OT Security Engineer

• Lead & implement OT cybersecurity strategy for manufacturing and distribution environments.
• Partner with leaders across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and IT.
• Translate enterprise goals into OT programs and roadmaps, drive risk assessments, and guide cross‑functional teams in engineering, manufacturing in OT security assessments, including plant audits and segmentation validation.
• Direct risk assessments, threat modeling, and vulnerability analyses.
• Establish and improve OT security policies and governance.
• Design and implement security controls for industrial environments (firewalls, monitoring, zoning).
• Evaluate and deploy OT security tools (asset discovery, threat detection, remote access solutions).
• Serve as a technical SME for new plant systems and integrations.
• Lead OT incident readiness, response, and resilience. Develop investigation efforts & mitigation strategies.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve plant security posture.

What they ask

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience with OT/ICS exposure.
• Strong knowledge of industrial networks, security architecture, and risk management.
• Executive-level communication skills, both verbal and written, capable of articulating technical topics to a wide range of stakeholders to drive understanding and alignment.

Preferences.

• Demonstrated experience in OT security architecture and network segmentation.
• Experience supporting audits (ISO 27001, TISAX, CMMC, or similar).
• Experience with OT security tools (Nozomi, Claroty, Dragos, etc.).
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure..).
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve the effectiveness of a security tool or mechanism.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to interface with all levels of IT and partnering departments and teams.

Preferred Certifications.

• GICSP
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• Deep experience with regulatory and compliance frameworks (IEC 62443, NIST, ISO 27001, TISAX, CMMC).
• Ensure compliance with NIST 800-82, IEC 62443, ISA/IEC standards.