JOB DESCRIPTION As a Senior Cybersecurity Advisor for the Cybersecurity Planning Team, you will lead the strategic planning and architecture function for BC Hydro, shaping the long term direction of its cybersecurity program. You will strengthen the organization’s security posture by developing strategic plans and capability roadmaps that define how current assets will be sustained, how existing capabilities will mature, and how gaps and vulnerabilities will be addressed. In this role, you will connect enterprise security architecture, project delivery, and cybersecurity operations, ensuring that all initiatives align with the overarching security architecture vision. You will work closely with enterprise architects, business units, and vendors to develop investment justifications, build business cases, and oversee solution delivery. Success in this position requires both deep technical expertise and broad strategic insight, enabling you to assess and approve technical solution designs and implementation plans that are secure, operable, and intuitive for cybersecurity teams and end users. Duties Strategic Planning: Lead and coordinate strategic planning activities by working with business units and technical teams to capture, prioritize, and translate requirements into actionable project plans. This includes developing capability plans, guiding asset lifecycle and sustainment strategies, and supporting performance and capacity planning to ensure cybersecurity platforms and services remain reliable, scalable, and aligned with long‑term organizational needs. Technical Leadership: Provide architectural leadership by guiding and reviewing solution designs to ensure they are technically sound, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles. Define, establish, and maintain cybersecurity architecture standards, patterns, and reference models, ensuring they are well documented and consistently applied across projects. Evaluate new technologies, assess solution alternatives, and validate that designs meet security, performance, operability, and compliance requirements while ensuring delivered solutions are resilient, scalable, and maintainable. Roadmap Development: Develop and maintain capabilities and implementation roadmaps in partnership with Enterprise Architecture and operational teams ensuring alignment with the enterprise vision, long‑term objectives and evolving business needs. Financial Planning: Promote fiscal accountability by validating the business value of investments through cost‑benefit analysis, performing project estimations and forecasting, and supporting the operational budgeting process with financial projections. Project Oversight: Provide ongoing oversight throughout the project delivery lifecycle, ensuring solutions are implemented securely and effectively. Design Review: Review and approve technical solution designs and detailed implementation documents, providing expert feedback and recommendations. Risk Management: Support the assessment and prioritization of cybersecurity risks, drive remediation of gaps, and support operational teams in maintaining a strong security posture. Vendor Engagement: Work with vendors to identify, evaluate, and select solutions that meet BC Hydro’s cybersecurity and operational needs. Subject Matter Expert: Serve as a subject matter expert, offering a “cyber lens” on solutions for other business units and supporting enterprise‑wide cybersecurity initiatives. Continuous Improvement: Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in IT and OT security. Qualifications Technical Architect Mindset: Demonstrated experience as a technical architect or cybersecurity specialist, with the ability to bridge strategy, design, delivery, and operations. Education & Certification: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a combination of equivalent experience may be considered. CISSP, CISM, or similar certifications preferred. Experience: Minimum 7 years designing and implementing technical solutions with cybersecurity components in large enterprise environments, including at least 4 years in strategic or advisory roles. Expertise in Two or More Areas: At least two of the following: Application Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Endpoint Security, Network Security, Security Monitoring & Operations, Threat & Vulnerability Management, Data Protection, OT and ICS Security. Preference areas: Experience in IAM, cloud, and application areas will be given preference at this time. Additional qualifications: Strong analytical, problem‑solving, written and oral communication, and collaboration skills. Ability to influence stakeholders and resolve conflicts. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and SharePoint. Experience with NERC CIP compliance is an asset. Applicants who do not meet the full qualifications or those with lesser work experience may be considered for a lower level position. Additional Information Tools: Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and SharePoint. Analytical skills: Strong analytical, problem‑solving, written, and oral communication skills. Ability to influence stakeholders and resolve conflicts. Working with NERC CIP compliance: Experience with NERC CIP compliance is an asset. SVP role classification: This role is categorized as an IT Advisor at BC Hydro. BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer. We include everyone. We welcome applications from anyone, including members of visible minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are also happy to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the selection process and while working at BC Hydro. If you require support applying online because you are a person with a disability, please contact us at #J-18808-Ljbffr