Cyber Threat Exposure Management; CTEM Engineer

Overview

At Manulife / John Hancock, we are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Security Analyst to join our cybersecurity team. This role focuses on vulnerability management
, threat prioritization
, and risk-based decision-making to protect our digital assets and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with tools such as Avalor
, Qualys
, Tenable
, and Tanium
, and, more importantly, will possess the ability to analyze, contextualize, and elevate findings into actionable intelligence that aligns with business priorities.

Office location: Waterloo - ON (primary) or Toronto - ON or Boston - USA

Work arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days from Home. Remote working option is not available.

• Lead the CTEM lifecycle
  , including identification, assessment, prioritization, and help inform remediation tracking and reporting.

• Utilize tools like Avalor to perform scans and interpret results beyond surface-level findings.

• Inform and help maintain risk-based prioritization frameworks to ensure the most critical threats are addressed first.

• Translate technical vulnerabilities into business risk language for executive and stakeholder reporting.

• Experience working with API’s and multiple data sources and ingesting and deconflicting those data sources into a singular view.

• Platform orchestration and automation experience is also highly desirable in this role.

• Monitor threat intelligence feeds and correlate with internal vulnerabilities to assess potential impact.

• Contribute to the development of metrics and dashboards to track vulnerability trends, configuration weakness trends, and remediation effectiveness.

• Act as the bridge between the CTEM program at Manulife and the cybersecurity teams and infrastructure management teams.

• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and regulatory requirements.

• At least 7 years IT industry experience

• 3–5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on vulnerability management and threat analysis
  .

• Exposure and experience with the Avalor product line from Zscaler is highly desirable for this position.

• Experience with
  Qualys or similar vulnerability scanning platforms.

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and prioritize risks in complex environments.

• Familiarity with CVSS scoring
  , MITRE ATT&CK
  , and risk management frameworks
  .

• Experience with
  SIEM
  , threat intelligence platforms
  , and asset management tools is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit our website.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We embrace diversity and strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact

Referenced Salary

Location:

Waterloo, Ontario

Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be…