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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cybersecurity Architect - Utility Grid Modernization - **Company:** The Cybersecurity - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $165,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Geographic Information Systems, Cyber Security, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Meter Data Management (Flow Meters), Network Segmentation, Remote Access Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, Process Control Systems - **Published:** September 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=309b2a2490a9916b ## About the Role The ideal candidate brings significant experience working within electric utilities, critical infrastructure, industrial control systems, and complex technology-modernization programs., * 15+ years of professional experience across cybersecurity, utility technology, OT/ICS, industrial automation, telecommunications, or critical infrastructure. * 10+ years of experience supporting electric utilities or energy-sector programs. * Demonstrated experience with utility environments including SCADA, AMI, smart metering, meter-data systems, billing, ERP, GIS, OMS, EMS, and/or CIS platforms. * Extensive experience with OT/ICS cybersecurity architecture and risk assessments. * Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including: * NIST SP 800-53 * NIST SP 800-82 * NIST SP 800-207 * ISA/IEC 62443 * Experience developing security architecture, technical requirements, risk assessments, and cybersecurity modernization roadmaps. * Ability to communicate complex cybersecurity risks and architecture decisions to both technical teams and executive stakeholders. * Active CISSP certification. * Active PMP certification. * Ability to travel periodically during the engagement. * Fluent professional English. Preferred Qualifications Experience with GIAC GRID, DERMS/distributed-energy technologies, private LTE and utility telecommunications environments is preferred. Spanish-language capability is also beneficial. Engagement Profile This is a senior consulting engagement intended for an architect with substantial electric utility and OT cybersecurity experience, rather than a general enterprise cybersecurity background. The selected consultant will work with technical and executive stakeholders to assess the existing environment and establish cybersecurity architecture and priorities supporting a significant grid-modernization initiative. ## Description * Assess cybersecurity risks across IT, OT, SCADA, AMI, telecommunications, billing, and enterprise environments. * Evaluate existing cybersecurity architecture and identify gaps affecting grid-modernization initiatives. * Assess security considerations associated with smart metering, meter-data systems, DERMS, private LTE, and utility communications infrastructure. * Define cybersecurity architecture and requirements for access control, network segmentation, secure remote access, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, data protection, resilience, and third-party risk. * Evaluate the integration and security implications of utility systems including ERP, GIS, OMS, EMS, CIS, billing, and related enterprise platforms. * Develop prioritized cybersecurity recommendations based on risk, operational impact, and modernization objectives. * Develop a phased cybersecurity roadmap supporting the utility's modernization program. * Participate in stakeholder interviews, technical workshops, architecture reviews, and working sessions. * Prepare technical findings, recommendations, and executive-level briefings. * Support implementation planning and help translate cybersecurity requirements into actionable modernization initiatives. ## Related Videos - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [Fighting the Next Wave of Cybercrime](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100331-fighting-the-next-wave-of-cybercrime) - [How Visionary Leaders Drive Transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1701-how-visionary-leaders-drive-transformation) - [Cyber Security: Small, and Large!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/259-cyber-security-small-and-large) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) ## Related Articles - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Developers are Building the Cities of the Future](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/536-developers-are-building-the-cities-of-the-future) - [6 Emerging Technologies We’ll Learn About in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/381-6-emerging-technologies-we-ll-learn-about-in-2025) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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