Lead Engineer – OT Cyber Security

John Wood Group PLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced Lead OT Cyber Security Engineer to advise on and design cyber security solutions for our clients in the energy and materials sectors. You will ensure compliance with industry standards, perform risk assessments, and deliver design documentation while contributing to Wood’s Digital Integration portfolio.

You will lead principal consulting on ICS Cybersecurity, engage with project teams, and help grow the Industrial Cybersecurity practice within Wood across multiple

Qualifications

• Experience advising on OT Cyber Security for industrial environments.
• Knowledge of NIST and ISA/IEC-62443 frameworks and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients and promote cyber security solutions for industrial control systems.
• Conduct cybersecurity assessments and develop implementation roadmaps.

Skills

OT Cyber Security

Risk assessments

NIST framework

ISA/IEC-62443

ICS Cybersecurity

Stakeholder engagement

Consulting/Advisory

Industrial control systems

Tools

NIST framework

ISA/IEC 62443

Job description

Wood is looking for an experienced Lead OT Cyber Security Engineer to advise on and design cyber security solutions for our customers. The engineer will be responsible for compliance with industry and company standards, risk assessments, design documentation and ongoing services. The Industrial Cybersecurity engineer will provide principal consulting on ICS Cybersecurity to customers, project personnel and project teams, while helping to build Wood’s Digital Integration service portfolio and business volume.

Key Objectives:

• Advise clients and promote, develop and implement cyber security solutions for industrial control systems in the energy and materials industries.
• Conduct cybersecurity gap assessments as per NIST or ISA 27001 & ISA/IEC-62443 framework.
• Consult clients on their OT Cybersecurity Resilience roadmap development and implementation.
• Support the growth, development and delivery performance across projects in Industrial Cybersecurity and digital solutions.
• Support development and delivery of business plans in support of Digital Integration business growth, in line with Wood’s strategy.
• Consult on solutions to strategic, contractual, technical, commercial, operational and personnel related challenges which impact on customer service and performance.
• Keep yourself apprised to technical practice, standards and threat trends impactingICS Cybersecurity.
• Promote ICT Cybersecurity practice and principles within the organization.
• Support Business Development with presentations, estimates, proposal responses
• Build practice knowledge base and resources within the organization.
• Represent Wood in the professional community by attending industry forums, publishing white papers and participating in professional organization committees as a subject matter expert maintaining contact with key customers and potential customers.

• Accountable for maintaining relationships with strategic/key clients (together with Growth & Development) and execution partners and supporting the development of new relationships in line with Wood’s strategy.

• Implement Industrial Cyber Security solutions including:

  • Facilitating client meetings
  • Engaging with client stakeholders including Operations and IT
  • Managing technical interfaces with 3rd parties e.g., control system vendors
  • Conduct cyber security assessments
  • Preparing execution plans including consideration of operational constraints and technical assurance

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.