IOT security Lead

Role: - IOT security Lead

Location - Remote

Note:- Candidate must be willing to work in EST or CST

Full time Hire

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks for ICS/OT environments (ISA-99/IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, CIS, etc.)
• Understanding of the ICS/OT network communication protocols (e.g., Ethernet/IP, CIP, Modbus, OPC, etc.) and industrial networking topologies (e.g., ring, star, etc.)
• Strong technical skills on design and deployment of complex Ethernet/IP architectures and communication technologies in OT environments and ICS Network architecture, data flows in the OT environment.
• Knowledge in performing risk and vulnerability assessment / penetration testing in ICS/OT environment, and threat hunting.
• Ability to Develop and recommend strategies to mitigate identified risks and enhance the overall security posture of the OT infrastructure.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and leadership skills to manage a globally diverse technical team providing guidance on OT security aspects
• Preferable experience in few of the industries manufacturing, power generation facilities, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Pharma, Semiconductor, Water & Wastewater, Refining, Pulp and Paper, Oil/Gas Pipeline, Power Generation, Electrical Transmission & Distribution, Material Handling, and/or Packaging
• Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework for ICS or NERC CIP frameworks and integration with OT SOC tools like Microsoft Sentinel, IBM Qradar, Splunk etc..
• Skill in performing OT Network Assessment and improvement recommendations in line with industry standard frameworks like IEC 62443/NIST
• Ability to create and present technology recommendations, transformation roadmaps post assessments and associated deployment approaches
• Experience in project Governance and presentations to senior IT and OT stakeholder interactions

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of OT Security specialists involved in design, deployment and operations of OT Security tools across geographically diverse locations
• Provide guidance on OT Security technology solutions to teams, review and validate technical solutions to suit customer requirements
• Creation of OT Security point of view across products and services to be offered to customers
• Accountable for growth of the OT Security service line
• Lead development of new service offerings working with sales, presales, operational teams and security product vendors to offer as services to customers
• Lead and Participate in customer workshops to consultatively work in defining OT Security strategy to address requirements proactively working with account management and service delivery teams
• Conduct technology update sessions to internal (like sales, presales and delivery teams) and external stakeholders (Webinars with partners, roundtables with customers)
• Support customer escalations relating to delivery as needed
• Closely work with training and development team to advise on training needs and capability development of technical teams in OT Security
• Understanding of relevant OT Security use cases, best practices, leading tools available in the market to create the most optimal & best fit solution for opportunities across all industry verticals.
• Collaborate with Sales & Account teams to prepare Proposal responses & present the same to client stakeholders.
• Support presales teams in responding to RFP's / RFI's / RFQ s as part of pre-sales process and provide relevant technical solution inputs to OT Security opportunities
• Validation of proposal documents relating to effort sizing, solution against technical requirements of RFP s/RFI s & support in presenting technical approaches/solutions to internal/customer stakeholders.
• Participating in due diligence meetings with customer to gather technical information on proposal/information request and environment.
• Engaging in proactive OT Security opportunities working with Sales and presales teams for requirement analysis and work with the Solutions team to build proposals.

Work Experience

• 15+ years experience in OT and OT Security related areas in technical solution design, deployment, integration, risk assessment, solution development and pre-sales.

Education / Qualification

• Bachelor s degree or equivalent
• OT/ICS Security certifications like GICSP, IEC-62443 etc.
• Relevant industry certifications on networking (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, JNCIP-ENT, etc.)
• Cybersecurity certification (e.g., CEH, CISA, CISM, CCSP, etc.)