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Testing may be required. Lesser qualified applicants may be appointed at a lower level.\nWe are seeking a Threat Prevention & Security Platforms Lead to join our team in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.\nAs the Threat Prevention & Security Platforms Lead you will guide the development and delivery of proactive cybersecurity programs and the security platforms that support them. You will lead the optimization, governance, and integration of enterprise security technologies while supporting roadmaps, standards, and investment priorities. You will supervise staff and work across teams to coordinate implementation, ensure effective governance, and align security activities with corporate policies, legislative requirements, and standards for protecting sensitive information.\nYou will play a key role in reducing the Corporation’s attack surface and strengthening its overall security posture by identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating threats before they become incidents. You will work with industry-leading, cloud-first security platforms, including Microsoft Sentinel and Defender, across Azure, Microsoft 365 and Oracle Cloud. You'll have room to explore and adopt emerging capabilities like AI-driven threat detection, automation and Zero Trust (verify every access request instead of trusting the network).\nThe ideal candidate is a CISSP-certified cybersecurity leader with progressive experience in IT security, threat prevention, vulnerability management, and enterprise security platforms. You bring strong knowledge of cloud, hybrid infrastructure, and modern security tools such as SIEM, XDR, and vulnerability management solutions, along with proven experience supervising IT professionals and providing technical oversight in complex enterprise environments.\nHybrid Work Model\nThis position is located in our Victoria, BC office. You will have the flexibility to work part of the time on-campus and part of the time off-campus. The requirement for on-campus presence is a minimum of 40% of your schedule in a month. Additional requirements are determined by the role functions and operational needs of each business area.\n Lead the Corporation’s threat prevention strategy, including threat intelligence, vulnerability and exposure management, penetration testing, threat hunting, and preventive-control programs.\nDirect the strategy, roadmap, governance, configuration, integration, and lifecycle management of enterprise security platforms and technologies, including SIEM/EDR/XDR, Vulnerability Scans, Vulnerability Aggregator, Cloud Security Platform, and related security telemetry integrations.\nEstablish and enforce enterprise standards for vulnerability remediation, risk-based prioritization, SLAs, exception governance, escalation pathways, and measurable risk reduction across environments.\nSupervise and develop staff, including work assignment, performance planning and management, leave approval, discipline processes, grievance responses, coaching, mentoring, and team building.\nLead compliance, risk, gap assessments, security investigations, and assessment activities, including STRAs, PIAs, penetration testing, remediation validation, and alignment with legislative, audit, and security requirements.\nOversee operational readiness, documentation, executive-level performance reporting, platform health, vulnerability aging, SLA attainment, exception trends, and control effectiveness.\nRecommend platform investments and sourcing models, support procurement and vendor negotiations, and manage third-party providers to ensure service performance, issue resolution, continuous improvement, and governance reporting. \n Must have\nA degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.\nCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation. \nThree years of experience leading and supervising IT professionals, preferably in a unionized environment. \nFive years of progressive experience in IT security must include the following:Expertise in threat prevention and vulnerability management.\nWorking in an enterprise environment with cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure/M365, Oracle Cloud), security operations tools (e.g., SIEM, XDR, vulnerability management), and hybrid infrastructure.\nAdministering or providing technical oversight for enterprise security platforms and services.\nModern enterprise security technologies and platforms across cloud, endpoint, application, and network environments. \n\nNice to have\nCertified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation.\nOffensive security certifications such as OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), GPEN (GIAC Penetration Tester), or GCTI (GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence.\nExperience with cloud security services such as Intune, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Entra ID, Defender for Cloud.\nExperience establishing platform operating models, service-level expectations, and continuous improvement plans for enterprise security platforms.\nApplication requirements\nCover letter: Please do not submit a cover letter; it will not be reviewed.\nResume: A resume is required as part of your application. Ensure your resume includes your education, the start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job requirements.\nQuestionnaire: As part of the application process, you will be prompted to complete an online questionnaire to demonstrate how you meet the job requirements. Responses will be used to shortlist applicants against the job requirements. Please allow approximately 15 minutes to complete this questionnaire.\nApplications will be accepted until 11:59 pm PST on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.\nDiversity & Inclusion\nBC Pension Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to establishing an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or any other basis protected by applicable law.\nWe are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please email us at .\nThank you for your interest in working with us. We will let you know about your status in this competition as soon as possible. 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