Senior Vetronics and Land Vehicle Cybersecurity Advisor
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Original job description
A major federal public sector organization is building a cyber assurance program for the embedded systems of its land vehicle fleets, from acquisition through in-service support. It needs the vetronics expertise the program lacks.
The role
Senior advisor alongside equipment management and project teams in a division that acquires and supports land vehicles. On site in the National Capital Region, occasional travel in Canada, full time, about 11 months from late October 2026.
Scope
- Technical advice on embedded sub-systems: computers, microcontrollers, on-board electronics, CAN bus communications
- Analysis of in-service vetronics from fleet technical documentation
- System security requirements and cyber acquisition artifact templates for contractual deliverables
- Systems security engineering input to acquisition and support process assessments, with industry among the stakeholders
- Maintenance and support recommendations from a cybersecurity standpoint
Required
- 5 years, in the last 10, in a vetronics and military land vehicle architecture advisory role, in defence industry or government, including low-level coding of vetronics systems and qualification of cryptographically secure protocols over legacy CAN buses
- 5 years, in the last 10, in the defence industry, applying a NIST-based cybersecurity risk management model to embedded military land systems
- Dated mandates showing role, period and platforms
- Professional English, spoken and written
Process
Screening on your answers and resume, client interview, two professional references.
Apply by 7 October 2026. Questions: staffing@intelliscient.com
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Responsibilities
Advise equipment management and project teams on the cybersecurity of embedded land-vehicle systems, including computers, microcontrollers, onboard electronics, and CAN bus communications. Analyze in-service vetronics and develop security requirements, acquisition templates, systems engineering input, and cybersecurity-based maintenance and support recommendations.
Requirements
Requires five years within the last ten in an advisory role involving vetronics and military land-vehicle architecture, including low-level coding and qualification of cryptographically secure protocols over legacy CAN buses. Also requires five years within the last ten applying a NIST-based cybersecurity risk management model to embedded military land systems, dated mandates documenting roles, periods, and platforms, and professional spoken and written English.
Skills
- Vetronics
- Military Land Vehicle Architecture
- Embedded Systems Cybersecurity
- Low-Level Coding
- CAN Bus Communications
- Cryptographically Secure Protocols
- Cybersecurity Risk Management
- NIST-Based Frameworks
- Systems Security Engineering
- Acquisition Cybersecurity
- In-Service Systems Analysis
- Technical Documentation Analysis
- Cybersecurity Assurance
- Maintenance and Support Planning
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Engineering
- Government & Public Sector
- Consulting
Keywords
- Vetronics
- Military Land Vehicles
- Embedded Systems
- Cybersecurity Assurance
- Cybersecurity Risk Management
- NIST
- CAN Bus
- Legacy CAN Buses
- Cryptographically Secure Protocols
- Low-Level Coding
- Microcontrollers
- Onboard Electronics
- Systems Security Engineering
- Security Requirements
- Cybersecurity Acquisition Artifacts
- Contractual Deliverables
- In-Service Support
- Fleet Technical Documentation
- Defence Industry
- Equipment Management
- Project Teams
- Acquisition Process
- Support Process
- Cybersecurity Maintenance Recommendations
- National Capital Region