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Senior Consultant, Incident Readiness

Date: Dec 13, 2024

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company: Deloitte

Job Type: Permanent

Reference code : 127129

Primary Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Ottawa, ON; Vancouver, BC

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. Purpose defines who we are and gives us reason to exist as an organization.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Be encouraged to deepen your technical skills…whatever those may be.

• Partner with clients to solve their most complex problems

• Experience MyFlex and an agile work environment where work is what you do not where you do it

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What will your typical day look like?

As a Senior Consultant in our Incident Response Readiness team, your day-to-day activities will involve supporting the development and implementation of incident response strategies, plans, and frameworks for our clients. You will work on projects across multiple clients and industries, collaborating closely with client teams and Deloitte colleagues. Your responsibilities may include assessing incident readiness strategies, assisting in the creation of incident response plans and playbooks, developing tabletop simulation exercises presentations and reports as well as participating in business development activities such as proposal building for various clients looking to Deloitte for IR services. You will also contribute to conducting incident response training, technology resilience testing, and help administer the IR Retainer Service offering.

About the team

At Deloitte, our Incident Response Readiness team is part of the Technology and Transformation Team. We consist of intellectually curious, ambitious, and results-oriented professionals, including world-class security experts in incident readiness and response, as well as forensics specialists and incident recovery professionals. Our goal is to deliver end-to-end solutions that help organizations manage information and technology risks, enabling ongoing, secure, and reliable operations. We strive to safeguard our clients' data, systems, and reputation at speed and scale, while preparing their business, IT landscape, and people for evolving risks and future cyber threats.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

To excel in this role, you should either hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or have a minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience in cybersecurity, with a mix of experience in cyber, IT, or risk management. While technical experience may not be required, the ability to participate in technical discussions is crucial. You should possess strong communication skills and be comfortable in varied business and political contexts. Being results-oriented, independent, and having great client management capabilities are key strengths. Strong time management, report writing, and presentation skills are also important. Additionally, you should have strong problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to understand and deconstruct complex issues.

Key qualifications and skills we are looking for include:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

• Understanding of incident response frameworks, methodologies, and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).

• Experience in building Incident Response related documentation and developing tabletop simulation exercises.

• Familiarity with data management and governance principles is a plus.

• Knowledge of technology resilience strategies and technologies is desirable.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Basic security clearance is required, and working towards an industry-recognized cybersecurity certification such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA is desirable.

Join our team and contribute to building robust incident response capabilities for our clients. Apply now to be part of the dynamic and innovative Incident Response Readiness team at Deloitte.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $83,000 - $125,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

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The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to ourAccessAbility Action Plan (https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/public-sector/articles/accessability-action-plan.html) , Reconciliation Action Plan (https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ca/Documents/public-sector/ca-rap-report-aoda-en.pdf) and the BlackNorth Initiative (https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/black-in-canada-acknowledging-our-past.html) .

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