OT Cybersecurity Engineer - ICS & Incident Response

King County Water and Land Resources Division -WA; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division is seeking an Engineer IV, Operational Technology Cybersecurity Engineer to oversee OT cybersecurity for the ICS across multiple facilities, including three treatment plants.

The role focuses on policy development, tool selection, disaster recovery, incident response, system changes risk reviews, and collaboration with the Systems Engineering Team to safeguard OT infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT, cybersecurity, or related field with relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of IT/OT cybersecurity principles and best practices (access control, vulnerability management, secure configuration).
• Experience with Emerson Ovation DCS or similar ICS/security suites and SCADA environments.
• Experience representing a systems engineering team on complex capital projects and leading improvements.
• Experience administering Windows Active Directory environments, including identity/access management and policy hardening.

Responsibilities

• Oversee WTD's OT cybersecurity posture, driving continuous improvement and maturity of the OT cybersecurity program.
• Guide and participate in the development of cybersecurity policies, lead disaster recovery planning and testing, contribute to incident response planning, and review system changes to identify emerging security risks.
• Support capital and system improvement projects, identifying and addressing cybersecurity risks during design and implementation.
• Maintain, configure, support, and upgrade OT/IT systems, software, and applications supported by the Systems Engineering Team.
• Partner with other systems engineers and provide technical supervision of junior cybersecurity engineers to ensure coordinated, secure OT infrastructure operations.

Skills

OT cybersecurity principles

Incident response planning

Cybersecurity policy development

Systems engineering collaboration

Technical supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity

Tools

Ovation DCS

Active Directory

Security monitoring tools

Job description

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division is seeking an Engineer IV, Operational Technology Cybersecurity Engineer to oversee OT cybersecurity for the ICS across multiple facilities, including three treatment plants.

The role focuses on policy development, tool selection, disaster recovery, incident response, system changes risk reviews, and collaboration with the Systems Engineering Team to safeguard OT infrastructure.