Project Program Cybersecurity Manager

ALSTOM Gruppe; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the transport industry is seeking a full-time hybrid Project Program Cybersecurity Manager in Toronto, ON, CA. This role involves shaping the cybersecurity framework for critical transportation systems, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cybersecurity and engineering, capable of collaborating effectively across teams to maintain safety and resilience in a rapidly evolving industry.

Benefits

Fair and dynamic reward package

Comprehensive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Award-winning learning opportunities

Inclusive and innovative work environment

Collaborative and supportive colleagues

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience delivering safety critical systems.
• Experience with hands-on architecture and design.
• Experience related to cybersecurity standards like IEC-62443.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Program security needs and determine strategy.
• Plan security activities within the development life cycle.
• Manage vulnerabilities and communication related to cybersecurity.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Project Management

Risk Analysis

Embedded Systems

Safety Critical Systems

Education

P.Eng certification

Certification in cybersecurity (CISSP/CISM/CEH/GICSP/CompTIA Security+)

Job description

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Project Program Cybersecurity Manager

Date: 30 May 2025

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time hybrid Project Program Cybersecurity Manager in Toronto, ON, CA we’re looking for?

Your future role
Take on a new challenge and apply your cybersecurity and engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative and collaborative teammates. You'll play a key role in shaping the cybersecurity framework of critical transportation systems, ensuring safety and resilience in a rapidly evolving industry. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, project management, and external auditors), manage cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, and much more.
We’ll look to you for:

• Analyzing Program security needs (including laws and regulations), determining security objectives and main security risks strategy
• Planning security activities within development life cycle, estimating costs and duration, their impacts related to program execution, Identifying training needs
• Responsible for Cost / Quality / Delay of Program Cybersecurity deliverables, as needed per Project / program context :
• Cybersecurity context, and Cybersecurity Risk Analysis
• Cybersecurity Architecture definition and requirement allocation
• Cascading of requirement to suppliers, Manage Third Parties Risks,
• Application of Cybersecurity Assurance Level
• Definition of Cybersecurity Operating Procedures
• Evaluation of the Project/Program achieved Cybersecurity level
• Providing support during technical design meetings for cybersecurity activities
• Obtaining agreement from Program/Customer about on the set of security measures to be implemented
• Managing vulnerabilities and Cybersecurity issues and actions plan,
• Managing Program Cybersecurity related communication,
• Reporting on Program Cybersecurity status
• In case of external Cybersecurity audit, managing the relationship with auditors Establish lessons learned
• Promoting the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct
  

Performance measurements

• No "NO GO" for Cybersecurity reasons in Gate Reviews
• Quality of Cybersecurity deliverables, in time
• Achievement of Program targeted level of Cybersecurity
• Assessment findings: Low rework due to external or internal assessments
• Vulnerability management is in place
• Respect of Cybersecurity activities QCD commitment
• Cybersecurity issues/incident resolution

All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Experience with direct responsibility for hands on architecture, design, development (mandatory)
• Experience related to Cybersecurity in general, deployment experience of security technologies (mandatory)
• Experience with Project Management (mandatory)
• 8+ years of proven experience delivering safety critical systems (mandatory)
• 3-5 years of experience using standards including IEC-62443, CLC/TC 50701, APTA and other standards (mandatory)
• Experience performing cybersecurity analysis on Industrial Control Systems (mandatory)
• Experience with conducting cyber certification for Industrial Control Systems in a lead role (mandatory)
• Experience in embedded or OT/ Industrial systems (railway/aeronautics)
• P.Eng certified
• Experience performing cybersecurity analysis on passenger rail systems
• Experience with conducting cyber certification for rapid transit systems in a lead role
• Knowledge of main Cybersecurity standards and regulations, such as: ISO 2700X, 62443, NIST, APTA
• Knowledge of some Cybersecurity solutions and areas
• Methods of Cybersecurity risk analysis
• Architecture concepts and techniques of systems and networks, operating systems and associated programming languages.
• Knowledge of the main techniques for evaluating systems security
• Certification in cybersecurity like CISSP/CISM/CEH/GICSP/CompTIA Security+

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues ,
• Work with cutting-edge cybersecurity standards and technologies to secure critical transportation systems,
• Utilise our inclusive, innovative, and forward-thinking working environment,
• Contribute to innovative projects,
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning,
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.