Manager IT Security (Cybersecurity)

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Position Highlights:

ICBC has an exciting opportunity for an IT Security Manager to provide overall operational leadership of ICBC’s information technology security program.

This position is responsible for leading our security operations and security platforms team members, developing and providing execution leadership of our IT security roadmap, vulnerability management and incident handling. In alignment with corporate security strategies, policies and standards, you will be responsible for ensuring security standards, controls, strategies and best practices are incorporated and executed across our IT organization to meet the information and systems protection objectives for ICBC.

ICBC is looking for a team-oriented, security-focused manager that can lead the evolution and maturity of our IT security program and capabilities in a dynamic,hybrid cloud environment .

Your key focus and deliverables will include:

• Overall leadership of the IT Security program in alignment with strategies, policies and standards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems and data.
• Enhancing cyber security practices across ICBC through collaboration and influence.
• Overseeing the reporting and analysis of information technology security operational effectiveness.
• Driving the evolution of the IT Security program, developing the roadmap, plans, technologies, and processes ensuring they meet our current and future security and enterprise needs.
• Leading our IT Security team members, providing support to enable team growth and development, and achieve service and solution delivery goals.
• Leading IT security initiatives and projects while staying on budget, schedule and within scope.
• Providing vendor and contract management of our IT security vendors and service providers.
• Overseeing the provision of consultation and subject matter expertise to other IT and business stakeholders as it relates to IT Security.
• Managing the day-to-day operations of the team including the units business plan and budget.
• Raising and promoting new ideas, continuous improvements, and process optimization leveraging automation.

Position Requirements

Successful candidates will have:

• Proven expertise and experience in IT Security principles and standards, process, systems and tools, and trends and best practices.
• Define and implement security controls across multiple layers of the technology architecture stack to ensure robust protection and compliance.
• Analyze and translate requirements from industry standards (e.g.,  ISO, NIST, OWASP, CIS, CCCS), organizational policies, regulatory frameworks, and threat/risk assessments into actionable strategies for enterprise security.
• Support in designing hybrid security architecture, managing vulnerabilities and patching processes, enabling identity strategy, strengthening cloud security, and ensuring compliance with privacy requirements.
• Experience in managing Cyber Security operations, monitoring, and capabilities both on-prem and in the cloud.
• Experience with vendor and contract management.
• Experience developing roadmaps, plans, technical standards for IT security services and initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading technical teams with experience creating a collaborative and positive work environment, coaching and influencing team members, and building and maintaining strong and effective stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and facilitation skills.

The successful candidate will have several years of experience in information security. Experience will be supported by professional designation or certification in the information security field such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or equivalent.

Position Information:

• ICBC provides comprehensive and flexible benefit coverage to all eligible employees including a defined benefit pension plan.
• Three options of health and dental coverage. Two of those options fully paid by ICBC and with access to Flex credits.
• 100% employer paid life insurance, long term disability and travel insurance.
• Sick leave plan – 100% of pay for a period of a maximum of 8 weeks plus 85% of your pay for a subsequent period of up to 9 weeks.
• Additional optional insurance coverages.
• Only candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered for this position.

About us: 

At ICBC, it’s our job to make sure the car insurance system works for all British Columbians, today and in the future. Check out our ICBC Year in Review 2025  to learn more about what we've accomplished! If you want to make the most of your skills and expertise while growing your career, we want you. A career at ICBC is an opportunity to be part of a talented, diverse and inclusive team that is driven to serve its customers and community. You can expect a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and a collaborative work environment. If you are reliable and dependable, contact us today to be part of our talented and diverse team as we work together to create an insurance system we can all be proud of.

 Our values guide how we interact with customers, partners, and each other. They shape our decisions and create a culture where employees feel inspired and empowered to do their best work.

• Collaborative: We include different perspectives to reach our common goals.
• Supportive: We seek to understand to meet diverse and evolving needs.
• Straightforward: We simplify the complex to make things easier.
• Knowledgeable: We gain knowledge through experience and learning to make informed decisions.

Work arrangements defined: 

• Resident – you will work at your primary in-office headquarters on all scheduled work days.
• Hybrid 8 – you will work a minimum of 8 days in a 4-week period at your primary office headquarters (typically 2 days per week). The remaining days will be remote within British Columbia. 
• Hybrid 10 – you will work a minimum of 10 days in a 4-week period at your primary office headquarters (typically one week in/one week out or up to 3 days per week). The remaining days will be remote within British Columbia. 
• Mobile – you will work a significant amount of time in the field, in addition to working from an office and optionally working remotely within British Columbia. 
• Remote – you will work remotely from within British Columbia, with one required visit to your primary office per month.

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