OT Cyber Security Engineer - NIS2 & ICS Expert

Empiric; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Empiric is seeking an OT Cyber Security Engineer to join the Projects Engineering organization in Den Haag, Netherlands. You will focus on cybersecurity for OT systems, including instrumentation, control, safety, fire & gas, and metering systems, and support NIS2 compliance across IT and OT environments.

Travel offshore as required, and collaborate with cybersecurity suppliers and internal authorities to implement remediation plans and centralize OT logs and security controls.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on knowledge of IEC 62443.
• Hands‑on knowledge of NIS2 requirements applicable to OT environments.
• Knowledge of Oil & Gas exploration and production operations.
• Experience with OT, instrumentation and instrumented systems.
• Knowledge of industrial networks and protocols (Modbus, OPC, Profibus, EtherNet/IP).
• Typically 5+ years in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate OT networks by platform.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Implement an industrial intrusion detection solution (e.g., Nozomi Networks).
• Collect and centralize OT logs by platform.
• Implement application allow listing solutions.
• Implement and secure domain controllers for the OT environment.

Skills

OT cybersecurity

Industrial networks

Process control knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

BSc in instrumentation engineering

Tools

Modbus/OPC/Profibus/EtherNet/IP

IEC 62443

NIS2 OT requirements

Job description

Empiric is seeking an OT Cyber Security Engineer to join the Projects Engineering organization in Den Haag, Netherlands. You will focus on cybersecurity for OT systems, including instrumentation, control, safety, fire & gas, and metering systems, and support NIS2 compliance across IT and OT environments.

Travel offshore as required, and collaborate with cybersecurity suppliers and internal authorities to implement remediation plans and centralize OT logs and security controls.