Senior Security Leader

Description

We are looking for someone to lead the cybersecurity strategy for connected industrial products within a construction and contractor environment in Wisconsin. This contract opportunity is suited for an individual who can shape secure product design, guide risk-based decisions, and serve as a trusted advisor on IIoT and OT security matters. The role blends hands-on technical leadership with governance responsibilities to strengthen resilience across product architecture, vulnerability management, and compliance-focused security practices.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the security architecture for connected IIoT offerings, establishing controls for device trust, certificate-based identity, secure startup processes, cryptographic key protection, and hardware-backed security foundations.

Direct structured threat assessments for new products and major enhancements, identifying potential attack paths and converting findings into practical engineering and design requirements.

Act as the lead advisor for product and operational technology security, offering expert guidance to engineering and business stakeholders on secure development and risk reduction.

Partner with cross-functional teams to embed cybersecurity requirements into product lifecycles, ensuring security considerations are addressed from concept through release.

Oversee vulnerability assessment activities by reviewing security weaknesses, prioritizing remediation efforts, and driving resolution plans with technical teams.

Support governance and compliance initiatives by aligning product security practices with applicable standards, internal controls, and risk management expectations.

Collaborate with teams responsible for monitoring and incident readiness to improve visibility into security events, strengthen response planning, and inform defensive improvements.

Use tools such as JIRA to track security initiatives, document findings, and manage follow-up actions related to product and infrastructure security.

Contribute to performance discussions, stakeholder communication, and service-oriented engagement to ensure security objectives are delivered effectively across the organization.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a strong background in security architecture, application security, or enterprise security. Demonstrated experience supporting IIoT, OT, network security, or connected device environments. Knowledge of PKI, certificate management, secure boot concepts, cryptographic key handling, and hardware root of trust principles. Hands-on experience with threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, vulnerability assessment, and cyber risk evaluation. Familiarity with SIEM platforms, security monitoring practices, and broader incident readiness concepts.

Understanding of compliance, security standards, and frameworks such as ISO/IEC in regulated or operational environments. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders while providing high-quality customer-focused support. Experience using JIRA or similar platforms to manage security tasks, findings, and remediation workflows.

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