Senior Manager - Information Technology & Business Security

Marshall Land Systems; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall Land Systems in Ottawa, ON seeks a Senior Manager - Information Technology & Business Security to lead IT operations, cybersecurity, and business security across the Canadian ecosystem. You will oversee a full-service MSP, ensure CGP/CPCSC compliance, and drive resilience and risk management in a regulated defense environment.

The role reports to the Global Head of IT and requires strong leadership, budgeting, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration with global teams to

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a senior IT, information systems, cybersecurity, or information security management role, preferably in defence, aerospace, manufacturing, or another regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise/security risk management, security policies, incident response, audits, and compliance.
• Experience with Protected B, Canadian CGP, and CPCSC requirements is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading a team and mentoring members to improve performance.
• Proven experience managing a full-service MSP or equivalent outsourced IT/security provider, including contracts, SLAs, performance, and security accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead operation, maintenance, security, and lifecycle management of IT infrastructure, systems, applications, and services.
• Own MSP relationship, performance, security, SLAs, incident escalation, vendor performance, and continuous improvement.
• Manage IT/security budgets, procurement, technology planning, projects, and third-party suppliers.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the IS team, promoting health and safety and a high-performance environment.
• Develop and maintain IT policies, procedures, architecture, documentation, and technology roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

IT operations

Cybersecurity

Information security

Business continuity

Security compliance

Budget management

Vendor management

Team mentoring

Communication

Job description

Marshall Land Systems is seeking a Senior Manager - Information Technology & Business Security to join our team in Ottawa, ON. Reporting to the Global Head of IT, this role is responsible for the effective operation, security, resilience, and continuous improvement of the organization's Canadian Information Systems Ecosystem and overall business security environment.

The role provides leadership for IT operations, cybersecurity, information security, business continuity, and security compliance within a Canadian defense and aerospace environment.

The position is accountable for managing the organization's full-service Managed Service Provider (MSP) in Canada and for ensuring compliance with applicable Canadian government and customer requirements, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP), CPCSC, and related security obligations, and the safeguarding and storage of all Protected B data and documentation.

Your responsibilities in this role:

Information Systems & MSP Management

• Lead the operation, maintenance, security, and lifecycle management of the organization's IT infrastructure, systems, applications, and services.
• Own the relationship and performance of the full-service MSP, including service delivery, security, SLAs, incident escalation, vendor performance, and continuous improvement.
• Manage IT/security budgets, procurement, technology planning, projects, and third-party suppliers.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the IS team, providing guidance, performance feedback, promoting health and safety and fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Identify and address development needs of team members, coaching them to enhance technical capabilities in alignment with the departmental and organizational objectives.
• Develop and maintain appropriate IT policies, procedures, architecture, documentation, and technology roadmaps.

Business Security & Compliance

• Own and maintain the organization's overall security program, including information security, cybersecurity, access control, personnel and third-party security, and security awareness.
• Identify, assess, and manage security risks and ensure appropriate controls are implemented, monitored, and continuously improved.
• Maintain compliance and readiness for Protected B, Controlled Goods, CPCSC, Canadian government security requirements, and customer/contractual obligations.
• Lead security assessments, audits, incident response, remediation, and security reporting to senior management.
• Ensure security requirements are incorporated into new systems, projects, procurement, and business processes.

Business Continuity & Resilience

• Own the organization's Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) program in Canada, including backup, recovery, testing, and cyber-incident resilience.
• Ensure critical systems, information, and business processes have appropriate protection and recovery capabilities.

Business & Stakeholder Leadership

• Partner with global internal teams to align on operational standards and global technology strategies.
• Partner with business leaders to align technology and security with operational and strategic requirements.
• Provide clear advice to senior management on technology, security risks, compliance, and investment priorities.
• Promote a culture of security, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• 5+ years’ experience in a senior IT, Information Systems, cybersecurity, or information security management role, preferably in defence, aerospace, manufacturing, or another regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise/business security, risk management, security policies, incident response, audits, and compliance.
• Practical experience with Protected B, Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP), and CPCSC requirements is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading a team including mentoring and developing team members and ensuring effective team performance.
• Proven experience managing a full-service MSP or equivalent outsourced IT/security provider, including contracts, SLAs, performance, and security accountability.
• Experience with Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery, cybersecurity, network/infrastructure security, identity and access management, and cloud/enterprise technologies.
• Experience managing IT/security budgets, projects, procurement, and third-party suppliers.
• Knowledge of DND/Canadian defense requirements and aerospace environments is an asset.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, project management, and vendor management skills.
• Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements.

Additional Information

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

The salary range for this position is $95,000 to $110,000 commensurate on qualifications and work experience.

About Marshall Land Systems

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world.

From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

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