The Manager – CIRT is a key member of a fast-paced Cyber Threat Management team that is responsible for defending Canadian Tire’s technology infrastructure and assets against a complex cyber threat environment. Working independently and as part of a large Cybersecurity team, this position collaborates with both IT and business areas to ensure that Canadian Tire is best-in-class when it comes to Cybersecurity Operations.
Our Cybersecurity team plays a critical role in our evolution to connected retail, as we transform to serve customers on the platforms they want to be served. Our commitment to being a world-class digital organization involves expanding our use of cutting-edge technologies across our 13 company banners, to securely bring our digital strategy to life in-store, online, and through mobile devices. Ultimately, we’re improving customer experiences, driving traffic, and boosting loyalty from our 9 million credit card members. The payoff? We handled over 600 million website visits and securely processed over $500 million in e-commerce sales in the last year.
Canadian Tire's Cybersecurity team is a tight-knit community of architects, leaders, project managers, purveyors of governance, and integrators. We welcome members from a variety of backgrounds, with perspectives from the military and police organizations to software and product development.
What you’ll do
Manage the crisis response during crisis situations, lead analyses, response, and mitigation activities
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of incident responders, ensuring clear expectations, growth, and consistent execution
Oversee the day-to-day operation of monitoring, detecting, and responding to threats
Maintain and evolve the development of incident response playbooks, team processes, training, and tabletop exercises
Support forensic investigations, log reviews, cloud investigations, and root-cause analysis as an escalation point
Participate in the on-call rotation, serving as an incident manager or responder during major or complex incidents
Develop crisis exercises and training to prepare stakeholders for their responsibilities in mitigating risks during a crisis event
Develop and lead threat detection rules and correlations to meet the expectations of business requirements
Lead implementation activities and capabilities for an early detection of signals and intelligence
Track and report on incident trends, operational metrics, and program maturity
Oversee execution across detection, triage, containment, remediation, and post-incident learning
Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels during incidents and throughout follow-up reporting
Report and present findings and recommendation to key stakeholders
What you bring
5+ years experience working in or leading a SOC/CIRT teams, with 2+ years as a people manager
Familiarity with how adversaries use AI for reconnaissance, phishing, malware generation, and evasion
Ability to identify indicators of AI‑generated attacks (e.g., synthetic phishing, automated credential‑stuffing, AI‑assisted obfuscation)
Awareness of emerging AI‑enabled threat actor TTPs
Ability to fulfill regular on-call responsibilities, as part of a team, for urgent incident response activities
Experienced and subject matter expertise in building and operating threat detection and incident response process and procedures
Experience with frameworks and taxonomies like NIST, MITRE’s ATT&CK and Cyber Kill-Chain, SANS, MITRE’s CAPEC
Industry certifications (CISSP/GIAC suite/EC-Council) are a strong asset
Ongoing understanding of new threat vectors and attack techniques
Must be able to identify and understand trends; able to synthesize and translate results into actionable items
Strong problem-solving capabilities, ability to reason logically, looking at issues from multiple perspectives at a micro and macro level
Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results
Develop briefing documents for senior management as it relates to the security posture
Experience in working in a security environment (ticket management, incident management, severity categorization, use case monitoring, etc.)
Desire to expand knowledge area and mentor others
May require off-hours support (as needed)
We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:
Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs
Other perks to support your well-being
Career growth opportunities and product discounts
Our typical hiring range is between $79,000 and $131,000 per annum. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. We're committed to attracting top talent. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.#LI-AG2
This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.
About Us
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.