OT Security Consultant: Industrial ICS Defender

Accenture; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture seeks an OT Cybersecurity Consultant to lead hands-on security engagements across industrial environments. You will assess, design, and implement OT/ICS security solutions with client engineers, operators, and security teams to reduce risk without disrupting operations.

You will work across NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and NIST CSF, collaborating with IT/OT teams and contributing to proposals while delivering practical outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of OT/ICS security experience.
• Experience with ICs/OT protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850, PROFINET, OPC, EtherNet/IP).
• Experience deploying OT security sensor platforms in live environments.
• Certification: GICSP, GRID, GCIP, CISSP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Conduct OT/ICS security assessments against frameworks (NERC CIP, IEC 62443/ISA-99, NIST CSF).
• Evaluate Purdue Model layers for gaps in segmentation, remote access, asset inventory, and detection.
• Deploy OT-native security tooling (Dragos, Claroty, Nozomi) and asset discovery tools.
• Perform OT-threat hunting, IOC analysis, and incident response support.
• Develop detailed security assessment reports, risk registers, and remediation roadmaps.
• Support OT security program development with governance, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with client IT/OT teams, system integrators, and OEM vendors.
• Contribute as SME on active OT security pursuits (RFPs, solution reviews).
• Create reusable assets and delivery methods for engagements.

Skills

OT/ICS security

Security assessments

Threat hunting

Incident response

Client collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree in cybersecurity

Tools

Dragos

Claroty

Nozomi

RunZero

NetRise

Job description

Accenture seeks an OT Cybersecurity Consultant to lead hands-on security engagements across industrial environments. You will assess, design, and implement OT/ICS security solutions with client engineers, operators, and security teams to reduce risk without disrupting operations.

You will work across NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and NIST CSF, collaborating with IT/OT teams and contributing to proposals while delivering practical outcomes.