Hands-On OT Security Platform Engineer — On-Site Deployments

Salt; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a hands-on OT Systems Engineer to install and deploy security platforms in customer environments. You will work directly with live OT networks, deploy containerised products using Kubernetes, and drive testing, commissioning and formal handover processes.

The role requires strong Linux skills and experience with FAT/SAT and integration into SIEM tools. You’ll collaborate with OT engineers, infrastructure teams and security stakeholders on diverse deployments.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years hands-on systems engineering, deployment or integration experience.
• Production-level Kubernetes deployment, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Strong Linux server knowledge and issue resolution abilities.
• Experience installing and commissioning platforms in live customer environments.
• FAT, SAT, commissioning and formal handover experience.
• Understanding of servers, networks, storage and data flows.
• Experience integrating security or industrial platforms with SIEM tools.
• Knowledge of OT network architecture and IT/OT convergence.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and deploy OT security platforms within customer environments.
• Deploy and troubleshoot containerised apps using Kubernetes.
• Own deployments from installation through handover to the client.
• Diagnose Linux, Kubernetes, server and network issues on site.
• Integrate platforms with OT data sources, SIEM, and data historians.
• Produce deployment documents, test plans and runbooks.
• Support presales with accurate technical requirements and proposals.
• Identify risks, blockers and scope changes across multiple deployments.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

SIEM

Splunk

OT networking

Containerisation

Documentation

Tools

Kubernetes

Linux

SIEM

Splunk

Job description

Salt is seeking a hands-on OT Systems Engineer to install and deploy security platforms in customer environments. You will work directly with live OT networks, deploy containerised products using Kubernetes, and drive testing, commissioning and formal handover processes.

The role requires strong Linux skills and experience with FAT/SAT and integration into SIEM tools. You’ll collaborate with OT engineers, infrastructure teams and security stakeholders on diverse deployments.