Security Python Engineer

Posted:
8/14/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ Software Engineering

Work Location:

Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

Building a World-Class Technology Team at TD

We can't afford to be boring. Neither can you. The scale and scope of what TD does may surprise you. The rapid pace of change makes it a business imperative for us to be smart and open-minded in the way we think about technology. TD's technology and business teams become more intertwined as new opportunities present themselves. This new era in banking does not equal boring. Not at TD, anyway.

TD Information Security covers the development and management of security strategies, policies, programs and more. Our focus is to assess, prioritize, and mitigate business risk through the automation of technology controls. We do this through mitigating and managing cyber security threats, ensuring systems availability, aligning with global regulatory risk and compliance requirements, managing systems and network complexity, and partnering with different businesses for better technology delivery by providing advice on technology controls. There is so much to explore and room to grow within TD Information Security.

About This Role

We are looking for someone to join us and assist with our DevOps to DevSecOps transformation and cultural shift. We are in the process of identifying and outlining each manual step within the SDLC. In addition, we are looking to shift left and incorporate security in all the right touchpoints of the SDLC. We'll look to you to help create different automated security processes, provide guidance to application teams on security integrations across various pipelines within TD, and ultimately improve the developer experience around security processes and tooling.

Meaningful work is fueled by meaningful performance and career development conversations with your manager. Here's some of what you may be asked to perform:

· Integrate static application security testing and software composition analysis tools and processes within TD's centralized pipelines.

· Codify and script various AppSec processes for development teams.

· Work with various stakeholders and teams to develop the future DevSecOps pipeline/state across the bank - great opportunity to interact with different teams and help automate security various domains.

· Help perform DevSecOps maturity assessments for application teams – assess each team's current state and build a roadmap to achieve their target state.

· Provide support and consulting services around security automation and processes.

· Strategize and formulate automated security processes for application owners to enhance security through development.

· Help improve the developer experience around AppSec processes – scanning, vulnerability reporting, etc.

· Automate and improve various processes across the Application and Infrastructure Vulnerability Management (AIVM) team – Advisory Services, Penetration Testing, Strategy and Technology, etc.

· Fantastic opportunity to learn skills to build out an initiative across an organization. Helping to define and build out the Security Integration Engineering (SIE) space – confluence, documentation, socialization, etc.

· Creation and rollout of security metrics to ensure technology, processes, and governance are in place to monitor, detect, prevent, and react to both current and emerging technology and security threats to TD.

· Influence behavior to reduce risk, foster a strong technology risk management culture.

· Define, develop, implement, and manage standards, policies, procedures, and solutions that mitigate risk and maximize security, service availability, efficiency, and effectiveness.

· Manage relationships with other technology/business/corporate/control functions.

· Assess, identify, and escalate issues appropriately.

Job Requirements:

What can you bring to TD? Share your credentials, but your relevant experience and knowledge can be just as likely to get our attention. Candidate must have:

· This role will be hands on and very technical – strong Python scripting ability – proficient in python.

· Experience with Jenkins and GitHub Actions/Workflows. Ability to build and automate security touchpoints within Jenkins and GitHub Workflows. Understanding of configuring and leveraging a CICD orchestration tool within an organization.

· Understanding of development methodologies and secure software development lifecycle.

· University Degree.

· Demonstrated ability to participate in projects of moderate to high complexity.

· Ability and commitment to serve as a subject matter expert on business-specific, cross-functional and enterprise initiatives.

· Readiness to participate in projects of moderate to high complexity and provide guidance around complex reporting, analysis, and assessments at the functional, business line or enterprise level.

· Developer experience and understanding of development processes with modern programming/scripting languages.

· Knowledge and understanding of application security testing (DAST, SAST, SCA, etc.)

It helps if you have:

· 4+ years of relevant experience within any of the following areas: Development, DevOps/DevSecOps, or Application Security.

· Ability to triage and review technical security vulnerabilities and findings.

· Information Security Certification / Accreditation.

· Firm commitment to staying informed and abreast of emerging security issues, industry trends etc.

· Advanced knowledge of one or more technology controls or security domains, disciplines, and practices.

· Experience with information security controls, policies, processes, and industry standards.

· Strong Application Security knowledge (OWASP Top Ten, CWEs, etc

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.


Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement:

N/A.