OT/ICS Cybersecurity Engineer (Operational Technology) - Full-time

Position Overview

Are you interested in working at the cutting edge of industrial cybersecurity? Does securing high criticality operational technology systems and leading a team of cyber professionals motivate you? Are you ready to take your career in Cybersecurity of Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems to the next level with one of the largest technology and engineering firms in the world? As the OT/ICS Cybersecurity Engineer (mid level), you’ll work at the forefront of contemporary industrial systems to secure these systems from design through deployment. Jacobs designs and builds the world’s infrastructure, and you’ll play a key role in protecting industrial systems that enable our client’s most important programs. You will collaborate with a team of cybersecurity professionals to ensure design compliance, conduct discrete cybersecurity assessments, and integrate modern security architectures with SCADA and OT systems.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Key Responsibilities

• Support cybersecurity design of OT networks through compliance with appropriate security standards.
• Provide cybersecurity assessments of OT/ICS across Jacobs markets with analysis of current state, mitigation, and solution implementation.
• Support OT integration of switching, servers, firewalls, virtual machines, and other technologies with proper security standards.
• Perform forensics analysis of OT devices to support cyber incident investigations.
• Develop consultative OT security solutions including services such as attack emulation, penetration testing, threat hunting, and deception operations.
• Travel to project sites to provide support of ICS networks and maintain converged platforms, virtualization, networks, and various OT/IoT technologies.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in OT/ICS security with experience in leading engagements.
• Experience with OT network monitoring and data collection tools.
• Technical background with hands-on experience conducting security reviews and assessments of OT cybersecurity risk landscapes.
• Knowledge of DNP, Modbus, SEL, IEC-61850 protocols – both serial and IP based.
• Experience working with firewalls and wireless communication technology.
• Experience with virtualization platforms, Active Directory Domain Services, and DNS.
• Familiarity with IEC-62443 and other industrial cybersecurity standards.
• Knowledge of the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture.
• Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• IAT Level II Certification (Security+, GICSP).
• Cisco CCNA, Fortinet NSE-4, JNCIA or equivalent network certification.
• Expertise in MITRE ATT&CK® and ATT&CK for ICS Frameworks.
• Hands-on experience programming ICS vendor HMI equipment and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
• Experience with Industrial Internet of Things and edge computing.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800 series guidelines.
• Experience implementing secure remote access solutions.