Cyber Security Risk Specialist

Purpose

The Cyber Security Supply‑Chain Risk Specialist ensures that third‑party services across North, Central, and South America business, regulatory, and security standards. The role partners with Relationship Managers, Vendor Management, and global security teams to translate global vendor‑due‑diligence findings into actionable local mitigations, run continuous‑monitoring programs, and lead third‑party security transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities

Supply‑Chain Risk Management

• Review and understand vendor services and define assessment scope using the Vendor Questionnaire.
• Conduct security assessments or work with global team to ensure appropriately scoped assessments are performed; deliver findings in both English and Spanish.
• Evaluate final assessment reports, define appropriate risk levels, taking into account local control environment (Low/Moderate/Notable, High), and develop implementable corrective actions.
• Discuss findings with business lines, come to agreement on next steps, and formalize action plans in the system of record
• Perform periodic outreach to service providers verifying mitigation steps for current treats and open action plans.

Transformation & Projects

• Understand business priorities, key initiatives, planned programs and aspirations; collaborate closely with cybersecurity leadership to ensure programs are aligned and communicated
• Lead initiatives and deliverables within information security domain environments
• Lead end‑to‑end delivery (design, development, testing, implementation, operation and maintenance) of new and existing Third Party and Information Security projects
• Assist in identifying opportunities for automation through data analysis

Operational Efficiency

• Support and promote automation of repetitive and complex data management tasks to improve efficiency across information security functional areas
• Extract, Transform, and Load(ETL) Data with a firm understanding of how to shape datasets using a mixed environment
• Design, maintain, and review KPI dashboards that monitor third‑party risk performance and drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

Category

Minimum Requirements

Experience

≥ 6 years in information‑security or risk‑management roles, including ≥ 2 years delivering security projects.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

Technical Skills

• Vendor risk assessment frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SIG).
• Proficiency with security questionnaires (SIG, CAIQ).
• Scripting – basic competency in PowerShell, Python, or equivalent.
• ETL tools (SQL, Alteryx, Python‑pandas).

Languages

Fluent written & spoken English and Spanish mandatory (French not required for this role).

Certifications (desired)

CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or Certified Third‑Party Risk Professional (CTPRP).

Soft Skills

Strong written & verbal communication; ability to convey complex security concepts concisely in both languages; excellent stakeholder‑management; adaptability to shifting priorities; rigorous documentation habits.

Other

Legally authorized to work in the Greater Montreal area (no sponsorship). Ability to work on‑site as an essential function of the role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project‑management experience delivering IT products in a banking environment.
• Prior audit experience (internal or external).
• Additional language(s): Portuguese or French.
• Experience with cloud‑service security (IaaS/PaaS SaaS) assessments.