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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an equal opportunity employer, and embraces diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, neurodiversity, and sexual orientation, to create a workforce that reflects the societies we operate in. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected in our people stories across our workforce and implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

TCS has been serving the Canadian marketplace for more than 35 years and today is the technology partner of choice for many of the country's leading organizations. As one of the largest IT services providers in Canada and globally, TCS is aiming to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.

Rooted in the heritage and values of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long-term value for its clients, investors, employees, and the communities it serves. With a highly skilled workforce supporting customers from coast to coast, TCS has consistently been recognized as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute, including a recent top ranking at the country level.

TCS also sponsors 14 of the world's most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, reflecting its commitment to health, sustainability, and community empowerment.

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A SecDesign Generalist has the following responsibilities:

- Lead SecDesign deep dives with the requestor of the assessment.
- Prioritize risks identified in relation to business risks.
- Conduct assessment and provide technology risk/requirements to the requestor. Areas covered:

a. Authentication, Authorization, Auditing b. Application Security – Session Security, Vulnerability/Pen Testing items, Input Validation c. Secure data transport and storage d. Network Security Principles and best practices.

e. Cloud Security Principles and best practices

- Periodically review security reference architecture (security blueprints) and conduct updates/enhancements.
- Participate in various Operational and Technology Risk governance processes.
- Assist in identifying new areas and opportunities of technology investment for the firm.

Skills and Experience

Soft Skills (Required)





- Excellent communication skills: written, oral, presentation, listening.
- Ability to influence through factual reasoning.
- Time management: ability to handle multiple concurrent assessments, plan based deliverable management, robust follow up and tracking.
- Strong focus on delivery when presented with short timelines and increased involvement from senior management.
- Ability to adjust communication of technology risks vs business risks based on the audience.

Security Architecture Skills

- Required – In depth knowledge of application, network, and platform security vulnerabilities. Ability to explain these vulnerabilities to developers.
- Required – Experience in conducting Information Security, IT Security, Audit assessments. Presenting the outcomes of the assessment and obtaining buy in.
- Required – Strong focus on reviewing technical designs and functional requirements to identify areas of Security weakness.
- Required – Knowledge of Cloud Service Providers (AWS/Google/Azure) cloud, DevOps and CI/CD
- Required – The candidate must have working experience in at least three of the following application/network security domains:

a. Authentication: SAML, SiteMinder, Kerberos, OpenId b. Entitlements and identity management c. Data protection, data leakage prevention and secure data transfer and storage d. App Security - validation checking, software attack methodologies.

e. Cryptography – encryption and hashing

- Desired - Prior experience administering systems for version control (Bitbucket, Github), issue tracking (Jira), continuous integration (Jenkins, Github Actions), or release management.
- Desired – Knowledge of standard network model and the risks that present at each layer, the functions of network equipment such as switches, routers, firewalls, proxies, VPNs, and load-balancers, and understanding of common network architectures.
- Desired - The candidate must have working knowledge of the primary operating systems (Unix, Windows, z/OS, Mac OS),



the configuration and management of that platform at an enterprise scale, the security risks to that platform, and how to mitigate those risks.
- Desired - experience in testing tools, at least one of Veracode, Fortify, OunceLabs, AppScan, WebInspect, Burp

Development Experience

- Required – Even though the SecDesign Integrator role is not a development role, the candidate must have previous background in programming, design, and application architecture.
- Required – In order to be a practical SecDesign Integrator the candidate must have experience implementing complex applications in an enterprise environment.
- Required – working knowledge of programming and scripting languages: Java, JavaScript, C#, C/C++, Perl, Python, Ruby
- Desired – In-depth knowledge of web technologies such as Web Browsers, Web Servers, Web Services

Other Areas of Expertise

- Frameworks, protocols, and subsystems:J2EE, .NET, Spring, RPC, SOAP, MQSeries, JMS, RMI, JMX, Hibernate.
- Knowledge of JSP /Servlet/EJB or ASP.NET, HTTP/HTTPS, Cookies, AJAX, JavaScript, Flex / Silverlight.
- Database design and programming experience
- Experience of liaising with 3rd Party Entities (exchanges, suppliers, regulators)
- Experience in conducting and / or reviewing penetration tests, dynamic vulnerability assessments and static vulnerability assessments.
- Understanding of geographic regulations and their impact on Security assessments
- Previous experience in Financial Services is preferred.
- CISSP or other industry qualification
- Desired – experience working with global organizations.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) with minimum 5 years relevant work experience in high-paced, enterprise environment

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources.

Thank you for your interest in TCS. Candidates that meet the qualifications for this position will be contacted within a 2-week period. We invite you to continue to apply for other opportunities that match your profile.

📌 Integrator engineer (Montreal)
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