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Colin Gies

Toronto,ON

Summary

Risk-Focused Sr. Information Security Consultant with over 5 years of experience within Cyber Security and Identity Management. Experienced in spearheading risk reduction and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure operational excellence, resilience and alignment with strategic direction. Proven track record in driving business improvements through effective consulting, UAT test coordination, and team collaboration. Committed to team and individual development and enhancing processes using a risk-based lens, to effectively increase CIBCs security posture.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Information Security Consultant

CIBC
04.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to lead and develop business and data improvements in Sailpoint to enhance security posture and Business Processes. Implementations include Automated Revocation of Terminated User Access, and multiple version application version upgrades.
  • Lead all internal UAT activities ensuring seamless implementations with comprehensive and on time testing.
  • Managed development and introduction of new IAOSS application, ensuring our data and reporting processes are modern and compliant.
  • Successfully led risk-based initiative to introduce remediation processes associated to account and entitlement ownership. Initiative effectively reduce risk associated to unattested IDs and lead to a 96% reduction in our unresolved aging cases.
  • Served as primary point of contact between Teams within Identity and Access Lifecycle Operations and management, providing timely updates, raising concerns, and CI opportunities.
  • Assisted in leading Business Continuity Management processes within Cybersecurity to ensure documentation was correctly updated, activities were successful, and requirements were met.
  • Enhanced IAM Executive Steer through presentation creation to present key accomplishments, and strategic needs, for additional support.

Information Security Consultant

CIBC
12.2020 - 04.2022
  • Managed operations for Orphan Remediation and Onboarding, Functional ID Compliance, and ADGLCM, including process improvements and documentation.
  • Initiated process automation and simplification, and actioned ESR testing for Sailpoint implementations.
  • Coordinated with multiple IAO teams such as IAR for campaign orphans, and SAO for metrics and reporting.
  • Managed the Orphan Backlog reduction during the IASM program leading to a ~75% backlog reduction, and the onboarding of hundreds of endpoints.
  • Facilitated training, coaching, and personal development for resources within the Orphan and Functional Compliance space.
  • Ensured Compliance by managing the Internal Audit management for Functional ID Compliance Controls.

Information Security Specialist

CIBC
05.2019 - 12.2020
  • Worked on multiple ESR processes including Identity Administration, Orphan Resolution, Onboarding, Ownership Changes, and the Quarterly Access review.
  • Experience reviewing, investigating and resolving orphaned personal and non-personal accounts.
  • Primary ESR tester for the AIM-Birthright project.
  • Led implement of automation for the Orphan process and streamlining for the Quarterly access reviews.
  • Experience with Sailpoint and ServiceNow.

Service Desk Specialist

CIBC
04.2018 - 05.2019
  • Fulfilled a wide range of requests including access remediation, account creation and application access.
  • Fulfilled Project and Access governance requests.
  • Build and ran scheduled and ad-hoc ServiceNow reports.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by efficiently addressing and resolving service desk tickets.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Trent University
Peterborough, ON
05.2017

Skills

    Identity and Access Management

    Risk Management

    Compliance Management

    Team Leadership

    Continuous Improvement

    Operational Resilience

    Process Controls

    Operational Consulting

    Sailpoint

    ServiceNow

    Quality Assurance

Additional Information

References available upon request

Timeline

Sr. Information Security Consultant

CIBC
04.2022 - Current

Information Security Consultant

CIBC
12.2020 - 04.2022

Information Security Specialist

CIBC
05.2019 - 12.2020

Service Desk Specialist

CIBC
04.2018 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Trent University

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