OT Cybersecurity Compliance Specialist

Kaizen Global Technologies; Cooma; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaizen Global Technologies is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Compliance Specialist with 10+ years of experience to lead governance, risk assessment, and compliance programs for critical industrial assets. The role focuses on aligning controls with IEC 62443, NIST, ISO 27001, NIS2, and Australian frameworks.

The position covers risk assessments, vulnerability analysis, and remediation tracking across PLC/SCADA/HMI environments, with collaboration across engineering and operations teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in OT/ICS cybersecurity.
• Experience with IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2, and Australian Essential Eight.
• Hands-on experience with PLCs, SCADA, and HMI security.
• Strong ability to manage risk, vulnerability assessments, and remediation tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain OT cybersecurity compliance processes aligned with IEC 62443, NIST, ISO 27001, NIS2, and Australian frameworks.
• Conduct OT cybersecurity risk assessments, vulnerability analysis, threat modelling, and remediation tracking for industrial systems.
• Review secure design and implementation of PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems, and secure remote access.
• Coordinate governance, supplier compliance reviews, audits, FAT/SAT activities, incident response.
• Create and maintain cybersecurity documentation including risk registers, asset inventories, and recovery procedures.

Skills

OT/ICS cybersecurity

IEC 62443

ISO/IEC 27001

NIST frameworks

NIS2 compliance

Australian Essential Eight

PLC/SCADA/HMI security

Industrial networks security

Vulnerability management

Risk assessment & governance

Job description

Role: OT Cybersecurity Compliance Specialist

Experience: 10+ Years

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain OT cybersecurity compliance processes aligned with IEC 62443, NIST, ISO 27001, NIS2, and Australian cybersecurity frameworks.
• Conduct OT cybersecurity risk assessments, vulnerability analysis, threat modelling, and remediation tracking for industrial systems and connected equipment.
• Review and support secure design and implementation of PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial networks, remote access solutions, and OT infrastructure.
• Coordinate cybersecurity governance, supplier compliance reviews, audits, FAT/SAT activities, incident response, and lifecycle security management across projects.
• Create and maintain cybersecurity documentation including compliance reports, risk registers, asset inventories, network diagrams, hardening standards, and recovery procedures.

Skills Required

• Strong hands-on experience in OT/ICS cybersecurity, industrial automation, and industrial network security environments.
• Expertise in cybersecurity standards and frameworks including IEC 62443, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, NIS2, and Australian Essential Eight.
• Experience with PLCs, SCADA systems, HMI platforms, industrial communication protocols, firewalls, VLANs, and secure remote access technologies.
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability management, penetration testing support, patch management, backup/recovery, and industrial system hardening.
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, technical documentation, communication, and risk management skills with experience working across engineering, IT, and operations teams.