Lead Engineer – OT Cyber Security

WOODplc; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced Lead OT Cyber Security Engineer to advise on and design cyber security solutions for our customers in the energy and materials sectors. You will assess risk, create design documentation and lead consulting on ICS cybersecurity across projects.

You will promote best practices, support business growth, and engage with clients and project teams to ensure high-value outcomes aligned with Wood’s strategy.

Qualifications

• Lead OT cyber security engagement for industrial environments across energy and materials sectors.
• Experience applying NIST/ISA/IEC-62443 in OT settings.
• Ability to develop cyber security risk assessments and design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on cyber security solutions for industrial control systems.
• Conduct cybersecurity gap assessments per NIST or ISA 27001 & ISA/IEC-62443.
• Consult on resilience roadmaps and implementation.
• Support project delivery and business development activities.
• Represent Wood in professional forums and with key customers.

Skills

OT cyber security

Industrial control systems

Risk assessments

Consulting

Threat trends

Project delivery

Tools

NIST framework

ISA/IEC-62443

ISA 27001

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 onICS 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.

• PromoteICS 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

• Specifying, selecting, configuring and testing material and equipment

• Supporting project teams in solution delivery

• Commissioning equipment at client facility

• Managing technical and commercial change

• Delivering to budget and schedule targets