Temporary position for 12 months
The Cybersecurity Monitoring Ecosystem Department is looking for a security data governance advisor to join its team of experts in handling large volumes of sensitive and confidential data essential to cybersecurity activities. This role is key to ensuring rigorous data governance and respect for lifecycles in a multi-petabyte data lake. Your role consists in contributing to the implementation and maintenance of the security data lake, which is the authoritative source for every team in the Cybersecurity Monitoring Ecosystem Department. You will play a leadership role with various contributors in strategic, complex and innovative projects and initiatives. Coordination is critical. You will interact with many stakeholders working in a wide range of fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. More specifically, you will be required to :
Define and ensure compliance with governance rules on how the data in the lake is used.
Actively contribute to strategies for ingesting, valorizing and consuming the data needed to monitor IT activities.
Help develop and use resources, tools and methods to collect, consolidate, model and provide enterprise data to strengthen the security posture and provide decision-makers with a reliable and relevant overview.
Make recommendations on the development and execution of projects and initiatives with a high degree of operational and conceptual complexity, using your detailed, comprehensive understanding of your line of business and the organization.
Serve as a specialist advisor for decision-making bodies.
Define data architecture priorities.
Ensure that quality assurance and sound data management controls are implemented.
Oversee the data catalogue and serve as a liaison with the DGSO data governance team.
Model the data lake’s information assets to provide a structured representation that complies with industry best practices (Bronze/Silver/Gold, data vaults, data products, etc.).
Document and classify the data in the data lake.
Represent your unit before decision-making bodies.
What we offer*
Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
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What you bring to the table
Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of six years of relevant experience
Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
Experience in business intelligence or simple or advanced analytics projects
Expertise with data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) tools
Proficiency of French is required
Trade Union (If applicable)
At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.
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Data (FG)Unposting Date
2026-01-4Top Skills
Desjardins Montréal, Québec, CAN Office
1 Complexe Desjardins, , Montréal, QC , Canada, H2X
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