Sr. Manager, Security (Threat and Vulnerability Management) (Mississauga)

Sr. Manager, Security (Threat and Vulnerability Management) (Mississauga)

04 Sep
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Open Text
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Mississauga

04 Sep

Open Text

Mississauga

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Global Information Security (GIS) leverages our people, processes and technology to develop new digitalization efforts that ensure our enterprise systems’ reliability, minimize staff interaction, and most importantly, protect our clients’ data. Companies are recognizing the need to digitize information and manage alternative work scenarios in today’s changing reality. With this in mind, we work tirelessly to drive improvements across our security services and accelerate our clients’ digital journey in a safe and trusted environment.

Security Operations is the team that handles day to day protection of our environment and the tools that support them. This team takes care of identifying security weaknesses and facilitates remediation efforts. Additionally, this team monitors networks to assesses abnormal behaviors and manages security incidents to allow for execution of response processes.

Your impact:

The Sr Manager, Security (Threat and Vulnerability Management) will lead and drive the vulnerability management strategy across our global infrastructure. This hands-on leadership position is pivotal in protecting our company's digital assets, client data, and business operations through proactive threat identification, continuous exposure management, and robust security assessments. You will mature how we identify, analyze, and prioritize vulnerabilities across our traditional, cloud, and containerized environments.

Leading a team of security professionals, you will collaborate with stakeholders across IT, Development, and Cloud Operations to strengthen vulnerability management processes and drive risk reduction across the enterprise.

What the role offers:

- Managing and continuously improving the enterprise vulnerability management program by prioritizing remediation efforts based on business impact, threat intelligence, and asset criticality.




- Providing hands-on leadership to oversee the continuous security scanning of both network infrastructure and cloud-native containers.
- Modernizing the Threat and Vulnerability Management (TVM) function by driving automation and integrating AI-capable technologies to streamline scanning workflows and predictive analysis.
- Overseeing the implementation of automated vulnerability scanning tools and contextual risk-scoring frameworks to eliminate security blind spots.
- Managing vulnerability scanning platforms and risk-prioritization processes to improve visibility and support remediation efforts.
- Deploying specialized vulnerability management tools for containerized environments across global cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, and Azure.
- Supporting strict compliance with key regulations (PCI, SWIFT, CyberEssentials+, FedRAMP) through ongoing vulnerability scanning, monitoring, and evidence reporting.
- Developing and maintaining KPIs, risk metrics, and reporting to measure program effectiveness and communicate vulnerability trends to stakeholders and leadership.
- Working in a fast-paced and changing environment while gracefully handling multiple tasks, shifting priorities, and parallel directives.
- Leading, developing, coaching, and evaluating a technical team while establishing goals, supporting career development, and ensuring successful delivery of team objectives.

What you need to succeed:

- Deep understanding of the vulnerability management lifecycle and experience maximizing the capabilities of enterprise scanning architectures (such as Qualys, Prisma, and Nessus).
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and adopt new vulnerability management technologies, automation capabilities, and industry best practices.
- Strong technical knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS) and implementing automated container vulnerability scanning guardrails within modern CI/CD pipelines.
- Proven ability to partner with development, infrastructure, and application teams to drive remediation efforts and reduce organizational risk.
- Exceptional communication skills with a track record of clearly presenting security posture, metrics, and technical risks to senior leadership and non-technical audiences.
- 8+ years of information security experience, including 3+ years leading vulnerability management,



security operations, security engineering, or related security teams.
- Expertise in risk assessment, including developing risk acceptance frameworks, tracking compensating controls, and designing scalable risk treatment plans.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field; CISSP, CISA, or CISM certifications preferred.
- Success in building collaborative relationships across IT, Development, and Business teams to drive steady-state progress on risk reduction in agile environments.

One last thing: OpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.

Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.

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