OT Security Engineer
Remote · United States or Oakland, California, United States
Job Summary
OT Security Engineer at Adapture Renewables, focused on designing, implementing, and maintaining cybersecurity across SCADA/ICS environments, including NERC CIP Low impact compliance, secure vendor access, and integration of OT telemetry into a centralized monitoring stack. Responsible for OT network segmentation, vulnerability management, CIP policy enforcement, audits and attestations, and collaboration with Procurement/Legal on supply chain controls. Role involves travel to PV/BESS sites and Bay Area home office, with a work-from-home option in the US.
Required Qualifications
- 3–5+ years in OT/ICS/SCADA security, industrial cybersecurity, or critical infrastructure security; utility, IPP, or owner-operator experience strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience
- Hands-on experience implementing and evidencing NERC CIP controls, with direct exposure to CIP-002, CIP-003, CIP-008, CIP-011, and CIP-013
- Working knowledge of OT networking: VLANs, L2/L3 switching and routing, industrial firewalls, DMZ design, jump architectures, and certificate-based authentication
- Familiarity with common ICS hardware and protocols: PLCs, RTUs, RTACs, HMIs; Modbus, DNP3, SEL
- Experience with SIEM / logging platforms and tuning detections for OT environments
- Preferred certifications: GICSP, ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Specialist, CompTIA Security+, or CISSP
- Strong documentation discipline; ability to produce evidence that survives audit scrutiny
- Clear written and verbal communication; able to translate security requirements into reliability outcomes for plant operations
- Solar and BESS operations experience, ERCOT market exposure, and prior NERC CIP audit participation are pluses
- Comfortable with field work, planned outage coordination, and occasional on-call response
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to operating sites as needed
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