OT ICS Cybersecurity Specialist

Targa Resources; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Targa Resources in Tulsa, OK is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Specialist to develop, implement, and maintain cybersecurity controls across OT environments. You will collaborate with IT/OT teams, business stakeholders, and operations to safeguard industrial systems while supporting reliability and availability of critical operations.

The ideal candidate has deep hands-on OT/ICS experience, expertise in vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response, and will drive remediation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, CS, Information Security, Engineering, or related field; equivalent combo of education and experience considered.
• 8+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity, industrial automation, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years direct experience securing ICS/SCADA/OT environments.
• Expertise in SCADA/OT systems, vulnerability management, asset inventory, ICS cybersecurity, OT endpoint protection per vendor recommendations, detection engineering, and incident response.
• Strong understanding of NIST Cybersecurity Framework and PERA model.
• Regular and reliable attendance.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize OT cybersecurity platforms and security-related applications.
• Monitor, triage, investigate, and remediate OT cybersecurity alerts from security tools and monitoring systems.
• Identify cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities, and threats impacting OT environments, systems, and applications.
• Develop and fine-tune threat detection to improve visibility and security posture.
• Lead and support incident response activities, including evidence preservation, forensics, and malware analysis.
• Implement endpoint and application hardening to reduce risk and improve resilience.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and testing, develop remediation recommendations, track actions to resolution.
• Enhance SOAR capabilities to accelerate threat detection, analysis, and incident response workflows.
• Evaluate controls and provide strategic recommendations to improve OT cybersecurity maturity.
• Independently lead projects with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with business leaders and operations to align cybersecurity priorities with business needs.

Skills

ICS Security

OT/ICS

Threat Detection

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

NIST Framework

PERA

Endpoint Protection

SOAR

Project Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS/CS/InfoSec/Engineering

Tools

SCADA security tools

SOAR platforms

Threat intel platforms

Endpoint protection solutions

Job description

The OT Cybersecurity Specialist will collaborate closely with Targa (IT/OT) cybersecurity team members, business stakeholders, and IT personnel to develop, implement, and maintain cybersecurity controls across Operational Technology (OT) environments. This role is responsible for managing and improving the security of OT systems, networks, applications, and data while supporting the reliability and availability of critical industrial operations.

The ideal candidate will possess strong hands‑on experience with OT and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environments and be capable of identifying cybersecurity risks, analyzing vulnerability data, and driving remediation efforts. Responsibilities include maintaining asset visibility, implementing endpoint protection strategies aligned with vendor recommendations, enhancing threat detection capabilities, and supporting cybersecurity incident response activities across a diverse portfolio of industrial systems and applications.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administer, maintain, and optimize OT cybersecurity platforms and security‑related applications.

Monitor, triage, investigate, and remediate cybersecurity alerts generated by OT security tools and monitoring systems.

Proactively identify cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities, and emerging threats impacting the organization's OT environments, systems, and applications.

Develop, enhance, and fine‑tune threat detection capabilities to improve visibility and strengthen the organization's security posture.

Lead and support cybersecurity incident response activities, including evidence preservation, forensic investigations, and malware or exploit analysis.

Implement endpoint and application hardening measures to reduce risk and improve system resilience.

Conduct vulnerability assessments and security testing, develop remediation recommendations, and track corrective actions through resolution.

Enhance Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) capabilities to accelerate threat detection, analysis, and incident response workflows.

Evaluate existing cybersecurity controls and provide strategic recommendations to continuously improve the organization's OT cybersecurity maturity.

Independently lead assigned projects and initiatives with minimal supervision.

Partner with business leaders, operational teams, and management to align cybersecurity priorities with business objectives and operational requirements.

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.

Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, industrial automation, control systems engineering, or related technical disciplines.

Minimum of 5 years of direct experience securing Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA, and Operational Technology (OT) environments.

Demonstrated expertise in SCADA and OT systems, vulnerability management, asset inventory management, IC S cybersecurity, OT endpoint protection aligned with vendor recommendations, detection engineering, and cybersecurity incident response.

Strong understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA) model.

Regular and reliable attendance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Industry‑recognized cybersecurity certifications such as GIAC, CISSP, GICSP, GRID, GCIA, OSCP, or similar credentials are preferred but not required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

Targa Resources provides equal employment opportunities based on merit, experience, and other work‑related criteria and without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We also strive to provide reasonable accommodation to employees’ beliefs and practices that do not conflict with Targa’s policies and applicable law. We value the unique contributions that every employee brings to their role with Targa.