Lead - OT/IT – Operations & Compliance
talen energy
Lead OT/IT operations ensuring secure, compliant, reliable IT/OT systems for energy infrastructure.
16 days ago ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Allentown, PA
Hybrid
Company Size
1500+ globally Employees
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What you would be doing
cyber architecture
ot assessment
patch management
incident response
vulnerability management
security standards
- Support compliance evidence collection, documentation maintenance, and audit readiness for NERC, NRC, and internal reviews.
- Participate in the design and validation of cybersecurity architectures that span both IT and OT environments — ensuring practical, fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Support technology evaluation, RFPs, and integration planning for emerging OT security tools.
- Develop, maintain, and enforce OT security standards, architecture patterns, and implement guidelines consistent with NERC CIP and industry best practices.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to plant managers, engineers, and IT teams — balancing risk reduction with operational continuity.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute OT cybersecurity assessments in collaboration with internal teams, third parties, and site engineers.
- Establish OT cyber governance forums (e.g., monthly IT/OT Security Steering Committee) to align stakeholders, track risk reduction, and guide strategic decisions.
- Lead the execution of patch management, access control, system logging, baseline configuration, and change management across regulated and non-regulated environments.
- Participation in on-call rotations or incident response activities as needed.
- Support incident response, including root cause analysis, containment, and corrective actions.
- Travel to generation sites, and control rooms as required (up to 20%).
- Manage and scale targeted OT cybersecurity awareness programs tailored for operations personnel.
- Own and drive the execution of the company’s OT cybersecurity and compliance strategy in alignment with enterprise security and IT/OT convergence objectives.
- Lead the implementation and operation of OT cybersecurity platforms, including asset inventory, vulnerability management, network segmentation, and secure remote/vendor access.
- Ensure IT and OT systems comply with NERC CIP standards, cyber regulations, and internal security policies.
- Conduct tabletop exercises, incident simulations, and post-event reviews to validate operational readiness and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a technical SME during audits, self-certifications, and remediation activities.
- Lead cross-functional working sessions to align site operations, compliance, and enterprise architecture objectives.
What you bring
cissp
nerc cip
vmware
fortinet
industrial defender
7+ years
- Collaborative communicator who can align IT, OT, and business functions toward shared goals.
- Applies common sense and sound judgment when navigating complex or ambiguous situations.
- Practical knowledge of risk assessment, incident response, and continuous monitoring in OT networks.
- Servers (Windows/Linux), virtualization (VMware/Proxmox), and backup (Commvault/Veeam).
- Comfortably operating in imperfect environments with legacy systems and resource constraints.
- Background in the utilities, energy, or manufacturing industries.
- Hands-on experience with OT infrastructure and cybersecurity controls including:
- Strong understanding of NERC CIP compliance, and industrial cybersecurity frameworks (NIST SP 800-82, IEC 62443).
- Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills; able to translate technical risks into business terms.
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIP, GICSP, or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Industrial Automation, related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Asset inventory and monitoring tools (Industrial Defender, Nozomi, Claroty, Dragos).
- Hands On experience Firewall Rule analysis, Network, Hosting
- Familiarity with identity and access management (Active Directory, Okta, Azure AD), vulnerability scanning and service management (ServiceNow).
- Endpoint protection/EDR platforms (CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender).
- 7+ years of combined IT/OT experience, including 2+ years in industrial cybersecurity or compliance-driven environments (e.g., SCADA, PLCs, DCS, plant operations).
- Experience supporting or leading NERC CIP audit or evidence collection processes.
- Network segmentation, firewalls (Fortinet, Palo Alto,), and industrial DMZ design.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability — drives initiatives from concept to closure.
- Experience with physical security systems (e.g., CCURE, camera systems, sensors) and supporting compliance documentation.
- Hybrid work arrangement (2–3 days onsite in Allentown).
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Security clearance- extensive nuclear power plant background security clearance required.
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