OT Cyber Security Advisor

Skillhub Solutions Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 114,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Company retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

3 weeks of vacation

Life and accident insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Worklife programs

Job summary

Hitachi Rail, based in Toronto, seeks an OT Cyber Security Advisor to ensure secure-by-design project solutions and compliance with SRS and customer cybersecurity requirements. This role guides, manages, and sometimes performs cybersecurity activities across projects.

Responsibilities include lifecycle cybersecurity oversight, applying industry standards, aligning with SRS guidelines, and incorporating bid requirements into designs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, design, risk assessment, and development.
• University degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity processes, standards, and engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cybersecurity activities across project lifecycles, including planning, requirements, design, risk assessment, testing, and vulnerability management.
• Apply industry standards for cybersecurity assessment and project development.
• Align project work with Hitachi Rail SRS cybersecurity guidelines and group processes.
• Assess bid requirements and incorporate them into project designs and cost options.
• Provide specialist consultation and conduct risk and technical vulnerability assessments.
• Coordinate with Global Business Unit Ground Transportation Systems on cybersecurity guidance.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Security design

Risk assessment

Security development

Education

Engineering or Computer Science degree

CISSP (preferred)

Tools

IEC 62443

Job description

Toronto, ON Full-time CA$114,000 - CA$147,000 / year

About Hitachi Rail

Hitachi Rail works in digital transformation and technology across global rail operations.

Role overview

The OT Cyber Security Advisor ensures project solutions are secure by design and comply with Hitachi Rail, Signalling and Rail Solutions (SRS), and customer cybersecurity requirements. The role guides, manages, and sometimes carries out project cybersecurity activities.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee cybersecurity activities across project and product development lifecycles, including planning, requirements, design, risk assessment, testing, and vulnerability management.
• Apply industry standards and methodologies for cybersecurity assessment and project development.
• Align project work with Hitachi Rail SRS cybersecurity guidelines and group processes.
• Assess bid requirements and incorporate them into project designs and cost options.
• Provide specialist consultation and conduct risk and technical vulnerability assessments.
• Coordinate with the Global Business Unit Ground Transportation Systems on corporate cybersecurity guidance.

Qualifications

• More than five years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, design, risk assessment, and development.
• University degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity processes, standards, and engineering and software development practices.
• CISSP or equivalent is preferred; IEC 62443 expertise is an asset.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience with ISO 27001/2, NIST SP 800 series, IEC 62443, product development, industrial engineering, or industrial control systems is preferred.

Compensation and benefits

Base salary range: $114,000–$147,000 per year. Full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week may be eligible for health, dental, and vision plans, a company-matched retirement savings plan, paid holidays, three weeks of vacation, life and accident insurance, long-term disability coverage, and worklife programs.

This posting relates to an existing vacancy. Hiring decisions are made by people, with technology-assisted tools used to support screening and assessment.