Senior OT Cyber Security Analyst​/Specialist

Senior OT Cyber Security Analyst/Specialist

Pickering, ON, Canada (Hybrid)

• Job Identification 439
• Job Category Engineering
• Posting Date 01/27/2026, 06:33 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Pickering, ON, Canada (Hybrid)
• Need Justification New Position

The salary range for this position in Ontario is $100,000 to $150,000. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills and competencies, and unique qualifications.

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Your role, your impact

As a Senior OT Cyber Security Analyst/Specialist, you’ll lead cyber security Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) activities for our clients. You’ll be responsible for gap analyses, risk assessments and management, creating standards and procedures, developing cyber security training materials and delivering organizational training as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor junior team members, support business development and R&D efforts, and contribute to the ongoing refinement of cyber security processes and procedures.

• Mentor junior staff and coach them to follow Alithya processes and procedures (e.g., cyber forms, gap analyses, risk assessments);
• Review technical documentation (e.g., assessment, reports) prepared by other junior staff;
• Prepare cyber security documentation based on product/system-specific engineering documentation (e.g., manufacturing manuals, instrumentation and control (I&C), specifications, and network drawings);
• Contribute to improving processes and procedures of Alithya’s cyber practice;
• Contribute to sales initiatives, including attending conferences, writing proposals, estimating, and meeting with potential clients;
• Participate in cyber security research and development (R&D) activities, including software and hardware development;
• Perform Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) as required with the ability to diagnose issues and communicate solutions effectively.

Keys to your success

• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or any related field;
• Cyber security-specific certifications (e.g., GICSP, CISSP, ISA/IEC 62443);
• Minimum 8 years of experience working in the field of cyber security in operational technology (OT) environments in the industrial sector;
• Experience implementing CSA N290.7 standard, ISA/IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, or NIST SP 800-53;
• Experience with network architecture (e.g., network segmentation, security controls);
• Experience preparing client deliverables in the form of technical documentation;
• Comfortable in client-facing environments;
• High level of attention to detail.
• Experience in critical infrastructure sectors;
• Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) designation;
• Working knowledge of any of the following:
  • Harmonized Threat and Risk Assessment (HTRA) methodology;
  • Industrial Control Systems (ICS), computer Operating Systems (OS) and Virtual Machine (VM) technologies;
  • Purdue model;
  • ICS communication protocols, ICS security components, physical and logical hardening controls.

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