Senior ICS Security Consultant

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; New Plymouth; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading inspection and certification company is seeking a Cyber Security Advisor based in Taranaki. The chosen candidate will work with clients to enhance their ICS/OT security, leveraging over 10 years of experience in industrial control systems. Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential. This role includes advising changes to ICS networks and providing detailed assessments to improve security posture. Competitive benefits and career development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Commitment to ongoing learning & development

Sustainability culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience with industrial control systems (ICS), DCS, SCADA, etc.
• 10+ years' experience in networking, security and/or sysadmin.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to SGS ECL industrial clients.
• Support governance, risk, compliance in ICS/OT security.
• Write reports with recommendations to improve security posture.

Skills

Industrial control systems (ICS)

Networking expertise

Cyber security management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree-level engineering or cyber security qualification

Job description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Overview

Responsibilities

As a key member of the cyber security team, you will be responsible for working with our clients to support their ICS/OT security journey.

Moreover, you will:

• Act as a trusted advisor to SGS ECL industrial clients
• Support and facilitate governance, risk, compliance journey as it relates to ICS/OT security
• Assess and evaluate industrial control system (ICS) environments in line with client requirements
• Write reports including pragmatic recommendations (focusing on return on investment) to improve industrial security posture and resilience
• Advise changes on the ICS network to strengthen current cybersecurity controls and introduce new controls
• Ensure ICS/OT philosophies are business enablers, supporting stakeholders to avoid ‘department of no’ while balancing cyber security, operational, and business risk drivers
• Document existing architecture and proposed defensible architectures
• Work with SGS ECL Engineers as well as client internal/external stakeholders to support implementation, maintenance, and administration of systems

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with industrial control systems (ICS), DCS, SCADA, SIS, PLC, etc.
• 10+ years’ experience in networking, security and/or sysadmin with some industrial networking expertise
• A degree-level engineering, networking or cyber security qualification would be advantageous

Profile

• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of a small team interfacing directly with clients
• An understanding of cyber security risks and mitigation for an industrial control network
• An understanding of cyber security management as a part of a full framework (e.g. Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover)
• Sound knowledge of networking protocols, cyber security of network traffic and the application of controls via switch and firewall configuration
• The ability to carry out detailed industrial cyber assessments and/or audits to a high quality

Additional Information

Working at SGS means joining a sustainable, innovative, global company.

Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS.

• Commitment to ongoing learning & development
• Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
• Career development opportunities (both nationally and globally)

To discover more about SGS globally, visit www.SGS.com

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