OT Security Consultant

Founded in 2012, Applied Risk is a well-recognised and respected leader in Cyber Security for the Operational Technology domain. We have managed to successfully grow the company to over 50 people today, with clients spread across all continents. We are considered a key Cyber security player within the Operational Technology industries that are depending on critical infrastructure. We’re helping businesses to protect their assets by reducing security risk. Our key mission is to help our clients to mitigate and defend against cyber threats and as such help society to become safer. We built a vibrant company culture, and as part of the DNV Holding, we believe in an inspiring workplace. We trust our employees and empower them to do great things and use good judgement to make decisions on behalf of Applied Risk and for our clients.
 

The role:

As we are planning to double in size in the coming year due to our healthy expansion plans and the huge increase of our client base, we’re currently growing our OT Security capability globally. In the light of this, we’re looking for an OT Security Consultant, based in the Netherlands or UK, with the option to work remotely. We’re looking for someone with in depth expert knowledge of diverse range of Manufacturing Automation - Operational Technology systems, with specific knowledge of:

• Control systems from a wide range of vendors (PLC, DCS, SCADA)
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (Data historians, EBR, OEE, SAP)
• ISA Standards (ISA 99/IEC62443, S95, S88)
• Communication networks and protocols (Serial, Profibus, Ethernet)

Key deliverables:

• Work with Manufacturing Sites, Engineering and IT teams to analyse existing OT architecture
• Analyse, define and implement new structures for existing OT Firewall VLAN’s to ensure they align to defined internal segmentation principles
• Develop & implement reference architectures for standard services and applications within the OT environment

You have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field
• Minimum of 4+ years’ work experience in Operational Technology Security
• Expertise on securing OT network architecture
• Experience as an Automation / Controls Engineer
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly communicate and excellent consulting skills
• Ability to interact with high profile clients
• CISSP, GICSP, CISM or CFSE/CFSP certification.
• Fluent language skills in English is a must
• Willingness to travel

Applied Risk works with clients that are related to critical infrastructure. A qualified candidate must be able to pass a screening background check.

What we offer:

• A competitive compensation
• The chance to work with the best cybersecurity people in the world
• Work on International assignments
• Learning and development opportunities, attending conferences, events etc.
• Be part of a diverse and vibrant international environment
• Our “thirsty Thursdays” as social activity including movies, pizza, drinks, bar visits
• Quarterly team events

Skills & Experiences:

Broad general knowledge on IT applications and infrastructure with specific knowledge on several of the following:

• IT Networks (switches, routing, firewalls)
• Firewall rules, logging, monitoring, IDS/IPS & troubleshooting (Checkpoint & Palo Alto)
• Enabling services (e.g NTP, SMTP, patching, AntiVirus)
• System integration technologies (OPC, XML, middleware)
• Server infrastructure (VMWare ESXi, storage)
• Must have experience working in an automation engineer background