Introduction
As a Senior Data Security Manager you will help enterprise clients design, implement, and optimize their encryption, quantum-safe security, and PKI strategies. This role also involves advisory and implementation support for data discovery and privacy initiatives, ensuring compliance with Canadian regulations such as PIPEDA, Law 25 (Québec), and sector-specific standards.
As a trusted advisor, you will work with CISOs, security architects, and compliance teams to build robust cryptographic and data security solutions that align with business needs and regulatory requirements.
Your role and responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Primary Focus: Encryption, Quantum-Safe Security, and PKI
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* Design and implement enterprise encryption strategies, including data-at-rest, data-in-transit, and data-in-use protection.
* Lead the transition to quantum-safe cryptography, assessing risks and adopting post-quantum algorithms.
* Architect and deploy Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), including certificate lifecycle management, HSM integration, and key management solutions.
* Develop cryptographic policies and advise on best practices for key rotation, algorithm selection, and quantum-safe readiness.
* Evaluate and integrate hardware security modules (HSMs), cloud KMS, and crypto agility frameworks.
* Ensure cryptographic compliance with Canadian federal and provincial regulations (e.g., PIPEDA, Law 25, PCI DSS, and Government of Canada IT Security Standards)
Secondary Focus: Data Discovery & Privacy
* Assist clients in deploying data discovery and classification tools to identify and protect sensitive information in compliance with Canadian privacy laws.
* Implement privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), including tokenization, pseudonymization, and differential privacy.
* Provide expertise on PIPEDA, Québec's Law 25, FOIPPA (British Columbia and Alberta), and other data protection frameworks.
* Develop risk assessments for data sovereignty, cross-border data transfers (U.S. CLOUD Act risks), and encryption-based data controls.
* Ensure cryptographic solutions align with Canadian government and financial sector compliance requirements.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
10+ years in cybersecurity with a focus on cryptography, PKI, and encryption.
* Hands-on experience with HSMs (Thales, Entrust, AWS CloudHSM), KMS (AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud KMS), and PKI solutions.
* Expertise in quantum-safe cryptography, including NIST PQC standards and migration strategies.
* Knowledge of cryptographic libraries such as OpenSSL, Bouncy Castle, KMIP, and Microsoft CNG.
* Experience with data discovery tools (Qohash, BigID, Varonis, Spirion) and privacy-enhancing technologies.
* Strong understanding of Canadian regulatory frameworks:
* PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)
* Québec's Law 25 (Modernized privacy law requiring encryption of sensitive data)
* FOIPPA (British Columbia and Alberta's Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts)
* OSFI Guidelines (Canadian financial sector security and encryption compliance)
* PCI DSS (For companies handling payment data)
* Government of Canada IT Security Standards (for public sector clients)
Preferred technical and professional experience
Certifications like CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CEH, or specific cryptographic certifications (CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, etc.).
* Hands-on experience with container security (Kubernetes, Istio) and cloud-native cryptographic controls.
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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.
This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.