OT Systems & Cybersecurity Lead – Power Generation

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Lead to support and maintain OT systems across renewable, battery, and fossil assets. The role focuses on executing cybersecurity programs and developing asset inventory, access management, and hardening initiatives.

You will collaborate with Cybersecurity, Controls Engineering, SCADA, IT, vendors, and plant personnel to ensure secure, available, and compliant OT environments while driving cybersecurity transformation across the fleet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Industrial Automation, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience supporting industrial control systems, SCADA, OT infrastructure, or operating in critical infrastructure environments.
• Experience administering Windows Server environments, Active Directory, virtualization platforms, backup technologies, and network infrastructure.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3), control systems, and OT environments.
• Experience supporting or maintaining: HMI systems, PLCs and controllers, RTUs and data concentrators, protective relays, DFR systems, SCADA platforms, industrial networking equipment.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, access management, network segmentation, system hardening, monitoring, and incident response.
• Experience in power generation, electric utility, energy infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, or critical infrastructure environments preferred.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP standards and OT cybersecurity frameworks preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, implements, and modifies operating system software parameters and product solutions for optimum performance.
• Identifies integration and other interface requirements for all supported products and platforms.
• Serves as a technical escalation point for technicians and customers.
• Troubleshoots hardware, system and application issues.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Support strategic OT cybersecurity and resiliency projects across the fleet.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and vendors during design, testing, deployment, and support phases.
• Assist with development of technical standards, reference architectures, and cybersecurity design requirements for new and existing sites.
• Support IT/OT separation initiatives, OT resiliency projects, site security hardening programs, and centralized OT infrastructure deployments.

Skills

OT cybersecurity

RBAC

OT monitoring

Secure remote access

Vulnerability management

Asset inventory automation

Backup and recovery

HMI/SCADA knowledge

Windows Server / Active Directory

Industrial networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Cybersecurity / Engineering

Equivalent Experience

Tools

HMI software

SCADA servers

Networking equipment

Active Directory

Job description

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Lead to support and maintain OT systems across renewable, battery, and fossil assets. The role focuses on executing cybersecurity programs and developing asset inventory, access management, and hardening initiatives.

You will collaborate with Cybersecurity, Controls Engineering, SCADA, IT, vendors, and plant personnel to ensure secure, available, and compliant OT environments while driving cybersecurity transformation across the fleet.