OT Security Specialist

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During your tenure as a Senior Consultant – Senior Manager, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas.

Design OT security

· Define the OT security architecture and reference designs: Purdue-model zoning, IEC 62443 zones and conduits, OT DMZs, secure remote access, and backup and recovery

· Set cybersecurity requirements for OEMs, system integrators and contractors (IEC 62443-2-4, 3-3, 4-2), and review their designs before installation

· Secure new builds through to handover: check that systems are delivered hardened, documented, and with default credentials and unused services removed

· Define secure IT/OT integration patterns for systems that share data with business and smart-city platforms

Assess OT environments

· Build and maintain the OT asset inventory: controllers, HMIs, servers, network devices and their communication paths

· Run IEC 62443 risk assessments: identify zones, set target security levels, assess gaps and recommend controls

· Assess compliance with NCA OTCC and NCA ECC for OT systems, and track remediation

Test OT and connected IT environments

· Configuration reviews: review the security configuration of PLCs, HMIs, engineering workstations, SCADA and historian servers, industrial switches and firewalls against vendor hardening guides and approved baselines

· Firewall and segmentation testing: review firewall rule sets at IT/OT and zone boundaries, and test that segmentation actually blocks unauthorized paths between corporate IT, the OT DMZ and control networks

· Network traffic analysis: capture and analyze OT network traffic (e.g. Wireshark, Zeek, OT monitoring platforms) to baseline normal communications, find unknown assets, insecure protocols, cleartext credentials and unexpected external connections

· Connected IT systems: test the Windows and Linux servers, domain controllers, jump hosts and remote access gateways that support OT, covering patching, hardening, accounts and privileges

· Remote and wireless access: test vendor remote access paths, VPNs and industrial wireless for weak authentication and exposure

· Run safe, passive or approved active testing only, with change approval and operations sign-off, so live processes are never disrupted

· Produce clear test reports with risk-rated findings, evidence and practical fixes that suit the operational environment

Manage OT security operations

· Deploy and manage OT network monitoring (e.g. Nozomi, Claroty, Dragos), and tune detections for industrial protocols (Modbus, BACnet, DNP3, OPC UA, IEC 61850)

· Build OT incident response playbooks with the SOC and operations teams, and run joint exercises

· Manage OT vulnerabilities and patching in line with vendor support and plant safety requirements

· Control and monitor third-party and vendor remote access to OT systems

Govern and report

· Write OT security policies, standards and procedures aligned with NCA OTCC and IEC 62443

· Work closely with operations and engineering teams on live sites, explaining security in operational terms and respecting safety and uptime

· Report OT risk posture and compliance status to management

Leadership Capabilities:

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.

Qualifications:

· Years of experience: 5-10 total years

· Bachelor's in electrical, control, computer engineering or a related field

· Hands-on experience with OT/ICS environments: PLCs, DCS, SCADA, BMS, HMIs and industrial networks

· Working knowledge of industrial protocols (e.g. Modbus, BACnet, DNP3, OPC UA, IEC 61850)

· Practical experience applying IEC 62443 and NCA OTCC

· Hands-on technical testing in OT or converged IT/OT environments: configuration reviews, firewall rule reviews and segmentation testing

· Network traffic capture and analysis skills (e.g. Wireshark, Zeek), including industrial protocols

· Experience with at least one OT monitoring platform (Nozomi, Claroty, Dragos or similar)

· Comfortable working on live operational sites under safety rules

· Experience with building management, district cooling, utilities, ride or show control, or smart-city IoT is preferred.

· Experience securing new-build projects through construction and handover is preferred.

· Windows/Active Directory hardening and testing in OT environments is preferred.

· Network engineering skills (industrial firewalls, segmentation, data diodes) is preferred.

· Arabic Language is preferred.

· At least one preferred: GICSP, GRID, ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert/Specialist. Also valued: CISSP, GCIP, GPEN, vendor certifications (Nozomi, Claroty, Dragos).

· Frameworks & Standards: NCA OTCC-1:2022 · NCA ECC-2:2024 · IEC 62443 (2-1, 2-4, 3-2, 3-3, 4-2) · NIST SP 800-82 Rev 3 · NIST SP 800-115 · NIST CSF 2.0 · MITRE ATT&CK for ICS