Technical Project Manager
Canada
Job Description
Technical Project Manager
Toronto, Ontario

Job Summary

Must-Have Skills

  • Technical program management: Proven experience leading highly technical cybersecurity, research, software engineering, AI, or emerging-technology programs from research hypothesis through prototype, proof of concept, testing, benchmarking, recommendation, and operationalization.
  • Program execution: Strong capability in roadmaps, prioritization, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, success criteria, risk management, resource planning, delivery tracking, metrics, and cross-functional issue resolution.
  • Cybersecurity expertise: Strong knowledge of application security, AI security, vulnerability research, threat modelling, secure development, network security, infrastructure security, and security architecture.
  • AI and agentic systems: Strong understanding of LLMs, AI agents, tool calling, orchestration frameworks, APIs, agentic security workflows, AI-enabled security automation, and security harnesses.
  • Technical engineering fluency: Ability to work effectively with researchers and engineers across software, models, APIs, security tools, cloud platforms, containers, automation frameworks, and security test environments.
  • Programming knowledge: Strong technical understanding of modern software development, including Python and working familiarity with languages such as Java, Node.js, Go, and C/C++.
  • Research-to-delivery translation: Demonstrated ability to convert research hypotheses and emerging-technology opportunities into structured workstreams, experiments, prototypes, measurable deliverables, and enterprise recommendations.
  • Product and technology evaluation: Experience coordinating hands-on technical evaluations, proofs of concept, benchmarking, vendor assessments, architecture reviews, demonstrations, and technical due diligence.
  • Evaluation frameworks: Ability to define requirements, benchmarks, and decision criteria covering security effectiveness, technical capability, scalability, architecture, integration complexity, operational applicability, and enterprise applicability.
  • Risk and recommendation skills: Ability to identify product limitations, security concerns, technical risks, integration requirements, and operational-readiness gaps, then produce evidence-based recommendations.
  • Stakeholder management: Strong collaboration across cybersecurity engineering, security research, application security, architecture, infrastructure, cloud, vendors, startups, and leadership stakeholders.
  • Communication and documentation: Strong technical writing, documentation, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex research findings to engineering teams, security leadership, and innovation or investment stakeholders.
  • Knowledge transfer: Ability to ensure research findings, source code, prototypes, evaluation artifacts, decisions, risks, and technical knowledge are documented and transferred appropriately.
  • Education: Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical program management: Proven experience leading highly technical cybersecurity, research, software engineering, AI, or emerging-technology programs from research hypothesis through prototype, proof of concept, testing, benchmarking, recommendation, and operationalization.
  • Program execution: Strong capability in roadmaps, prioritization, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, success criteria, risk management, resource planning, delivery tracking, metrics, and cross-functional issue resolution.
  • Cybersecurity expertise: Strong knowledge of application security, AI security, vulnerability research, threat modelling, secure development, network security, infrastructure security, and security architecture.
  • AI and agentic systems: Strong understanding of LLMs, AI agents, tool calling, orchestration frameworks, APIs, agentic security workflows, AI-enabled security automation, and security harnesses.
  • Technical engineering fluency: Ability to work effectively with researchers and engineers across software, models, APIs, security tools, cloud platforms, containers, automation frameworks, and security test environments.
  • Programming knowledge: Strong technical understanding of modern software development, including Python and working familiarity with languages such as Java, Node.js, Go, and C/C++.
  • Research-to-delivery translation: Demonstrated ability to convert research hypotheses and emerging-technology opportunities into structured workstreams, experiments, prototypes, measurable deliverables, and enterprise recommendations.
  • Product and technology evaluation: Experience coordinating hands-on technical evaluations, proofs of concept, benchmarking, vendor assessments, architecture reviews, demonstrations, and technical due diligence.
  • Evaluation frameworks: Ability to define requirements, benchmarks, and decision criteria covering security effectiveness, technical capability, scalability, architecture, integration complexity, operational applicability, and enterprise applicability.
  • Risk and recommendation skills: Ability to identify product limitations, security concerns, technical risks, integration requirements, and operational-readiness gaps, then produce evidence-based recommendations.
  • Stakeholder management: Strong collaboration across cybersecurity engineering, security research, application security, architecture, infrastructure, cloud, vendors, startups, and leadership stakeholders.
  • Communication and documentation: Strong technical writing, documentation, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex research findings to engineering teams, security leadership, and innovation or investment stakeholders.
  • Knowledge transfer: Ability to ensure research findings, source code, prototypes, evaluation artifacts, decisions, risks, and technical knowledge are documented and transferred appropriately.
  • Education: Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

