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Senior Advisor - IT Security

@ Federation Caisses Desjardins

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Montréal, QC · Lévis, QC

Full-time6+ years experience

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Overview

Federation Caisses Desjardins is hiring a Senior IT Security Advisor on a full-time basis, based in Lévis or Montreal with a hybrid arrangement. The role protects IT systems and data, leads strategic security initiatives and standards, and advises decision-making bodies, with a bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities:

Diriger des projets et initiatives de sécurité informatique spécialisés
Conseiller clients et partenaires sur des projets stratégiques
Élaborer politiques, normes et programmes de sécurité
Analyser les enjeux majeurs et formuler des recommandations
Représenter l'unité auprès des instances décisionnelles

Requirements summary:

Baccalauréat dans un domaine connexe
Minimum de 6 ans d'expérience pertinente
Connaissance du français requise au Québec
Savoir-être interpersonnel et vision stratégique

Tools & skills

Building systems monitoring technology Security regulations Decision making

Benefits mentioned

Health insuranceLife insurance

Source and dates

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Employer posting date: 2024-02-06
First seen by our source: 2026-10-10
Source record updated: 2026-10-14

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Job details

Seniority	Senior
Department	IT
Experience	6+ years
Hours per week	40 (estimated)
Work setting	Office
Position	Mostly sitting
Physical demands	physical low · computer high
Languages	French, English
Education	Bachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of study	Related field

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Federation Caisses Desjardins

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Full company description

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.

LinkedIn followers: 379,882
People associated on LinkedIn: 43,673
Reported office locations: 100, rue des Commandeurs, Lévis, Québec G6V 7N5, CA
11 King St W, Toronto, ON M5H 4C7, CA
110 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0T1, CA
1 Complexe Desjardins, Montreal, QC H2X, CA
Business categories: Banking
InsurTech
Insurance
Financial Services
Other recorded names: Desjardins
Specialties: Services financiers
Profile identifies a recruitment agency: No
Reported total investment: 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

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Field	Value
Industry	Banking
Company size	10,001+ employees
Headquarters	Lévis, Québec
Organization type	Privately Held
Specialties	Services financiers
Open jobs on Jobsy	178
LinkedIn	View page

Job description

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Level

NV-10As a senior IT security advisor, you help protect IT hardware, software and data against modification, destruction, and accidental or unauthorized disclosure. You also assist in authentication and access control by designing, administering and controlling proven security systems. You analyze IT system vulnerabilities and implement protective measures to back up, restore and secure systems.

You lead development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives, such as the development of IT security standards and policies. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your specialty area.

You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential.

You serve as specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for decision-making bodies.

General Information on the Position

Main Responsibilities

Lead specialized development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization
Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, select solutions for, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives
Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives
Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
Represent your unit before decision-making bodies
Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations.

Other working conditions

Workplace: Position located in Lévis or Montreal, depending on the applicant selected. The work arrangement for the position is hybrid work
Number of jobs available: 1

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience

Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

For vacant positions available in Quebec, please note that knowledge of French is required

Desjardins Cross-sector skills

Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Nimble learning

Key competencies for the job

Interpersonal Savvy, Strategic mindset

Work Location

Complexe Desjardins Montréal

Trade Union

Non Syndiqué

Unposting Date

Job Family

Information technology (FG)

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, and one of the largest employers in the country. It offers a full range of financial products and services and is home to a wealth of expertise in property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, wealth management, services for businesses of all sizes, securities brokerage, asset management, venture capital, and secure, leading-edge virtual access methods.