Advisory Services Lead, Industrial OT Cybersecurity

WSP in Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Industrial OT Cybersecurity Advisory Services Lead to enhance the resilience of critical national infrastructures. This pivotal role involves providing cybersecurity expertise, managing client relationships, and leading project teams to ensure robust cybersecurity frameworks. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cybersecurity and advisory services, with a strong understanding of technical standards and frameworks. Join a dynamic team committed to future-proofing digital infrastructures and delivering innovative solutions that shape the future of our cities and environments. If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 6+ years in cybersecurity, advisory, and consulting roles.
• Experience with NIST guidelines and ISO 27001 frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity activities for major infrastructure projects.
• Manage client relationships and advise on cybersecurity actions.
• Coordinate cybersecurity threat and risk assessments.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Technical leadership

Client relationship management

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Degree in Networking, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity Engineering, IT or Computer Science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Advisory Services Lead, Industrial OT Cybersecurity

Montreal, QC, Canada

Job Description

The Opportunity:

WSP is currently seeking an Industrial / OT Cybersecurity Advisory Services Lead to join our Cybersecurity Practice in Canada.

This job function reports into the OT Cybersecurity Practice Director and is a delivery-focused role for WSP major infrastructure projects and professional services mandates.

This role aligns with WSP’s “Future Ready” vision to become the industry leader in digital engineering and advisory services. WSP’s Industrial OT Cybersecurity Practice is formed of Engineers, Specialists, and Consultants who plan, design and implement strategies, frameworks and solutions to ensure the security of (CNI) critical national infrastructures. Our mission is to deliver digital infrastructures that are resilient and can be maintained as such throughout their life cycle.

What you can expect to do here:

• Provide cybersecurity expertise and technical leadership for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) environments – for the purpose of increasing Cyber-Resilience.
• Manage client relationships and advise clients on recommended actions relating to active projects and assignments in the digital infrastructure domain – to seize opportunities or mitigate risks.
• Lead the planning of all cyber security activities and resources needed for major infrastructure projects and / or focused client mandates.
• Input to the definition of KPIs by which the project Cybersecurity frameworks will be measured.
• Oversight and execution of WSP’s Cybersecurity project plans and methodologies.
• Coordinate and oversee the execution of cyber security threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments.
• Derive, cascade, and clarify cyber security requirements to the suppliers of digital technology and controls systems.
• Perform, and lead project teams to perform, the necessary analysis to provide all the required evidence to support the project requirements.
• Liaise with engineering design, project management and construction teams to ensure the cyber security activities and requirements are being implemented.
• Review cyber security submissions from suppliers and designers, and provide detailed technical comments.
• Plan, prepare and implement a cyber security testing strategy.
• Deliver on critical path project activities and deliverables in allocated timescales.
• Identify opportunities for new work and contribute to the development of bid materials and proposal exercises.
• Contribute to the continuous development program of WSP’s OT Cybersecurity capabilities.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

Technical qualifications, experience, and skills:

• Networking, Telecommunications or Cybersecurity Engineering, IT and Computer Science degree or equivalent.
• 6 years minimum experience in the application of one or more of the following technical areas:
  • Telecommunications / Network Technology
  • Automation / SCADA / Control Systems
  • Distributed Control Systems / Operational Technology
  • Critical infrastructure
• 6 years minimum experience in the following professional services capacities:
  • Advisory and Consulting domain experience, in pre-sales and post-sales capacities – is required.
• Experience in the Industrial Cyber Security field.
• Applied knowledge of NIST guidelines, ISA/IEC 62443 standards suite, and ISO 270001 cyber security frameworks.
• IEC 62443, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, or SANS GICSP valid certification is required.

Interpersonal and soft skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• The ability to work effectively remotely within an extended team.
• The ability to understand responsibilities and willingness to be accountable of the work delivered.
• Ability to communicate complex Engineering and Industrial Cybersecurity concepts to non-technical decision makers.
• Ability to work on multiple mandates simultaneously.

Job Info

• Job Identification 62604
• Posting Date 10/18/2024, 11:34 AM

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation.
• We are locally dedicated with international scale.
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo.
• We foster collaboration in everything we do.
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.