Industrial Cyber Security Engineer
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Job description
As an Industrial Cybersecurity Engineer, you will help secure manufacturing and production-related IT/OT environments by supporting the design, implementation, and operation of secure systems across factory and engineering environments. Your day may include collaborating with manufacturing, engineering, IT, procurement, and cybersecurity teams to translate cybersecurity requirements into practical solutions for production sites. You will help protect digital infrastructure, connected assets, and manufacturing systems while balancing cybersecurity needs with safe, reliable, and efficient operations. You will also support compliance, risk reduction, and continuous improvement across industrial environments.
How You'll Make an Impact
- Support secure IT/OT infrastructure and cybersecurity practices for manufacturing and production environments
- Translate cybersecurity policies, standards, and governance requirements into practical implementation measures for factories and shop floor systems
- Help define secure architectures, hardening guidelines, and protection measures for manufacturing systems, connected assets, and production equipment
- Conduct or support security assessments, vulnerability management, incident response, and risk reduction activities across OT environments
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, IT, procurement, and cybersecurity teams to support secure integration of systems, suppliers, and technologies
- Contribute to industrial cybersecurity compliance efforts related to standards and frameworks such as IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NIST, NERC CIP, and CTPAT
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in IT Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; equivalent practical experience in industrial IT/OT cybersecurity may also be considered
- 2+ years of experience in industrial cybersecurity, manufacturing IT/OT, plant IT, automation, controls, network engineering, or a related environment
- Knowledge of manufacturing infrastructure, IT/OT systems, secure architecture principles, system hardening, vulnerability management, and incident handling
- Familiarity with industrial devices, IIoT or connected factory environments, network security technologies, and cybersecurity risks in production settings
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across technical teams and shop floor organizations
- Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.