Title:  Senior Lead AppSec and CNAPP Operation

Requisition ID: 230779

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Team:

Scotiabank’s Application Security Operation team has global accountability and is highly supportive of the Bank’s business, enabling execution of the Bank’s strategies, operations and services, while ensuring that appropriate application security practices are adhered to. Now Application Security Operation is expanding the scope to cover Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP). This function provides core competency in proactively detecting application code flaws and/or bugs while working with the appropriate teams in instituting appropriate controls to mitigate risks, specifically as it pertains to cloud and application vulnerabilities and threats. This candidate will be expected to work closely with the application development groups to integrate AppSec and CNAPP processes and procedures into the software development lifecycle.

The Role:

The incumbent is responsible for supporting the Senior Manager, Director, CIO and CISO in achieving enterprise security strategic goals through various processes, including:

• Develop and/or enhance the strategies and processes to identify, analyze, and communicate AppSec and CNAPP vulnerabilities as per the CISO Directives, technical standards and published communication process flows.
• Develop and/or enhance strategies and processes to manage the security vulnerabilities and threats for cloud native applications.
• Develop and/or enhance reporting to development teams and all levels of management to provide proper tracking and measurement of remediation relative to established objectives.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will: 

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the Bank – you will work closely with development and engineering, DevOps, cloud, application security and other application owner teams across the organization to deliver Cloud and Application Security capabilities for the Bank.
• Contribute to the success of our cloud transformation by supporting the Review and Triage of the findings flagged by AppSec and CNAPP.
• Recommend, design, assess, implement, deploy and maintain AppSec and CNAPP controls required to protect Scotiabank and its customers.
• Responsible for adherence to an established process flow that ensures development support teams, infrastructure support teams, and business risk owners implement control measures that effectively mitigate or eliminate the identified risk.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 10+ years’ relevant working experience in IT (cloud security, application security, etc.).
• 8+ years’ experience with documenting process, procedure, and user guide.
• 5+ years’ experience practicing application security (SAST, DAST, SCA, MAST) throughout the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), with demonstrated experience in vulnerability assessment, security integration, automation of security processes, risk assessment and mitigation.
• 5+ years’ experience with Cloud Security domains like CNAPP, CWPP, CSPM and/or tools like SCCE, CrowdStrike, Prisma Cloud, Aqua Enterprise, MS Defender etc.
• 5+ years’ experience with popular CI/CD tools and processes like BitBucket/GitHub, Jfrog Artifactory, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI.
• 3+ years’ experience with large organization cloud transformation.
• Excellent communication skills and good support skills for triaging and analysis of issues for all development teams.
• Proficient at collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve the objectives assigned.
• Track records of mentorship and coaching skills for the team.
• Undergrad or equivalent education.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. 
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.