OT Cybersecurity Engineer: Industrial Control Systems

Advanced Petrochemical Company; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Petrochemical Company is seeking a skilled OT Cybersecurity Specialist to support security across DCS, PLC, SIS and SCADA systems. You will coordinate with Control System Engineers and Operations to ensure secure, recoverable OT operations and contribute to vulnerability remediation and backup management.

The ideal candidate has 4–6 years in industrial automation or OT/ICS cybersecurity, with hands-on experience and familiarity with OT networking and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in instrumentation/control or electrical engineering with OT cybersecurity focus.
• 4–6 years in industrial automation, OT/ICS, or cybersecurity in process industries.
• 2–3 years direct hands-on OT/ICS cybersecurity experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for OT cybersecurity across DCS, PLC, SIS, SCADA and OT assets.
• Support audits, assessments and regulatory reviews with evidence and remediation tracking.
• Coordinate with Control System Engineers and Operations to maintain secure OT operations.

Skills

OT cybersecurity

Industrial networking

Incident investigation

Vulnerability management

System hardening

Backup & recovery

Risk assessment

Change management

Documentation

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Instrumentation & Control Engineering / Electrical/Electronics with OT cybersecurity

Master's Degree in Cybersecurity or related field (desirable)

Job description

Advanced Petrochemical Company is seeking a skilled OT Cybersecurity Specialist to support security across DCS, PLC, SIS and SCADA systems. You will coordinate with Control System Engineers and Operations to ensure secure, recoverable OT operations and contribute to vulnerability remediation and backup management.

The ideal candidate has 4–6 years in industrial automation or OT/ICS cybersecurity, with hands-on experience and familiarity with OT networking and compliance activities.