Secure Design Analyst, Deloitte Global Technology

Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 135034
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Halifax, NS; Ottawa, ON

Our Purpose

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By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

Deloitte Global is the engine of the Deloitte network. Our professionals reach across disciplines and borders to develop and lead global initiatives. We deliver strategic programs and services that unite our organization.

What will your typical day look like?

As part of the Secure Design team, you will help drive Deloitte's Secure System Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) processes, ensuring cybersecurity requirements are embedded throughout the lifecycle of business applications and technology initiatives. You will work closely with business and technology stakeholders while helping advance innovative AI initiatives that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Secure Design services.

Key responsibilities include:

SSDLC Operations

• Coordinate and manage the end-to-end SSDLC process for assigned business applications and technology initiatives.

• Support Secure Design Manager for Enabling Areas in conducting cybersecurity design reviews and security assessments to ensure applications meet cybersecurity standards, policies and control requirements.

• Track SSDLC reviews, actions, exceptions and remediation activities, ensuring timely progression through governance processes.

• Work with business and technology teams to provide guidance on secure design principles and SSDLC requirements throughout the application lifecycle.

• Support risk-based decision making by identifying security risks, documenting findings and tracking mitigation activities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build effective working relationships with business, technology and cybersecurity stakeholders across Enabling Areas.

• Act as a trusted point of contact for SSDLC-related activities, helping stakeholders understand cybersecurity requirements and governance expectations.

• Facilitate discussions between delivery teams and cybersecurity specialists to ensure security requirements are understood, practical and embedded early in projects.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve Secure Design processes, increase efficiency and enhance the stakeholder experience.

• Support the development and maintenance of process documentation, standards, guidance and operating procedures.

AI Innovation & Enablement

• Contribute to the Secure Design AI programme by identifying opportunities to leverage AI to improve cyber review processes and team productivity.

• Support the evaluation, development and deployment of AI-driven solutions that enhance Secure Design operations.

• Assist in the governance and assessment of AI-enabled solutions within SSDLC processes, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity and risk management requirements.

• Analyse emerging AI technologies, trends and risks, providing insights that support Secure Design strategy and decision making.

About the team

Deloitte Technology works at the forefront of technology development and processes to support and protect Deloitte around the world. In this truly global environment, we operate not in what is but rather what can be to help Deloitte deliver and connect with its clients, its communities, and one another in ways not previously conceived.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

Qualifications

Required:

• Experience supporting SSDLC, software development, IT governance, cybersecurity reviews or related risk management activities.

• Good understanding of cybersecurity principles, including secure design, risk management and application security concepts.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms and modern application architectures.

• Knowledge of AI technologies and their practical application within cybersecurity and business processes.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends.

• Ability to communicate complex technical and security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong stakeholder management and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities simultaneously.

Preferred:

• Understanding of software development methodologies such as Agile and DevOps.

• Degree in cybersecurity or equivalent.

• Cybersecurity professional qualification such as CISSP or equivalent.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $69,000 - $114,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

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The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.

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