Senior Supervisor (RE-05), Operational Risk Division

Duties

The Operational Risk Division is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Toronto Office in the position of Senior Supervisor. The position will be part of a team involved in the review of FRFIs’ information security and technology risks and operational risk management functions. The position will also assist in planning, determining the scope and conducting supervisory assessments of FRFIs’ information security, operational risks and operational risk management programs to support on-going assessments. This includes risk-based profiling of risks reviews, monitoring specified FI’s and assessing processes used by FRFIs to address these risks.

Intent of the process

This selection process may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates, which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles and requirements, security profiles and various tenures.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
● A university degree with specialization in Information Technology and Information Security, Computer Science, Information Science OR an acceptable combination of education, experience and/or training.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
● Recent and significant experience in the financial services industry*, in one of the following areas:

- Technology Operations
- Information Security Operations
- Technology risk management
- Information security/cyber security risk management
- Internal/external technology focused audit (e.g., application audit, technology audits, cyber security audit, etc.)
- System/Data analysis
- Supervising, examining or auditing technology or applications in financial institutions

* Financial services industry experience as experience working in a financial institution, including banks, insurance companies, pension funds, wealth management firms, and accounting firms (dealing with audits), as well as government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions, or other relevant areas.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
● Knowledge of current and/or emerging information security risk/ information technology risk in financial institutions.
● Knowledge of the banking and/or insurance sectors including key products and functions, and the information and techniques used in their measurement and management.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
● Critical Thinking
● Professional Judgment
● Results Orientation
● Excellent Oral Communication Skills
● Excellent Written Communication Skills

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ASSET EDUCATION
● A post-graduate degree
● Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
● Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
● Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
● Recent and significant experience in the financial services industry*, in two of the following areas:

- Technology Operations
- Information Security Operations
- Technology risk management
- Information security/cyber security risk management
- Internal/external technology focused audit (e.g., application audit, technology audits, cyber security audit, etc.)
- System/Data analysis
- Supervising, examining or auditing technology or applications in financial institutions

* Financial services industry experience as experience working in a financial institution, including banks, insurance companies, pension funds, wealth management firms, and accounting firms (dealing with audits), as well as government departments that directly deal with the supervision and regulation of these institutions, or other relevant areas.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
● Comprehensive understanding of OSFI’s Supervisory Framework.
● Knowledge of current and/or emerging operational risks facing financial institutions.
● Knowledge of operational risk management guidelines, specifically E21.
● Sound understanding of the Basel Committee Banking Supervision (BCBS) Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk.

ASSET COMPETENCIES
● Developing Myself
● Impact & Influence
● Collaboration
● Service Orientation

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
● In order to meet the organization’s employment equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being Persons with a disability or Aboriginal peoples.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Ability and willingness to travel.

Other information

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required. As a result you must update your personal information on your Public Service Resourcing System profile if it changes.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate using concrete examples, how they meet the education and experience factors listed under the essential qualifications, as well as any of the asset qualifications that are applicable. Applicants must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement, as well as time lines of when this experience was gained (please indicate month and year).

Internal indeterminate employees of OSFI at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment or assignment before considering applicants in the advertised appointment process.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Your application may be used to assess written communication.

OSFI is a separate agency with its own classification and compensation system. OSFI's staffing is subject to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA).

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button 'Apply online' below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Applicants with disabilities: If you request special accommodation at any stage in the selection process, including technical aid to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please inform us by sending an e-mail to the following address .

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.