Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance Specialist – Risk Management
Job Summary
Here are few reasons why folks love working at CAE!
Meaningful work that drives professional development
Ability to enter and grow within the technology industry
Work in a collaborative environment
Be part of a high-performance team
What we have to offer
Benefits: Fully flexible for you to choose what is important
Retirement: Defined Benefits Retirement Plan & Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Financial Perks: Employee Stock Purchase Plan & numerous corporate discounts
Personal and Family Programs: Physical Wellness Plan & Supplementary Maternity Plan
Work-Life Balance: Flextime & California Fridays all year
Fun at work: social and community events all-year round!
Your Mission
As a Cybersecurity Risk Manager your mission is to lead and mature the cybersecurity risk management program by identifying assessing treating monitoring and communicating cybersecurity risks that may impact CAEs operations technologies and business objectives.
Your Role & Main Responsibilities
Lead and mature the cybersecurity risk management program including risk identification assessment treatment monitoring and reporting.
Maintain the enterprise cybersecurity risk register and ensure risks issues exceptions and mitigation plans are documented tracked and regularly reviewed.
Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments for projects technologies third parties and business initiatives and provide practical risk-based recommendations.
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define risk treatment plans clarify ownership track remediation progress and support risk acceptance decisions.
Prepare clear risk reporting dashboards and executive summaries to support informed decision-making by cybersecurity leadership and governance committees.
Support the development and continuous improvement of risk methodologies scoring models control expectations and governance processes aligned with industry frameworks.
Monitor key risk indicators emerging threats and control gaps and translate them into actionable insights for stakeholders.
Advise project teams on cybersecurity risk requirements and ensure risks are identified early assessed consistently and managed throughout the project lifecycle.
Contribute to risk awareness governance routines and performance indicators that strengthen the Governance Risk and Compliance function.
Your Qualifications
Soft skills
Want to be in a performing team
Show Initiative & leadership
Be customer orientated
Display a sense of collaboration (teamwork) & interpersonal skills
Ability to influence
Technical skills
Bilingualism (French and English) is required
A minimum of seven (7) years experience in IT Security or Cybersecurity
In-depth knowledge and experience in IT Security and Telecommunications
In-depth knowledge risk analysis methodologies and security standards (e.g. ISO NIST)
Industry-recognized certification (CISSP CISA CIRISC CISM) would be considered an asset
Knowledge about threat modeling methodology
Aerospace industry knowledge would be considered an asset
At CAE connecting with people is very important. If you have any questions on this career opportunity please do not hesitate to contact Didier Avignon Talent Acquisition Specialist and () or Rémi Beauregard Head of Cybersecurity Governance Risk and Compliance ().
At CAE our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years weve driven innovation in simulation training and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies we empower our customers to operate smarter faster and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged collaboration drives progress and your growth fuels our shared success.
CAE is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of race nationality color religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation disability neurodiversity veteran status age or other characteristics protected by law. We encourage applicants who may not meet every qualification to apply. Reasonable accommodations are availablecontact your recruiter or email if needed.
As part of our process we may use AIsupported tools to help review applications with human decisionmaking at every step. CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. With nearly 5,000 employees, CAE USA Inc. is the largest segment within CAE's Defense and Security business unit. The organization le ... View more