OT Cybersecurity Engineer, Global

Job Description

Company: Vantage Data Centers

Location: Washington, US

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Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Cybersecurity Department The Cybersecurity Engineer supports the global Cybersecurity team in designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls that protect Vantage Data Centers’ enterprise IT environments, cloud platforms, and corporate systems. This role provides handson exposure to cybersecurity engineering, security operations, and risk management in a largescale, missioncritical environment. The intern will assist with security monitoring, tool deployment, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen security posture while enabling business operations.

Position Overview

This role is onsite in any of our locations across North America.

The Vantage Cybersecurity Department is very hands-on. In most cases, we specify, purchase, configure, and maintain all networking and server hardware with a keen focus on cybersecurity measures. We also work closely with partner Value Added Resellers (VARs) to learn about the latest technological changes and cybersecurity trends so that we can make informed purchase decisions. We are always looking for ways to strike the best balance between technology, performance, cost, and cybersecurity.

Vantage Cybersecurity

Department also participates in designing each of our new data center building’s cybersecurity infrastructure. If you like getting your hands dirty and helping to design, build, and maintain cybersecurity infrastructure in a modern data center, then come work at Vantage. We’re expanding with many new builds, enhancing our focus on safeguarding data and infrastructure in the face of evolving cyber threats.

The ICS/OT (Industrial Control Systems/Operational Technology) Cybersecurity Engineer will be part of a team responsible for protecting a rapidly expanding global enterprise.

The Cybersecurity

Engineer will audit the Industrial Control System / Operational Technology (ICS/OT) environment and perform risk/vulnerability assessments leading to the development of an enterprise strategy/design plan.

The Cybersecurity

Engineer will lead implementation (hands-on configuration) of the enterprise ICS/OT systems

Additional responsibilities include research, classification, and root cause analysis of security events that occur within the environment. The ideal candidate will have security industry knowledge that evolves with current and emerging vulnerabilities and threats, as well as an ongoing understanding of key business and technological processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Senior OT Cybersecurity Engineer to represent OT Cybersecurity at the regional level, participating in meetings with site operations, vendors, and internal stakeholders to drive consistent implementation of OT cybersecurity practices.

• Implementation and Ongoing management of Secure Remote Access (SRA) and/or Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions to control and monitor third party access to critical OT environments.

• Perform OT asset discovery, inventory management, and risk classification using OT monitoring platforms (e.g., passive monitoring tools), and support the deployment and configuration of ICS/OT IDS solutions.

• Conduct vulnerability assessments on OT assets and coordinate remediation activities in collaboration with Automation Systems, Site Operations, Network and Cyber Security teams.

• Support integration of OT security monitoring into SOC workflows, including alert tuning and playbook development.

• Work closely with data center teams to ensure cybersecurity controls do not impact uptime or operational resilience.

• Conduct Cybersecurity assessments of products and technologies under consideration by the Data Center teams prior to adoption and/or deployment.

• Perform OT Cybersecurity Risk assessments against best practices and industry frameworks (e.g., ISA/IEC 62443, NIST SP 80082, NIST CSF) including participating in audits

• Implement and support OT cybersecurity monitoring and analytics tools to improve threat detection, threat hunting, and forensic investigations.

• Assess the criticality of OT systems, evaluate potential operational impacts of failures or cyb

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