Business R&D Senior Professional - Cybersecurity

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; India; Presencial; INR 1.800.000 - 2.400.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, seeks an experienced cyber security professional to lead end-to-end secure product development for industrial control systems, ensuring compliance with IEC 62443 and EU CRA guidelines.

You will translate security requirements into architecture, conduct threat modeling, manage vulnerabilities, and coordinate with product, platform, assurance, and vendor teams throughout the lifecycle from requirements to release.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics or computer science.
• 7+ years in cybersecurity for industrial control system design and development.
• SDLC experience in cybersecurity, secure data communication, network security and compliance for energy industries.

Responsabilidades

• Drive end-to-end product cyber security compliance and secure product development according to cyber security requirements.
• Develop security architecture and design solutions; conduct threat modeling and risk assessments.
• Lead implementation of security controls (RBAC, secure protocols, hardening, firewalls) and coordinate with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Conocimientos

Cybersecurity

Industrial control systems

SCADA

Network security

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Vulnerability management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in electronics or computer science

Descripción del empleo

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job ID: R0145835 Date Posted: 2026-10-09 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

Job Description

Job Description: The Opportunity: Identification, exploration and implementation of technology / product development and growth strategies to enhance and secure global product positioning. Ensure project execution, foster innovation and develop and secure R&D capabilities in the business for profitability. Devising research methods, focus on future technical direction, future scenarios in transforming technology landscape. Preparing technical specifications and specifying laboratory test equipment and processes. Making recommendations concerning acquisition and use of new technological equipment and materials within budgets and targets set. Coordinating pilot runs on new products or processes.

How you'll make a impact

This role is responsible for driving end-to-end product cyber security compliance and secure product development by ensuring adherence to Hitachi Energy cyber security requirements, customer standards, and IEC 62443 (4-1, 4-2, and 3-3) standards. The position owns and continuously improves the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), translates cyber security requirements into product capabilities, develops security architecture and design solutions, conducts threat modeling, risk assessments, vulnerability management, and release security clearances, while ensuring compliance with evolving regulations such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The role also leads implementation of security controls including RBAC, secure protocols, hardening, firewalls, routers, gateways, and data protection mechanisms, collaborates across product, platform, assurance, and vendor teams, supports customer deployments and incident response activities, and acts as the primary cyber security interface throughout the product lifecycle from requirements engineering to release qualification and operational support.

Your Background

Bachelor’s degree in engineering in electronics or computer science. Cybersecurity Certifications shall be an added advantage.

• At least 7+ years of experience in cyber security related to industrial control system design and development, preferably in power industry.
• SDLC Experience in the domain of cybersecurity, secure data communication, network security and compliances in Energy industries and associated systems according to IEC 62443 cyber security standard, EU CRA guidelines, and industry best practices for building highly resilient hardened software systems
• Strong Knowledge of Industrial control system, SCADA Systems, Communication Gateways, Network architecture, System administration, Infrastructure (servers, workstation, switches, routers, firewalls) configuration, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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Hitachi Vision

Hitachi brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities – and drive innovation for a better future. That’s why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges. Our people love technology – and they love making a difference. They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues. Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe. From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers. And there’s no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference. Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting. To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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