Senior OT Cybersecurity Engineer - Manufacturing Security Leader

WestRock Company; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Competitive salary

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Lead OT Security Engineer to protect manufacturing systems and industrial networks across global plants. You will design cybersecurity architectures, implement secure segmentation, and mentor teams to reduce risk while preserving uptime.

The role requires strong technical OT cybersecurity expertise, collaboration with operations and vendors, and travel about 30-40% of the time. Join a team driving safety, reliability and innovation in manufacturing cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• Four+ years of cybersecurity experience in manufacturing or OT environments.
• Strong understanding of industrial control systems and networks.
• Experience with firewalls, IDS, endpoint security, and monitoring platforms.
• Experience with vendor remote access, network segmentation, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to design cybersecurity controls considering safety and uptime.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to document guidance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement OT cybersecurity architectures for plant operations.
• Develop secure network segmentation and secure vendor access.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, firewall rules, and security controls in production.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and vendors during implementations.
• Lead OT cybersecurity improvement initiatives across sites.
• Create technical docs, diagrams, and implementation guidance.

Skills

OT security

Manufacturing networks

Firewalls

Vendor remote access

Network segmentation

Cybersecurity monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Nozomi Networks

Dragos

Claroty

Job description

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Lead OT Security Engineer to protect manufacturing systems and industrial networks across global plants. You will design cybersecurity architectures, implement secure segmentation, and mentor teams to reduce risk while preserving uptime.

The role requires strong technical OT cybersecurity expertise, collaboration with operations and vendors, and travel about 30-40% of the time. Join a team driving safety, reliability and innovation in manufacturing cybersecurity.