Oil & Gas OT Cybersecurity Lead

VINCI Energies Oil & Gas; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Axians Emirates, a VINCI Energies unit, seeks an OT Cybersecurity Lead in Abu Dhabi to steer OT security across a major oil & gas project. You will define architecture, lead risk assessments and coordinate with vendors and stakeholders, ensuring secure implementation from engineering through commissioning.

With 10+ years in OT/ICS cybersecurity, you will drive workshops, oversee testing phases, and validate deliverables to meet client expectations in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience with strong OT/ICS focus.
• Proven OT cybersecurity risk assessments, threat modelling, and controls assessment.
• Good understanding of OT cybersecurity architecture and IEC 62443 awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead OT cybersecurity activities across the project lifecycle aligning with standards and client expectations.
• Perform OT risk assessments, threat modelling, vulnerability assessments, and controls reviews across ICSS, electrical, telecom and third-party OT systems.
• Define and review OT cybersecurity architecture, segmentation, zones, conduits, firewall requirements and hardening measures.
• Coordinate with system vendors, OEMs and client stakeholders on cybersecurity requirements and activities.
• Lead cybersecurity workshops and discussions to address risks and remediation.
• Provide technical oversight during implementation, integration, testing, FAT/IFAT and SAT/ISAT.
• Review and validate vulnerability findings, ensuring remediation and verification.

Skills

OT cybersecurity

Risk assessment

Threat modelling

Security architecture

Stakeholder coordination

Vulnerability review

ICSS OT

FAT support

Job description

Axians Emirates, a VINCI Energies unit, seeks an OT Cybersecurity Lead in Abu Dhabi to steer OT security across a major oil & gas project. You will define architecture, lead risk assessments and coordinate with vendors and stakeholders, ensuring secure implementation from engineering through commissioning.

With 10+ years in OT/ICS cybersecurity, you will drive workshops, oversee testing phases, and validate deliverables to meet client expectations in a fast-moving environment.