Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Lightsource bp; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, vision insurance

Retention bonuses

Paid time off (4 weeks)

401(k) with employer contribution

Hybrid work schedule

Phone reimbursement

Commuter benefit

Lifestyle Savings Account

Job summary

Lightsource bp is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Specialist to safeguard cyber security across our global portfolio of renewable energy assets, focusing on enterprise IT and OT environments, including solar infrastructure and industrial control systems. This Denver-based hybrid role emphasizes monitoring cyber risk, identifying vulnerabilities, incident response, and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with infrastructure teams, asset managers, and operations to strengthen security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Certifications such as CISSP/CISM are preferred.
• Experience with IT and OT security environments.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as NERC CIP, NIST, and IEC 62443.
• Experience with vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response.
• Ability to communicate with business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor IT and OT security across networks and systems.
• Identify threats, vulnerabilities and support remediation efforts.
• Conduct threat hunting and incident response activities.
• Support compliance with cyber security frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Assist with cyber security audits, risk assessments, and regulatory reporting.
• Develop and support security policies and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, asset management, and operations teams to reduce cyber risk.
• Support security awareness initiatives and training programs.

Skills

IT & OT security

Threat hunting

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Security governance

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

CISSP

CISM

Tools

Firewall technologies

IDS/IPS

Encryption tools

SIEM

Job description

Location: Denver, CO
Work Model: Hybrid - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in office; Monday and Friday remote

Lightsource bp is seeking aSenior Cyber Security Specialist to help protect our growing global portfolio of renewable energy assets. This role will focus on strengthening cyber security across both enterprise IT and operational technology (OT) environments, including solar infrastructure and industrial control systems.

You will play a key role in monitoring cyber risk, identifying vulnerabilities, supporting incident response activities, and ensuring compliance with global cyber security standards. This position works closely with infrastructure teams, asset managers, and operational stakeholders to strengthen security across Lightsource bp’s renewable energy operations.

What You’ll Do

• Monitor cyber security across both IT and OT environments, including industrial control systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Identify threats, anomalies, and vulnerabilities across networks and systems and support remediation efforts.
• Conduct threat hunting and incident response activities using security monitoring and intelligence tools.
• Support compliance with cyber security frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Assist with cyber security audits, risk assessments, and regulatory reporting.
• Develop and support security policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including infrastructure teams, asset managers, and operations teams to reduce cyber risk.
• Support security awareness initiatives and training programs to strengthen cyber security culture across the organization.
• Contribute to improving cyber security maturity and best practices across enterprise and operational environments.
• Act as a cyber security subject matter expert for operational technology environments.

This role focuses on monitoring cyber risk, strengthening security controls, and improving cyber maturity across corporate and operational technology environments.

Job Description

Senior Cyber Security Specialist - Denver, Colorado (Hybrid)

Location: Denver, CO
Work Model: Hybrid - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in office; Monday and Friday remote

Lightsource bp is seeking aSenior Cyber Security Specialist to help protect our growing global portfolio of renewable energy assets. This role will focus on strengthening cyber security across both enterprise IT and operational technology (OT) environments, including solar infrastructure and industrial control systems.

You will play a key role in monitoring cyber risk, identifying vulnerabilities, supporting incident response activities, and ensuring compliance with global cyber security standards. This position works closely with infrastructure teams, asset managers, and operational stakeholders to strengthen security across Lightsource bp’s renewable energy operations.

What You’ll Do

• Monitor cyber security across both IT and OT environments, including industrial control systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Identify threats, anomalies, and vulnerabilities across networks and systems and support remediation efforts.
• Conduct threat hunting and incident response activities using security monitoring and intelligence tools.
• Support compliance with cyber security frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Assist with cyber security audits, risk assessments, and regulatory reporting.
• Develop and support security policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including infrastructure teams, asset managers, and operations teams to reduce cyber risk.
• Support security awareness initiatives and training programs to strengthen cyber security culture across the organization.
• Contribute to improving cyber security maturity and best practices across enterprise and operational environments.l>
• Act as a cyber security subject matter expert for operational technology environments.

This role focuses on monitoring cyber risk, strengthening security controls, and improving cyber maturity across corporate and operational technology environments.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong understanding of cyber security controls across IT infrastructure and OT environments.
• Experience implementing or working with cyber security frameworks such as NERC CIP, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or IEC 62443.
• Experience with vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response practices.
• Knowledge of security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, encryption, and security monitoring platforms.
• Ability to evaluate internal controls and support security compliance processes.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Preferred certifications may include CISSP, CISM, CCP, CIPP/E, CIPM, or NIST Cybersecurity Framework Practitioner.

Experience

• 5+ years of cyber security experience, ideally supporting enterprise and operational technology environments.
• Experience managing cyber risk, assessing vulnerabilities, and implementing security controls.
• Experience working with security technologies such as firewalls, detection tools, encryption, and network segmentation.
• Experience applying standard-based security frameworks and supporting cyber security compliance programs.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation:$105,000 - $145,000 annually plus a 15% annual bonus.
• Health, dental, prescription, and vision care for US team members starts on your first day of employment with zero premiums for employee-only coverage.
• Retention bonuses
• Four weeks of vacation and three weeks of sick leave annually plus 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan, with a 3% nonelective employer contribution.
• Hybrid working environment (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in office, Monday and Friday remote)
• Monthly personal phone bill reimbursement of up to $100 and a monthly commuter benefit of up to $150.
• Lifestyle Savings Account and more!

Why You’ll Want to Work with Us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow - a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect

Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.

Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a varity of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension, and other local benefits.

Be inspired: Join an agile, international team working across 15 countries to power the future and positively impact people, communities, ecosystems and biodiversity across the world.

Our core values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low-carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.

Why You’ll Want to Stay with Us

At Lightsource bp, you’ll work within agile, cross-functional teams where diverse perspectives come together. Our culture embraces open knowledge sharing and collaboration, empowering you to learn from others and accelerate progress collectively. Your career growth is our priority and a shared journey. We are committed to developing talent from within and prepare you for career advancement so you can shape a fulfilling and lasting journey here. In today’s fast-changing world, a learning mindset is essential and therefore we proactively support upskilling to help you push your skill boundaries and stay ahead in your field, so you can not only keep pace with change, but confidently shape a brighter future.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to LSbp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.