OT Cyber Security Engineer - Industrial Networks Lead

Yokogawa Electric Corporation; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 23,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is seeking a Network Security Engineer Principal to lead the cyber security architecture for manufacturing environments across the MEA region. The role involves implementing security guidelines, supporting multinational engineering teams, and conducting health checks of Yokogawa cyber security solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6–8 years in OT with hands-on networking, OSI layering and Security frameworks; travel about 60% is expected.

Qualifications

• At least 6–8 years in OT industry with cyber security exposure.
• Willingness to travel ~60% within MEA region.
• Hands-on system & network engineering in process control domain.
• OT security certifications (IEC62443, GICSP) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement cyber security architecture in manufacturing environments.
• Comply with network security guidelines and project design docs.
• Support multinational engineering teams with project activities.
• Conduct health checks and audits of Yokogawa cyber security solutions.
• Mentor a team of DCS/ESD/SCADA service engineers for lifecycle support.

Skills

Endpoint Protection

Microsoft Platform

Backup & Recovery

Networking & Firewalls

Vulnerability Management

Network Architecture

Virtualization

Security Frameworks

Documentation

English Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

McAfee ePO

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Active Directory

WSUS

VMware ESXi

Hyper-V

Cisco Firepower

Palo Alto / Fortigate Firewalls

Job description

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is seeking a Network Security Engineer Principal to lead the cyber security architecture for manufacturing environments across the MEA region. The role involves implementing security guidelines, supporting multinational engineering teams, and conducting health checks of Yokogawa cyber security solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6–8 years in OT with hands-on networking, OSI layering and Security frameworks; travel about 60% is expected.