Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Engineer – OT

Responsibilities

Factory Support & Coaching

• Support manufacturing sites in implementing and improving OT security practices.
• Coach OT Security Superusers and factory teams on secure OT operations and best practices.
• Support system hardening and secure configuration of industrial systems.
• Drive the adoption of security controls within daily factory operations.
• Provide practical guidance to factory teams on cybersecurity risks and remediation.

Risk & Compliance

• Perform and support OT cybersecurity risk assessments and gap analyses.
• Conduct verification of security controls across manufacturing sites.
• Assess security posture against IEC 62443 and internal security requirements.
• Identify security gaps and support remediation planning.
• Follow up on remediation activities and improvement actions.

Operational Security Implementation

• Support the deployment and integration of OT security solutions and controls.
• Assist with secure configuration and hardening of industrial systems.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure secure system design and implementation.
• Support security improvements across existing OT environments.

OT Development & Project Support

• Support local OT development teams with secure design principles and security requirements.
• Contribute to threat modelling and risk-based decision-making.
• Review proposed OT solutions and changes from a cybersecurity perspective.
• Help ensure cybersecurity is considered from the early stages of OT development and projects.

Governance & Reporting

• Provide clear security recommendations and risk insights to factories and operational governance.
• Track and report security posture, identified risks, remediation activities, and improvement actions.
• Translate technical OT cybersecurity risks into clear business impact.
• Support operational decision-making by providing structured security assessments and recommendations.

Required Skills

• Experience in OT/ICS cybersecurity, preferably within industrial manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience working with OT security / ICS security in industrial environments.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity across manufacturing or production sites.
• Strong understanding of IEC 62443 and OT security principles.
• Experience performing OT risk assessments and gap analyses.
• Experience with threat modelling and risk-based security decisions.
• Experience implementing and verifying cybersecurity controls.
• Experience with system hardening and secure configuration of industrial systems.
• Experience working closely with OT, engineering, automation, or manufacturing teams.
• Ability to translate cybersecurity requirements into practical measures within operational environments.
• Experience supporting security remediation and continuous improvement activities.
• Strong understanding of the differences between IT and OT security requirements and operational constraints.
• Ability to coach and guide technical and operational teams.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical security risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Structured and pragmatic approach to cybersecurity in production environments.

Desired Skills

• ICS / SCADA security.
• Industrial networks.
• OT asset management.
• Network segmentation.
• Secure remote access.
• Endpoint security in OT environments.
• Vulnerability management.
• Security monitoring.
• Industrial automation.
• OT incident response.
• Secure system design.
• Security architecture.
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• ISO 27001.
• Risk management and security governance.