IT/OT Identity Demarcation Project Lead

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking an IT/OT Security Project Manager to lead end-to-end planning and delivery of identity demarcation projects between IT and OT environments. The role focuses on defining clear identity boundaries, RBAC, MFA enforcement, and secure remote access within industrial settings.

The project manager will oversee vendor PoCs, cross-functional alignment, governance, and change management while ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget on a contractual basis.

Qualifications

• Evidence-based experience in IT/OT identity demarcation and access control across IT/OT environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Electrical/Automation Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with ISA/IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, and NIS2 compliance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of IT/OT identity demarcation and access control projects.
• Drive delivery of IT/OT identity segregation strategies including IAM, PAM, directory isolation, MFA and RBAC at the IT/OT boundary.
• Direct vendor evaluations, RFPs, and PoCs for identity, network, endpoint, and application demarcation technologies in industrial environments.
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks related to OT identity convergence and isolation.
• Ensure architecture designs and deployments adhere to OT security standards and internal guidelines.
• Bridge between enterprise IT, OT/plant engineering, site managers, cybersecurity leadership, and vendors.
• Lead organizational change for new identity governance workflows with minimal plant disruption.
• Maintain project documentation including charters, risk registers, SOPs and dashboards.

Skills

IT/OT boundary architecture

AD/Entra ID isolation

Zero-trust for OT

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Randstad Malaysia is seeking an IT/OT Security Project Manager to lead end-to-end planning and delivery of identity demarcation projects between IT and OT environments. The role focuses on defining clear identity boundaries, RBAC, MFA enforcement, and secure remote access within industrial settings.

The project manager will oversee vendor PoCs, cross-functional alignment, governance, and change management while ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget on a contractual basis.