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Lancium · 3 days ago

OT/SCADA Cybersecurity Engineer

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Lancium builds gigawatt-scale campuses for AI data centers and is seeking a highly skilled and experienced SCADA / OT Cybersecurity Engineer. This role involves leading the design, implementation, and ongoing management of cybersecurity controls for industrial control systems and operational technology environments.

EnergyInformation TechnologyRenewable EnergySolar

Hiring Manager

Alyssa Pine, PHR

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical lead for all OT cybersecurity initiatives across industrial and clean campus energy facilities

Define OT security architecture and standards in collaboration with Lancium’s engineering teams

Lead security risk assessments, threat modeling, and control gap analysis specific to OT/ICS environments

Develop tailored thread models specific to Lancium's OT/ICS environment using the MITRE ATT&CK framework or other industry accepted best practices within the Energy Sector

Mentor junior engineers and act as a subject matter expert (SME) on cybersecurity best practices

Design and assist with the implementation of hardware and software in accordance with the Purdue Model and Zero Trust Architecture standards and network segmentation tailored to OT protocols (e.g., Modbus TCP, DNP3, OPC, etc.)

Assist with coordination of incident response activities for cyber events affecting OT systems

Manage vulnerability assessments and patch management programs for ICS/SCADA components, ensuring minimal downtime

Maintain compliance with NIST 800-82, IEC 62443, NERC CIP, and other applicable standards

Work with cross-functional teams to enforce secure-by-design principles in OT system development

Contribute to development of OT security awareness training and tabletop exercises for operations and engineering staff

Maintain comprehensive documentation of OT network architectures, asset inventories, and risk registers

Qualification

OT/SCADA cybersecurityCybersecurity engineering protocolsVulnerability assessmentsKali LinuxNetwork security fundamentalsRelevant industry certificationIncident response coordinationMentoringDocumentation

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Minimum 7 years of experience in OT / SCADA cybersecurity

3 years hands on experience conducting field-based OT/ICS cybersecurity testing (vulnerability, penetration or exploit testing), developing mitigation plans and implementing protection measures to address issues

Demonstrated understanding of cybersecurity engineering protocols for OT / SCADA architectures, and critical infrastructure protection standards

Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies including Kali Linux, Clarity, Dragos or similar

Strong grasp of network security fundamentals, including segmentation, firewall rules, and secure remote access

Relevant industry certification (CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GICSP, etc.)

Ability and desire to travel to Clean Campus locations in Texas (25%)

Benefits

Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision benefits

$50,000 of basic term life insurance coverage paid for by Lancium, as well as 100% of short-term disability premiums. Additionally, we provide options for additional life insurance coverage for employees, their spouses, and children. Employees also have the option to enroll in long-term disability coverage (LTD) at their own expense.

Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (with employer contribution; $400 employee only coverage, $700 for all other tiers of enrollment in our HDHP).

Flexible (Unlimited) Time Off

Paid parental leave

11 paid holidays

Fidelity safe-harbor 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%

Company

Lancium

Lancium is an energy technology and infrastructure company uniquely positioned to catalyze and enable the AI data center demand mega-trend, with the integration and orchestration of grid interconnects and behind the meter generation and storage resources, to ensure campuses are assets to the grid.

Founded in 2017

Houston, Texas, USA

51-200 employees