OT/ICS Cybersecurity Engineer - USA - Remote
Summary
Specializes in securing industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments by assessing risks, applying security frameworks (IEC 62443, ISA-95), and collaborating with plant teams to mitigate cyber threats in manufacturing settings.
This is a remote position.
Manufacturing organizations need OT/ICS Cybersecurity Engineer talent for securing OT/ICS environments, improving industrial network resilience, and reducing plant-floor cyber risk. TalentXM should position this role as a practical revenue-generating bench profile for clients modernizing plants, operations, data, AI, OT/IT, and integration programs.
What the consultant will do
· Assess OT/ICS environments, network segmentation, remote access, asset inventory, and plant-floor security gaps.
· Apply IEC 62443, ISA-95, Purdue Model, and NIST-aligned controls to manufacturing environments.
· Partner with plant engineering, IT security, controls, networking, and operations teams.
· Review SCADA, PLC, historian, HMI, OPC-UA, and industrial protocol exposure risks.
· Support secure architecture, risk remediation, incident response readiness, and audit documentation.
· Communicate risk in business terms for plant leaders and executives.
Most in-demand skills to highlight
LinkedIn Recruiter skills to add while posting: OT Security; ICS Security; Industrial Control Systems; IEC 62443; OPC UA; SCADA; Purdue Model; ISA-95; MQTT; Network Segmentation.
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Skill / Technology
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Score
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Demand Label
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Category
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OPC-UA
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100
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Very High Demand
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OT/Integration
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ISA-95 / Purdue Model
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93
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Very High Demand
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OT/Architecture
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Industrial Cybersecurity (IEC 62443)
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93
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Very High Demand
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OT/Security
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MQTT / Sparkplug B
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91
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Very High Demand
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OT/Integration
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SCADA (Ignition / FactoryTalk / WinCC)
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84
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High Demand
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OT
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Kepware / Ignition / Wonderware
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84
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High Demand
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OT/Integration
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PLC (Siemens TIA, Rockwell Studio 5000)
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75
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Core Demand
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OT/Controls
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OT Field Protocols (Modbus/Profibus/EtherNet-IP)
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74
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Core Demand
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OT/Integration
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Required qualifications
· Hands-on or strongly demonstrable experience with: OPC-UA, ISA-95 / Purdue Model, Industrial Cybersecurity (IEC 62443), MQTT / Sparkplug B, SCADA (Ignition / FactoryTalk / WinCC), Kepware / Ignition / Wonderware.
· Hands-on experience in manufacturing, industrial, supply chain, operations technology, or enterprise transformation environments.
· Ability to work with both business stakeholders and technical teams across OT and IT boundaries.
· Strong documentation, troubleshooting, testing, communication, and delivery ownership.
· Experience supporting implementation, integration, support, rollout, upgrade, or production deployment projects.
· Comfortable in remote, hybrid, and plant-facing delivery models depending on client needs.
Preferred qualifications
· Familiarity with plant-floor constraints, industrial networks, safety, uptime, and change-control expectations.
· Experience with regulated or quality-sensitive manufacturing such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices, food and beverage, packaging, chemicals, or electronics.
· Experience working with global teams, offshore/nearshore delivery, and client-facing consulting environments.
· Exposure to Agile, Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, SOP documentation, runbooks, and production support models.
Best-fit alternate titles
· OT/ICS Cybersecurity Engineer
· OT Security Engineer
· ICS Security Consultant
· Industrial Cybersecurity Engineer