Senior OT Network & Cybersecurity Architect

Yokogawa Electric Corporation; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is seeking a senior IT/OT cybersecurity architect to design secure OT networks and manage risk across DCS environments. You will lead a technical team, deliver architecture documents, and collaborate with customer OT groups to ensure secure integration and patch management.

The role requires deep knowledge of industrial cyber security, network design, and regulatory standards, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and practical defense-in-depth

Qualifications

• 10 to 15+ years of IT/OT experience focused on network configuration and cybersecurity for industrial control systems.
• Proven track record leading a team of network and security engineers.
• Certifications: Cisco, Nozomi, Palo Alto, VM Ware; IC32 and IEC 62443 preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer specifications and standards (CIS, IEC 62443) and prepare a compliant design and documentation.
• Lead the design of secure OT network architectures with IT-OT segmentation.
• Prepare system design documents (architecture, logical architecture, BOM, DDS, FAT/-SAT procedures).
• Conduct regular risk assessments of the OT environment and identify vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with OT stakeholders and review third-party vendors for security compliance.
• Provide training on security best practices and perform security audits and regulatory compliance tasks.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Network segmentation

ACL management

Security best practices

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Patch management

Tools

Cisco

Nozomi

Palo Alto

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Veritas Net Backup

Acronis

Veeam

WhatsUp Gold

WSUS

McAfee ePO

Job description

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is seeking a senior IT/OT cybersecurity architect to design secure OT networks and manage risk across DCS environments. You will lead a technical team, deliver architecture documents, and collaborate with customer OT groups to ensure secure integration and patch management.

The role requires deep knowledge of industrial cyber security, network design, and regulatory standards, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and practical defense-in-depth