Industrial OT Security Engineer: SCADA & ICS Defender

Aurubis AG; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Retirement Savings

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Income Protection

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Aurubis AG in Augusta, GA is seeking an OT Security Engineer to secure and manage the organization’s OT environment across manufacturing operations. You will implement cybersecurity controls, support incident response, perform vulnerability assessments, and collaborate with Automation, IT, Operations, and Maintenance to strengthen critical production systems.

The role requires OT/security expertise, relevant certifications, and the ability to operate in a demanding industrial setting with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or AS with certs and 5 years OT experience.
• Experience in cyber security, OT systems administration, or IT security.
• Certifications from CompTIA, Cisco, Broadcom, Microsoft, or similar are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain OT servers, workstations, and network devices.
• Monitor health, performance, and logs; escalate incidents as needed.
• Apply security patches and antivirus definitions on OT assets.
• Assist in backup/restoration procedures for control-system data.
• Support PLCs, SCADA, and HMIs with automation engineers.
• Document configurations, diagrams, and SOPs.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and implement fixes.
• On-call rotation for after-hours response.
• Contribute to OT security initiatives like risk assessments.

Skills

OT security

Cyber security

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in cyber security/IT/CS/Engineering

AS + technical certs + 5 years OT experience

Tools

VMware

Windows Server

Active Directory

PowerShell

SCADA

DCS

HMIs

SIEM

Intrusion prevention systems

Job description

Aurubis AG in Augusta, GA is seeking an OT Security Engineer to secure and manage the organization’s OT environment across manufacturing operations. You will implement cybersecurity controls, support incident response, perform vulnerability assessments, and collaborate with Automation, IT, Operations, and Maintenance to strengthen critical production systems.

The role requires OT/security expertise, relevant certifications, and the ability to operate in a demanding industrial setting with