OT/ICS Security Engineer

Immediate need for a talented OT/ICS Security Engineer. This is a 06+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in U.S(Remote). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:26-32119
Pay Range: $70 - $80/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain an asset inventory for OT/ICS environments across mining sites and energy assets, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and site network infrastructure.
• Design and implement network segmentation between IT and OT environments aligned to the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture and IEC 62443 zone/conduit model.
• Evaluate and deploy OT-specific monitoring tooling (e.g., Dragos, Nozomi Networks, Claroty) for passive network visibility and threat detection in industrial environments.
• Assess NERC-CIP applicability for power generation and grid-interactive assets; support compliance documentation for in-scope assets.
• Extend vulnerability and patch management practices into OT environments, considering availability constraints and vendor patch cadence.
• Develop OT-specific incident response procedures that ensure physical safety and operational uptime.
• Manage third-party/vendor risk for OT equipment manufacturers and system integrators.
• Serve as the technical liaison between the cybersecurity team and site operations/engineering teams.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Experience in the Bitcoin mining or broader energy sector.
• Prior military, electrical utility, manufacturing, oil & gas, or data center operations background with an OT security transition.
• Experience with OT-specific monitoring platforms (Dragos, Nozomi Networks, Claroty).
• GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) certification.
• CISSP or equivalent.
• 4 years in cybersecurity engineering, with demonstrable hands-on experience in at least one of: industrial control systems, SCADA environments, or critical infrastructure security.
• Working knowledge of industrial protocols (Modbus, DNP3, OPC-UA, or similar) and the differences between IT and OT security models.
• Familiarity with IEC 62443 and the Purdue Model for industrial network segmentation.
• Understanding of NERC CIP standards sufficient to identify applicability and scope.
• Comfortable working directly with site operations, electrical, and facilities engineering teams.
• Demonstrated practical use of AI/LLM tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, or equivalent) to enhance engineering work.
• Availability to travel in the US (East Coast and Central data centers) for at least 10 days per trimester.

Our client is a leading Financial Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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