Industrial Cybersecurity Expert (f/m/d)

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG; Erlangen; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension plan

Employee stock purchase

Flexible working hours

Remote work option

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking an Industrial Cybersecurity Expert (f/m/d) to strengthen cybersecurity across manufacturing OT environments. You will collaborate with global teams, translating IT/OT governance into practical measures and guiding factory and product development security.

Strong IT/OT security experience and German/English communication are essential. The role focuses on defining secure manufacturing principles, risk-based analysis, and maintaining hardening guidelines for products and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering with a focus on IT Security
• Many years of experience in Industrial Cybersecurity / IT Security
• Knowledge of manufacturing infrastructure and IT/OT security technologies and concepts
• Experience with risk-based approaches such as threat and risk analysis, incident and vulnerability handling
• Understanding of IT/OT security standards and regulations
• Very good German and English communication skills; stakeholder management

Responsibilities

• Define secure manufacturing principles and support development of secure IT/OT infrastructure
• Translate governance policies into practical implementation measures for manufacturing environments
• Define cybersecurity requirements from factories and ensure they are addressed
• Specify and maintain configuration and hardening guidelines for products and manufacturing equipment
• Collaborate with GTICS, SECYS/IT, and DigitalizationGPO to secure environments and provide guidance and documentation

Skills

Industrial Cybersecurity

IT Security

Stakeholder management

German and English communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT Security/CS/EE with IT Security focus

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As an Industrial Cybersecurity Expert (f/m/d) you will help strengthen cybersecurity across manufacturing OT (Operational Technologies) environments. You will work in a global setting, collaborating daily with colleagues from multiple countries. Using your IT/OT security expertise, you will support, consult, and guide factory teams on cybersecurity topics. You will help shape secure manufacturing principles and contribute to the development of secure IT and OT infrastructures. This will play a key role in addressing cybersecurity needs across manufacturing environments.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Define secure manufacturing principles and support the development of secure manufacturing IT and OT infrastructure
• Translate IT/OT governance policies and controls into practical implementation measures for manufacturing environments
• Define cybersecurity requirements and demands from factories and ensure they are addressed effectively
• Specify and maintain configuration and hardening guidelines for our products, third-party components, and manufacturing equipment
• Collaborate with functions such as GTICS,SECYS/IT, andDigitalizationGPO to help secure manufacturing, production, and product development environments, and provide guidance and documentation support throughout development and engineering processes.

What You Bring

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering with a focus on IT Security, or similar experience in IT and OT environments
• Many years of experience in Industrial Cybersecurity / IT Security
• Knowledge of manufacturing infrastructure and IT/OT security technologies and concepts, including IIoT, Connected Factory environments, OT hardware, and sensors
• Experience with risk-based approaches such as threat and risk analysis, as well as incident and vulnerability handling
• Understanding of international or national IT/OT security standards, regulations, and related legal considerations
• Very good, user-focused communication skills both in German and English, a value- and solution-driven mindset, and experience in stakeholder management

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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