Senior Manager - OT Security (So Jos dos Campos/SP)

Ball Aerospace; São José dos Campos; Híbrido; BRL 180 000 - 260 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Ball Aerospace is seeking a Senior Manager of OT Security to lead the cybersecurity program for our operational technology environments across manufacturing facilities. The role prioritizes safety, uptime, and reliability while aligning with enterprise governance and architecture.

You will collaborate with GRC, Cyber Defense Operations, and Engineering to define secure OT architectures, oversee risk assessments, and drive incident preparedness across global sites. Fluency in English required.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• 10–12 years of experience in operational technology, industrial systems, cybersecurity, or related fields.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments with safety and uptime requirements.
• OT or cybersecurity certifications preferred.
• Strong collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, and cybersecurity teams.
• Ability to balance cybersecurity risk reduction with safety, reliability, and production uptime.
• Leadership and team development capabilities.
• Clear communication for both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Fluent English language.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the OT cybersecurity program aligned to enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk tolerance.
• Partner with GRC to identify, assess, document, and track OT risks.
• Collaborate with Architecture & Engineering to define OT security architectures, standards, and segmentation models.
• Work with Cyber Defense Operations to monitor, respond to cyber events.
• Oversee OT security risk assessments and remediation planning.
• Establish OT security standards, baselines, and implementation guidance.
• Coordinate OT cybersecurity incident preparedness and tabletop exercises.
• Develop OT security specialists and regional OT security resources.
• Align OT environments with enterprise security standards while considering regulatory, safety, and production constraints.
• Facilitate communication between regional OT teams and corporate cybersecurity functions.
• Promote consistent OT security posture across global sites with governance for deviations.

Conhecimentos

Fluent English

Leadership development

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Problem solving

Governance/architecture/operational

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Security, Computer Science

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values"We Care. We Work. We Win.we create a culture where every voice matters and every idea drives progress.

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Position overview:

The Senior Manager of OT Securityis responsible forleading the cybersecurity protection of Ball Corporations operational technology (OT) environments, including manufacturing plants, industrial control systems, and plant networks, in a manner that prioritizes safety, production uptime, and operational reliability.

This role operates at the intersection of manufacturing operations and enterprise cybersecurity, ensuring OT cyber risks are identified, mitigated, and managed in alignment with enterprise governance, architectural standards, and cyber defense capabilities. Senior Manager works closely with Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering, and Cyber Defense Operations to ensure OT security is riskinformed, architecturally sound, and operationally defendable.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the OT cybersecurity program aligned to enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk tolerance

• Partner closely with Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to identify, assess, document, and track OT cyber risks, including risk acceptance and exception management

• CollaboratewithCybersecurityArchitecture & EngineeringtodefineandimplementOT securityarchitectures,standards, andsegmentationmodelsthataresecurebydesign and operationally viable

• Work with Cyber Defense Operations to ensure OT environments are appropriately monitored, integrated into incident response processes, and supported during cyber events

• OverseeOT securityriskassessments,attack surface management,control implementation, and remediation planning in manufacturing environments

• Establish OT security standards, baselines, and implementation guidance consistent with enterprise policies

• Coordinate OT cybersecurity incident preparedness, tabletop exercises, and lessons learned

• LeadanddevelopOT securityspecialistsandregionalOT securityresources

• Partner with regional manufacturing, engineering, and plant leadership to implement OT security controls appropriate to local operational realities

• Support regions in aligning OT environments with enterprise security standards while accounting for regulatory, safety, and production constraints

• Facilitate communication between regional OT teams and corporate cybersecurity functions to ensure visibility of OT cyber risks and incidents

• Promote consistent OT security posture across global sites while managing approved regional deviations through formal governance processes

What are we looking for?

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related discipline required

• Minimum of 10-12 years of experience in operational technology, industrial systems, cybersecurity, or related fields

• Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing or industrial environments with strong safety and uptime requirements

• Relevant OT or cybersecurity certifications preferred

• Strong collaboration and influencing skills across manufacturing, engineering, and cybersecurity teams

• Ability to balance cybersecurity risk reduction with safety, reliability, and production uptime

• Practical problemsolving skills in complex, constrained operational environments

• Leadership and teamdevelopment capabilities

• Clear communication skills for both technical and nontechnical stakeholders

• Ability to operate effectively within governance, architectural, and operational security models

• Fluent English language

Additional Information

• Location: So Jos dos Campos/SP - Brazil

• Hybrid On-Site Work Environment or Remote: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) or remote from the location of the candidate.

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.