What are the responsibilities and job description for the OT Security Engineer position at First Quality?
OT Security Engineer
First Quality was founded in 1989 and has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.
We are looking for an experienced OT Security Engineer to join our team. In this crucial role, you will be responsible for protecting our operational technology infrastructure. Joining our team will provide you with an opportunity for both personal and professional growth. You will be actively involved in securing advanced industrial automation, and a chance to contribute to a field where cybersecurity plays a vital role in safeguarding critical processes, manufacturing operations, and safety.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Develop, configure, and maintain OT security tools and processes to improve Incident response capabilities.
- Monitor OT security events, assess threats, and respond to security incidents within the OT environment in coordination with the SOC team.
- Create and present reports, dashboards, and metrics on OT security posture and incident response activities to senior management.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design, implement, and maintain security controls for all current and future OT environments and projects.
- Design, configure and maintain OT cybersecurity solutions, ensuring seamless integration into our industrial control systems.
- Lead threat management efforts by identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks, performing threat modelling, identifying threat vectors, and conducting penetration tests to implement corrective actions.
- Examine and enhance processes to strengthen the OT security operations framework, including reviewing policies, updating incident response playbooks, and highlighting challenges in managing SLA's.
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
- Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in OT security and operations.
- Knowledge of controls and automation equipment and principles (i.e. PLCs, SCADA, DCS, HMIs, VFDs, etc.)
- Familiarity with security frameworks and standards such as NIST, ICS Mitre ATT&CK, and IEC 62443
- Experience in defining and implementing security controls for OT engineering projects.
- Experience managing projects with the abilities to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- Experience in developing, configuring, and maintaining OT security automation and orchestration tools.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field. In lieu of degree, related experience will be considered.
