Senior OT Cybersecurity Engineer

Overview

Senior OT Cybersecurity Engineer on the OT (Operational Technology) Cybersecurity Engineering and Innovation team at Chevron ENGINE, Bengaluru, responsible for the strategic and technical direction of OT/IACS cybersecurity.

What you'll do

• Contribute to the development and execution of enterprise-wide OT/IACS cybersecurity strategies, initiatives, and technology programs.
• Design, evaluate, and advise on secure OT/IACS network architectures, including data flows, communications, ports, protocols, and services.
• Establish and promote secure-by-design cybersecurity guardrails for OT architectures, solutions, and technologies.
• Provide expert guidance on emerging technologies, risk assessments, and long-term OT cybersecurity roadmaps to support strategic decision-making.
• Apply industry standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53/82, IEC 62443, MITRE ATT&CK for ICS) to enhance cyber defense capabilities.
• Lead or support OT cybersecurity research, testing, and proof-of-concept initiatives for innovative technologies.
• Perform cybersecurity assessments of IACS designs, installations, and emerging OT solutions to identify risks and determine criticality.
• Conduct comprehensive OT cybersecurity assessments, including architecture reviews, system and component analysis, network topology evaluations, and data flow mapping.
• Support deployment of OT cybersecurity safeguards, including asset management, endpoint protection, logging, firewall policies, and vulnerability management, in collaboration with OT product teams.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field, with 5 to 10 years of experience.

Nice to have

• Certifications in Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity or in IT Cybersecurity (e.g., GISCP, GCIP, CISSP, or other similar certification).
• Certifications in SAFe Scaled Agile or related scrum/agile project management framework.
• Experience in conducting cybersecurity assessments and creating a detailed mitigation plan and recommendations to address gaps identified.
• Experience in performing OT/IACS vulnerability scans, passively and actively with technologies such as Tenable Nessus or NMAP scanning tools.
• Experience with selecting, designing, architecting, and deploying security technologies to an OT/IACS environment.
• Communicates in a clear, concise, understandable manner both orally and in writing.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center, ENGINE).
• Working hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1:30pm to 10:30pm; standard work week Monday to Friday.
• Visa sponsorship: Chevron is unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.