF, or ISO 27001.

• Strong analytical, project-management, communication, and client-engagement skills.

• Ability to coordinate workstreams and provide direction and quality review to junior resources.

• University degree in business, accounting, technology, cybersecurity, or a related discipline.

Nice to Have:

• Certifications: CPA, CRISC, CISSP, CISA, CISM.

• Understanding of Canadian and US regulators (OSFI, OCC, FRB).

• Experience with SOC and SOX reporting.

• Previous experience in a 1LoD or 2LoD role.

• Experience with control rationalization, regulatory mapping, procedure development, or identifying automation opportunities.

• Familiarity with GRC, analytics, and automation tools.

• Big 4 or consulting firm background.

Interview recording & AI notetakers

During the interview process, we may use transcription or AI notetaking tools. To protect privacy, legal compliance, and interviewer/candidate experience, the use of these tools is not permitted without your prior consent. We will ask for your consent and if you wish to decline, handwritten notes are welcome.

Compensation: Salary range is $100,000-130,000 CAD

Salary ranges are designed to be competitive. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, and experience and is subject to negotiation and subject to the candidate meeting the specific requirements or the role. Exceptional candidates may be considered above the top of the range, and pay can increase quickly for those who make a big impact in the role.

A Taste of Some of the Great Benefits at Optimus

Financial

• Annual Bonus
• Retirement savings through our Group RRSP program
• Company equity for Managers and above
• Maternity and Parental Leave with top up compensation

Flexibility

• Work in a Hybrid model (when client projects permit)
• 12 Optimus Days paid

Health

• Top-tier health benefits
• Life & disability insurance
• Health Spending Dollars