Cybersecurity Lead in Toronto

Cybersecurity Lead in Toronto

Toronto Full-Time 131282 - 160456 $ / year (est.) On-site
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead product security initiatives and ensure secure code signing across diverse engineering teams.
  • Company: Join Celestica, a global leader in tech solutions with a focus on innovation.
  • Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on user-centric solutions and career advancement.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in cybersecurity while working with cutting-edge technologies.
  • Qualifications: 7+ years in product security and strong knowledge of PKI and code signing.

The predicted salary is between 131282 - 160456 $ per year.

We are seeking an experienced Product Security Lead to join the IT Support and Enablement function supporting the Hardware Platform Solutions (HPS) organization. In this role, you will take ownership of the code signing operating model used by HPS Software Engineering teams and drive its deployment, support, governance, and scale-up across product programs and design centers. Serving as the key security and technical liaison across Information Security, DevOps, Software Engineering, infrastructure teams, and external vendors, you will ensure that our signing infrastructure, certificates, signing packages, key management practices, and supporting processes are secure, supportable, and production-ready. You will also help engineering teams standardize approved signing methods across Linux and Windows environments while addressing operational constraints, access controls, and customer-driven product security requirements.

Core Responsibilities

  • Code Signing Architecture & Governance
    • Own Lifecycle Strategy: Design, roll out, and govern the HPS code signing capability, supporting a secure software chain of custody from initial build through final production release.
    • Standardize Workflows: Establish and maintain approved signing standards and integration patterns across both Linux and Windows development environments.
    • Develop Operational Frameworks: Formulate standard operating procedures (SOPs), governance controls, and self-service onboarding guidance for engineering teams consuming signing services across multiple product programs and global design locations.
  • Certificate and Key Management Infrastructure
    • Coordinate Asset Provisioning: Manage the lifecycle, provisioning, and distribution of signing certificates, cryptographic keys, signing policies, and signing packages.
    • Platform Ownership: Partner with Enterprise Information Security and external vendors to deploy, configure, and maintain AppViewX PKI+ and associated hardware security module (HSM) backed signing services.
    • Traceability & Auditing: Guarantee absolute integrity, control, and traceability of signing assets and workflows to ensure HPS software releases align with corporate policy and stringent customer security requirements.
  • Security Operations, Risk, & Tool Integration
    • Mitigate Operational Risks: Identify, assess, and resolve security risks associated with signing deployments, including privilege management, secure package distribution, and cryptographic verification gaps.
    • Triage Tooling Gaps: Track and address limitations in unsupported or non-standard engineering tools, defining compliant alternative paths.
    • Secure Access Control: Collaborate with security architects to define support models that eliminate unnecessary elevated administrative access and align with enterprise zero-trust principles.
  • Engineering Enablement & Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • Technical Liaison: Serve as the primary technical enablement lead for Software Engineering and DevOps teams, troubleshooting package integration failures, API consumption issues, and HSM-related workflow blocks.
    • Drive Service Maturity: Lead proof-of-concept (POC) evaluations, transition frameworks, and operational readiness reviews to seamlessly transition capabilities from pilot status to scalable, production-grade enterprise services.
  • Future-State Security Capability & Identity Roadmaps
    • Define Device Identity Roadmap: Participate in defining the long-term architecture for secure product identities, hardware attestation, and localized certificate authority (CA) infrastructures.
    • Translate Stakeholder Requirements: Partner with product management and engineering leadership to translate evolving customer security needs into scalable security capabilities.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

  • Required Technical Skills
    • PKI & Key Management: Deep conceptual and practical understanding of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), certificate lifecycle management, cryptographic hashing, key escrow, and secure release governance.
    • Signing Toolchains: Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting developer signing workflows, specifically using OpenSSL (Linux/Windows) and Microsoft Signtool.
    • HSM & KMS Platforms: Direct experience with HSM-integrated signing systems, PKCS#11 API integrations, and vendor-managed signing controllers.
    • Systems & Automation Environment: Working knowledge of modern CI/CD pipelines, automated test environments, and package validation processes.
    • Technical Documentation: Strong ability to write high-quality, clear operational playbooks, developer guides, and compliance standards.
  • Strongly Preferred Qualifications
    • Background supporting security controls for embedded systems, firmware development, or hardware component signing.
    • Familiarity with secure boot architectures and device identity frameworks.
    • Industry-recognized security credentials, such as CISSP, CSSLP, or vendor-specific PKI/HSM engineering certifications.

Soft Skills and Working Style

  • Collaborative Communicator: Ability to build strong consensus and drive security standards across diverse teams.
  • User-Centric Pragmatism: A track record of balancing rigorous security compliance with developer usability.
  • Sovereign Problem Solver: Comfortable navigating strict architectural constraints.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements are frequently required.

Typical Experience

Minimum of 7+ years of experience in product security, application security, PKI, code signing infrastructure, platform security, or DevSecOps within active engineering or R&D environments.

Typical Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Cybersecurity Lead in Toronto employer: Celestica

Celestica is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic work culture focused on innovation and collaboration, particularly in the vibrant tech hub of Toronto. As a Senior Manager in Supply Chain Analytics & Data Intelligence, you will not only lead a talented team but also have access to extensive professional development opportunities, ensuring your growth in a rapidly evolving field. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, Celestica offers a supportive environment where your contributions directly impact strategic decision-making and operational excellence.

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Contact Details:

Celestica Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Cybersecurity Lead in Toronto

Code Signing Architecture
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Certificate Lifecycle Management
Cryptographic Hashing
Signing Toolchains
OpenSSL
Microsoft Signtool