Manager, IT Platforms and Cybersecurity

Located in Ontario and Nova Scotia, Heartland Mutual Insurance strives to be the Best Mutual. Our team of talented and dedicated professionals challenge the norm and strives to be extraordinary. It’s all about fulfilling our promise with a personal approach. With our team, you’ll bring this purpose to life every day by living our values, being open to change, and pursuing your career aspirations.

Heartland Mutual Insurance has an excellent opportunity in our IT Department for a Manager, IT Platforms and Cybersecurity.

Manager, IT Platforms and Cybersecurity – Waterloo, Ontario

What you will do…

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of Network, Cloud, and Security Engineers and Analysts through effective recruitment, coaching, and performance management.
• Oversee IT platform operations, ensuring high availability, capacity planning, and lifecycle management for network, cloud, and application infrastructure.
• Drive Cybersecurity strategy and execution, including roadmap delivery, threat detection and response, incident management, and identity / access management.
• Promote security awareness across the organization, supporting a culture of cyber resilience through education, testing, and training initiatives.
• Develop and maintain roadmaps for infrastructure and cloud platforms, aligning with business needs, resilience goals, and future scalability.
• Ensure alignment with ITSM frameworks, managing incident, change, and asset management processes across internal teams and third-party providers.
• Contribute to strategic planning and budgeting by evaluating technology investments, reviewing contracts, and performing cost-benefit analyses.
• Collaborate at the leadership level to align cross-departmental initiatives, support corporate engagement, and represent IT in organizational planning.

What you will bring….

What we offer…

In return, we’ll give you countless opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll be empowered to be your best self, do your best work, and make a meaningful impact. Here, you can help shape the future of insurance, win as a team, and grow with us.

At Heartland our benefits are great and include not only health and dental coverage, but also a generous pension plan. All staff members share in our company’s success through our incentive plan. With our in-office work model, you get the ability to collaborate and connect with great colleagues.

Intrigued? We can’t wait to hear from you!

If you have the qualifications we are seeking and would thrive in a work environment where you are valued and respected, please apply on the company website. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

A Place Where YOU Can Make a Difference! Proudly Canadian. Mutually Owned.

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