OT Security Operations & Threat Hunter

Merck; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Job summary

Merck in San Francisco is seeking an OT Cyber Security Analyst to identify, analyze, and remediate cyber risks across manufacturing and OT environments. The role supports vulnerability management, threat monitoring, incident response, and governance to strengthen cyber hygiene and protect operations.

This position collaborates with sites and engineering teams, uses ServiceNow for tracking, and offers a hybrid work arrangement with opportunities to grow in OT security expertise.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma required.
• 0–3 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT operations, or related technical fields.
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts including vulnerability management, incident response, and network security.
• Exposure to security tools such as SIEM, endpoint protection, or logging platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification and remediation of OT vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in alignment with internal prioritization and remediation guidelines.
• Collaborate with manufacturing sites, engineering teams, and cybersecurity teams to improve OT security posture.
• Assist with vulnerability scanning and assessment activities across OT assets, applications, and infrastructure.
• Monitor and analyze potential cyber threats and upscale issues to senior team members or incident response teams as appropriate.
• Support threat analysis and threat hunting activities under guidance from senior analysts.
• Assist in preparing reports and communications on OT risk, vulnerabilities, and remediation progress.
• Support OT cybersecurity governance, metrics, and reporting activities within the Cyber Fusion Center.
• Utilize enterprise tools (e.g., ServiceNow) to track and manage vulnerability remediation tasks.
• Execute cyber hygiene activities across manufacturing environments, including asset inventory validation, patching coordination support, backup validation checks, endpoint hardening activities, account and access reviews, and identification of unnecessary services or network communications.
• Support implementation and maintenance of baseline OT security controls such as network segmentation, firewall rule hygiene, and secure remote access.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and help identify opportunities for automation and process enhancements.

Skills

Cybersecurity

OT Security

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

Threat Monitoring

Data Analysis

Communication

Team Collaboration

SIEM

Analytical Thinking

Education

HS Diploma

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Merck in San Francisco is seeking an OT Cyber Security Analyst to identify, analyze, and remediate cyber risks across manufacturing and OT environments. The role supports vulnerability management, threat monitoring, incident response, and governance to strengthen cyber hygiene and protect operations.

This position collaborates with sites and engineering teams, uses ServiceNow for tracking, and offers a hybrid work arrangement with opportunities to grow in OT security expertise.