Cybersecurity Solution Consultant — IT/OT Convergence

Belden Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

HSA/FSA

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Belden is seeking a Solution Consultant to design secure, scalable IT/OT networks and drive pre‑sales activities across focused industry verticals. You will develop validation plans, enable executive messaging, and advance opportunities with delivery teams to demonstrate measurable business impact.

The role requires 7+ years in cybersecurity/pre‑sales, familiarity with IEC 62443 and NIST frameworks, and the ability to articulate risk‑based roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, pre‑sales engineering, solutions consulting or security architecture (Industrial / OT strongly preferred).
• Hands‑on knowledge of core security domains: segmentation, firewall policy, SRA, asset visibility, vulnerability/risk, incident response.
• Familiarity with industrial security frameworks & standards and the ability to translate them into actionable scopes and solutions (IEC 62443, NIST CSF, NIST SP 800‑82).
• English fluency to business standard essential.

Responsibilities

• Support Business Development: help discover client business requirements for securing networks and data, present use cases and solutions, and accelerate proposal and acceptance of Cybersecurity Solutions.
• Own The Technical Strategy: align with relevant cybersecurity vendor ecosystems (IT/OT) including Claroty, Nozomi, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Cisco.
• Demonstrate Business or Financial Impact: deliver demos, workshops, and hands‑on validations with measurable outcomes; plan PoCs/PoVs and tie success criteria to opportunity closure.
• Provide Assessment Scope & Customer Advisory: support assessments aligned to IEC 62443, NIST CSF, and NIST SP 800‑82; translate findings into remediation roadmaps and proposals.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required (≈50%+).
• Lead workshops with cross‑functional stakeholders to design secure architectures for converged IT/OT environments.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Pre-sales

Solutions consulting

Security architecture

IT/OT convergence

Communication

Tools

Claroty

Nozomi

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

Cisco

Job description

Belden is seeking a Solution Consultant to design secure, scalable IT/OT networks and drive pre‑sales activities across focused industry verticals. You will develop validation plans, enable executive messaging, and advance opportunities with delivery teams to demonstrate measurable business impact.

The role requires 7+ years in cybersecurity/pre‑sales, familiarity with IEC 62443 and NIST frameworks, and the ability to articulate risk‑based roadmaps.