David Vigneault says he is stepping down from his job as the head of Canada’s spy agency.

The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, who spent seven years at the helm, is leaving the public service altogether.

Vigneault says in a statement that he’s proud of the work he’s done to bring CSIS “out of the shadows” and make its role on national security and in combating foreign interference more visible.

Foreign interference has been a prominent issue in Canadian politics in recent years, at times putting Vigneault in the spotlight.