Overview
The OT Engineer will be responsible for providing hands-on technical evidence and verification supporting architecture decisions in the realm of Operational Technology (OT) security. This contract role involves conducting configuration reviews and capability assessments both remotely and during international travel, ensuring comprehensive documentation and compliance with regulatory standards. The engineer will work closely with various stakeholders across multiple sites, highlighting their findings and supporting OT security initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Gather evidence for each in-scope OT security capability and control, maintaining the evidence register.
- Conduct configuration and capability reviews at the comparator plant and regional hub.
- Validate regional viability for capabilities and controls, including OEM and regulatory availability.
- Provide technical verification for capability reuse and status calls in the control map.
- Document findings and support the development of the regional constraints register.
- Identify gaps where documentation cannot be completed remotely.
Requirements
- Experience with OT remote access and Micro Segmentation.
- Hands-on experience in OT/ICS security engineering within industrial or critical infrastructure settings.
- Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-82, the Purdue Model, and IEC 62443 in OT environments.
- Experience in conducting OT security assessments and capability gap analysis.
- Familiarity with OEM vendor tooling and regional OT security regulations.
- Proven documentation skills for findings, evidence registers, and gap analysis.
- Ability to work independently in complex, multi-vendor environments.