OT Cybersecurity Architect for Industrial Control Systems

Wabtec; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Wabtec seeks an OT Security Architect to define and implement cybersecurity strategy, architecture, and controls for OT/ICS/SCADA and IIoT environments. You will collaborate with plant operations, engineering, and vendors to secure industrial systems and align with safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.

The role provides technical leadership for OT security architecture, site assessments, monitoring, and incident response across global sites. Travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields. Equivalent experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise OT cybersecurity architecture standards, reference architectures, diagrams, and technical guidance aligned with ISA/IEC 62443, NIST 800-82, NIST CSF, and industry best practices.
• Design secure OT network architectures, including segmentation strategies, Purdue Model implementation, industrial DMZs, remote access controls, and zero trust principles.
• Review and approve OT system designs, modernization projects, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Conduct OT/ICS cybersecurity assessments, including risk assessments, architecture reviews, threat modeling, and maturity evaluations.
• Identify architectural and program security gaps and develop remediation roadmaps with site leadership and engineering teams.
• Lead deployment and optimization of OT monitoring, asset discovery, and industrial threat detection platforms.
• Develop OT‑specific use cases, dashboards, alerting strategies, and detection content.
• Support investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery for OT cyber events coordinated with security operations teams.
• Develop OT‑specific incident response playbooks and recovery procedures.
• Participate in tabletop exercises, cyber simulations, and resilience testing.

Skills

OT security

Industrial Control Systems

Threat modeling

Incident response

Scripting/automation

Zero trust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields

Tools

Nozomi

Claroty

Dragos

Armis

Microsoft Defender for IoT

Job description

Wabtec seeks an OT Security Architect to define and implement cybersecurity strategy, architecture, and controls for OT/ICS/SCADA and IIoT environments. You will collaborate with plant operations, engineering, and vendors to secure industrial systems and align with safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.

The role provides technical leadership for OT security architecture, site assessments, monitoring, and incident response across global sites. Travel up to 25% is required.