OT Cybersecurity Lead: SCADA & Industrial Network Security

Greater Western Water; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Balance of on-site and WFH

Free onsite parking

16-week parental leave

Work Life Balance Days

Income protection & salary continuance

Corporate health insurance deals

Wellbeing rooms

Job summary

Greater Western Water is seeking an experienced OT cybersecurity professional to shape and deliver the next stage of OT security uplift. This hands-on role focuses on protecting SCADA and industrial control systems with safety, reliability and service continuity at the core.

The role reports to the Head of Cyber Security and collaborates with OT, Engineering, Operations and external partners to establish a fit-for-purpose OT security framework, drive improvements, and manage risk across people,

Qualifications

• Hands-on OT/ICS security experience with practical risk, regulatory and roadmap delivery.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical OT security controls and roadmaps.
• Experience implementing OT security architectures, zones, DMZs and IT/OT segmentation.
• Familiarity with IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82 and related guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment of OT cybersecurity posture and develop a prioritised roadmap.
• Design secure OT architectures across SCADA, I&C, PLC, RTU and networks.
• Manage OT vulnerabilities, patching and legacy system risk processes.
• Provide security leadership for OT projects and supplier requirements.
• Develop OT monitoring, threat detection and asset visibility capabilities.
• Support incident response, containment and recovery for OT incidents.

Skills

OT security

Cyber security

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Secure remote access

OT networking

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Security architecture

Security-by-design

Education

Tertiary qualification in cyber security

Electrical engineering

Automation/Control systems

Computer science

Tools

Claroty

Nozomi Networks

SIEM/SOC

Modbus

DNP3

OPC

Job description

Greater Western Water is seeking an experienced OT cybersecurity professional to shape and deliver the next stage of OT security uplift. This hands-on role focuses on protecting SCADA and industrial control systems with safety, reliability and service continuity at the core.

The role reports to the Head of Cyber Security and collaborates with OT, Engineering, Operations and external partners to establish a fit-for-purpose OT security framework, drive improvements, and manage risk across people,