OT Cybersecurity Engineer
Core
Designing, implementing, and maintaining cybersecurity measures to protect Operational Technology (OT) assets, including legacy systems and smart factory modules, ensuring secure digital integration and incident response.
Role type
OT Cybersecurity Engineer
Builds
Secure OT environments, protocol conversion gateways, and unified interface standards for Smart Factory modules (AGVs, ASRS, Visual Inspection systems).
Domain
Industrial Automation / Operational Technology (OT) / Automotive Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
OT network protocols (Profinet, Ethernet IP, Modbus, OPC UA), secure edge device network integration, certificate-based network communication, OT to IT communication (SCADA, MES, ERP, Cloud), firmware management for OT devices, risk assessment and mitigation, network segmentation, security classification of assets.
Preferred skills
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) knowledge, SCADA systems knowledge, project management with budget responsibility.
Technologies
OPC UA, MQTT, REST API, PLCs, HMIs, Network Switches, SCADA, MES, ERP, Cloud.
Responsibilities
Design and support deployment of protocol conversion gateways or physical isolation solutions for brownfield assets; Define and maintain unified interface standards for Smart Factory modules; Participate in the planning phase of new digital factory projects to ensure Security by Design; Create and implement short-term risk mitigation measures for business-critical assets; Partner with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and facilitate network segmentation; Perform periodic maintenance checks of OT security infrastructure and coordinate firmware upgrades for OT devices; Recommend security products and procedures to enhance OT system architecture; Conduct requirement analysis and document the current OT situation in plants.
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC with strategic input.