Skill Requirements

Security Technical Program Manager Must-Have and Nice-to-Have Skills Must-Have Skills Technical program management: Proven experience leading highly technical cybersecurity, research, software engineering, AI, or emerging-technology programs from research hypothesis through prototype, proof of concept, testing, benchmarking, recommendation, and operationalization. Program execution: Strong capability in roadmaps, prioritization, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, success criteria, risk management, resource planning, delivery tracking, metrics, and cross-functional issue resolution. Cybersecurity expertise: Strong knowledge of application security, AI security, vulnerability research, threat modelling, secure development, network security, infrastructure security, and security architecture. AI and agentic systems: Strong understanding of LLMs, AI agents, tool calling, orchestration frameworks, APIs, agentic security workflows, AI-enabled security automation, and security harnesses. Technical engineering fluency: Ability to work effectively with researchers and engineers across software, models, APIs, security tools, cloud platforms, containers, automation frameworks, and security test environments. Programming knowledge: Strong technical understanding of modern software development, including Python and working familiarity with languages such as Java, Node.js, Go, and C/C++. Research-to-delivery translation: Demonstrated ability to convert research hypotheses and emerging-technology opportunities into structured workstreams, experiments, prototypes, measurable deliverables, and enterprise recommendations. Product and technology evaluation: Experience coordinating hands-on technical evaluations, proofs of concept, benchmarking, vendor assessments, architecture reviews, demonstrations, and technical due diligence. Evaluation frameworks: Ability to define requirements, benchmarks, and decision criteria covering security effectiveness, technical capability, scalability, architecture, integration complexity, operational applicability, and enterprise applicability. Risk and recommendation skills: Ability to identify product limitations, security concerns, technical risks, integration requirements, and operational-readiness gaps, then produce evidence-based recommendations. Stakeholder management: Strong collaboration across cybersecurity engineering, security research, application security, architecture, infrastructure, cloud, vendors, startups, and leadership stakeholders. Communication and documentation: Strong technical writing, documentation, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex research findings to engineering teams, security leadership, and innovation or investment stakeholders. Knowledge transfer: Ability to ensure research findings, source code, prototypes, evaluation artifacts, decisions, risks, and technical knowledge are documented and transferred appropriately. Education: Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Nice-to-Have Skills Advanced education: PhD in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Emerging cybersecurity domains: Exposure to quantum or post-quantum cryptography, blockchain security, and other frontier cybersecurity technologies. Advanced AI security: Experience with AI red teaming, autonomous penetration testing, agent security, AI-native security tooling, or advanced AI frontier models applied to cybersecurity. Cybersecurity innovation: Published research papers, patents, conference presentations, open-source security projects, vulnerability research, or other demonstrated technical innovation. Startup and investment ecosystem: Experience with cybersecurity startups, founding or early-stage products, accelerators, venture capital, corporate venture teams, or technical pitching to investment stakehold

Other Requirements

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Advanced education: PhD in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Emerging cybersecurity domains: Exposure to quantum or post-quantum cryptography, blockchain security, and other frontier cybersecurity technologies.
  • Advanced AI security: Experience with AI red teaming, autonomous penetration testing, agent security, AI-native security tooling, or advanced AI frontier models applied to cybersecurity.
  • Cybersecurity innovation: Published research papers, patents, conference presentations, open-source security projects, vulnerability research, or other demonstrated technical innovation.
  • Startup and investment ecosystem: Experience with cybersecurity startups, founding or early-stage products, accelerators, venture capital, corporate venture teams, or technical pitching to investment stakeholders.
  • Operationalization: Experience transitioning successful cybersecurity research prototypes into production-ready or enterprise capabilities.
  • Certifications: CISSP, OSCP, CSSLP, CISM, or equivalent cybersecurity certification.
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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.