Cybersecurity Specialist- Grid Automation & Protection

Hitachi, Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy's Indian Operations Center is seeking a seasoned IT/OT cybersecurity professional. You will own cybersecurity requirements from tender through project handover, coordinating with Cyber Security Lead and customer teams to ensure conformity with IEC 62443 and other standards across delivery projects.

You will assess risks, maintain CS documentation, support certification efforts, and help ensure secure platforms with vulnerability management, testing, and security tooling.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech or equivalent in Electrical/Power/Communications
• 6+ years IT/OT automation experience with focus on cybersecurity in OT environments
• Strong knowledge of OT networking and security controls

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cybersecurity requirements from tender to project handover with Cyber Security Lead and customer teams
• Assess deviations and risks in customer requirements during tender and ensure regulatory alignment
• Liaise with customers on Hitachi Energy automation solutions adherence to standards and regulations
• Review cybersecurity deliverables and ensure compliance with IEC 62443-3-3 where applicable
• Maintain and improve cybersecurity documentation and controls for project deliverables
• Support IEC 62443 2-4 and 3-3 certification efforts and ongoing cybersecurity solution improvements
• Contribute to cybersecurity assurance processes in customer delivery projects

Skills

Power systems automation

OT cybersecurity

Network security

IEC 62443

NERC CIP

NIST

Vulnerability assessment

Endpoint security

Education

BE/BTech or equivalent (Electrical/Power/Communications)

Tools

NESSUS

CIS CAT

Nmap

Firewall

Job description

The opportunity:

The Hitachi Energy Indian Operations Center (INOPC) is a competence center with around3500+ skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, projectManagement, functional system testing, installation supervision, documentation and commissioning.Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of operations to facilitate business activities. Develop and sustain effective control environment to strengthen corporate governance. Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Responsible for Cybersecurity requirement from Tender till Project Handover. Coordinate with Cyber Security Lead or Officer to fulfill Hitachi Energy requirement and Customer requirements.

• Assess, identify deviation and Risks in Customer requirement and required standard & regulatory requirement during Tender.

• Acts a liaison with the Customer about Hitachi Energy’s automation solution’s adherence to customer requirements and required standard & regulation

• Review Project Cybersecurity deliverables are implemented and delivered as agreed. For platforms certified with IEC 62443-3-3, make sure that the delivery project is within the requirements of the standard to the extent possible.

• Support to enhance and maintain the CS documentation for project deliverables.

• Ensure the Vulnerability Management in delivery projects.

• Support in Business in achieving IEC 62443 2-4 Certification and in IEC 62443 3-3 certification.

• Support in maintaining and improving the Cybersecurity solution.

• Contribute to Cybersecurity Assurance process definition and improvement in Customer Delivery Projects.

• Ensure Test area Asset security Management and Security tools.

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Successful BE/BTech or equivalent, power, electrical, communications preferred Experience in automation of power transmission and distribution networks.

• Minimum 6+ years of IT/OT Industry Experience in Control System Automation (3+ years of Cybersecurity with emphasis on OT) or 5 + years as an OT Cyber Security Implementer or Architect.

• Advanced Knowledge OT Networking and Network security.

• Experienced working in OT environment components and OT security

• Knowledge of Cybersecurity Regulation, Standards and Framework - (IEC62443, NERC–CIP, BDEW, NIST Publication).

• Awareness on current Cybersecurity controls and solutions – Endpoint Security, AAA, Security logging, Hardening benchmarks.

• Knowledge on Security tool (NESSUS, CIS CAT, Nmap)

• Understanding on Computer networks and network security – Firewall, IDS

• Desirable with ISA 99 / 62443 – Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist, GIAC, GICSP, CEH certification

• Global Roles and responsibilities

• Close coordination with HUB, R&D, Product Management, Engineering and Sales

• Support in Business in achieving IEC 62443 2-4 Certification and in IEC 62443 3-3 certification.

• Support in maintaining and improving the Cybersecurity solution.

• Contribute to Cybersecurity Assurance process definition and improvement in Customer Delivery Projects.

• Ensure Test area Asset security Management and Security tools.