Manufacturing Cybersecurity Lead

Bridgestone EMEA; Burgos; Híbrido; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global tire manufacturing company is looking for a Cybersecurity Officer to oversee and protect its OT environments. This role requires 5+ years in cybersecurity, with proven leadership in incident response and risk management. Candidates should have relevant degrees and possess certifications like GICSP or CISSP. The position is hybrid based in Burgos, Spain and involves close collaboration with IT teams.

Servicios

Supportive onboarding experience

Training and mentorship opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Diverse and inclusive team

Formación

• 5+ years of professional IT experience in cybersecurity with 2 years in OT environments.
• Certifications like GICSP, CISSP, or CISM are required.

Responsabilidades

• Safeguard OT environments from cyber threats.
• Lead incident response efforts for cybersecurity breaches.
• Deploy and manage security controls for manufacturing systems.

Conocimientos

Cybersecurity

Risk Assessment

Communication Skills

Project Management

Educación

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Cybersecurity or related field

Herramientas

SCADA

DCS

PLCs

Descripción del empleo

POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID: 54108

Type of work: Hybrid

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location:

Poznań, PL Budapest, HU Környe, HU Burgos, ES ROMA, IT Vimercate (MB), IT Stargard, PL GB-GB03, GB Poznań, PL Warszawa, PL Modugno (BA), IT

About Us

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

About The Role

The EMEA IT Manufacturing organization plays a pivotal role in driving digital transformation across Bridgestone’s manufacturing operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It delivers innovative, reliable, and scalable IT solutions that enable operational excellence, smart factory initiatives, and sustainable manufacturing. The team partners closely with Manufacturing leadership to align technology with business strategy and foster continuous improvement.

About The Role

Job Purpose

• Cybersecurity Officer plays a critical role in minimizing IT/OT risks, vulnerabilities, and technological issues while driving digital stewardship compliance across manufacturing plants.
• Protecting OT Environments: You will be responsible for safeguarding the organization's OT environments, including ICS, SCADA, PLCs, and other industrial systems, from cyber threats
• Ensuring Compliance: You will ensure that the Manufacturing domain adheres to security standards, processes, and practices
• Leading IT Teams: You will lead a team of Cybersecurity Specialists to design and implement processes, policies, and solutions based on industry-leading practices, supporting the secure deployment of industrial control systems and applications across manufacturing plants
• Collaborating with IT Teams: You will work closely with other IT/OT teams, such as plant digital teams, infrastructure and network team, application managers, and Global Information Security Office, to ensure the best cybersecurity practices and standards
• Driving Continuous Improvement: You will drive continuous cybersecurity improvement initiatives by staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.
  
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Build roadmaps and programs aligned with global and local business objectives and central security roadmaps.
• Participate in the elaboration of the global information security program on a strategic level.
• Develop and implement an Manufacturing IT/OT cybersecurity strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability analyses across OT environments.
• Lead incident response efforts related to IT/OT cybersecurity breaches.
• Deploy and manage security controls for manufacturing IT/OT systems (firewalls, IDS/IPS, segmentation).
• Monitor OT networks for suspicious activity and active responce to threats.
• Oversee patch management, access controls, and asset inventories for IT/OT environments
• Ensure IT/OT cybersecurity practices comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements (TiSAX, NIS2, …)
• Develop and maintain IT/OT-specific security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Participate in audits and manage remediation plans.
• Support secure design and procurement of new IT/OT systems.
• Manage financial budget forecast and control of the security budget allocated
• Perform analysis of the architecture and infrastructure of Industrial Control Systems in terms of security
  
  
  

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering or related field
• Certifications such as GICSP, CISSP, CISM, or IEC 62443-related credentials
  
  
  

Experience (years):

+5 years of professional IT experience cybersecurity and at least 2 years focused on OT environment

Technical Skills:

• Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in Cybersecurity
• Strong knowledge of industrial control systems (SCADA, DCS, PLC)
• Familiar with OT cybersecurity standards such as IEC 62443
• Experience with asset discovery, endpoint detection and response (EDR) and network segmentation in OT environments
  
  
  

Languages Skills:

• Professional working proficiency in English required.
• Knowledge of other European languages as Spanish, Italian, Polish or Hungarian is an asset.
  
  
  

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

• Ability to influence and motivate teammates and other internal or external stakeholders
• Strong communication skills are necessary to communicate to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively with other IT teams and external partners.
• Project management skills
• Strong analytical skills for troubleshooting & problem resolution
• Customer focus with special attention service operations and SLAs
  
  
  

What We Offer

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.
  
  
  

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.