IT Senior Architect, Security, Operational Technology; Hybrid

Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position. Applicants who require immigration sponsorship—either now or in the future—should not apply. This includes, but is not limited to, direct company sponsorship, listing Eversource as the employer of record on immigration documents, or any work authorization that requires company involvement or documentation (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, O-1, etc.).

Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change, based on managerial discretion and work performance.

All applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change.

The Senior IT Security Architect for Operational Technology (Senior ITSA-OT) will work with other areas within IT to support OT business units and various technology areas to ensure the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability to Eversource systems. The ITSA will partner with Eversource project teams, Eversource Business Groups, and the IT Security team to ensure appropriate and effective security controls are in place when implementing new Eversource initiatives and when updating existing systems.

The IT Security team uses the Eversource Risk Assessment process to evaluate all projects against Eversource standards to mitigate risk levels to an acceptable level. New security controls and standards are established as part of this process.

• Participate in projects and design discussions to ensure a secure solution. Translate these needs into security requirements.
• Provide security recommendations and functional requirements to internal business groups.
• Coordinate and resolve complex technical security problems and challenges.
• Anticipate and prepare for emerging business, application and infrastructure needs, and translate these needs into security requirements.
• Run and manage research and technology evaluation projects as needed to support CIP goals.
• Apply laws, regulations, industry standards, and ethical requirements related to information security and privacy, particularly in the OT/SCADA space.
• Recommend effective process changes to enhance Eversource Security Posture.
• Evaluate, test and select security tools and products.
• Produce high quality oral and written work, presenting complex technical matters clearly and concisely with audiences ranging from peers to Sr. Management.

• Knowledge across many of these areas: OT and SCADA, Identity and Access Management, End Point Encryption, Encryption Key Management, Database Security, Enterprise Directory Services, IDS, IPS, Firewalls, Cloud SaaS /PaaS/IaaS Security, Dragos, Industrial Defender, SIEM or related information security subject area.
• Requires strong IT technology knowledge.
• Requires strong Security Technology knowledge.
• Must have extensive experience with infrastructure and technology (cloud and on premise), security designs and requirements, and Security goals and objectives.
• Proven experience assessing Disaster recovery solutions and resiliency hosting platforms for business solutions.
• Proven experience with designing Data access and protection models, including defense in depth.
• Proven experience with encryption solutions for data in motion and at rest.
• Experience with architecture frameworks, processes such as TOGAF and ITIL processes such as Release, Change, Capacity, and Availability preferred.
• Requires strong interpersonal, communications and presentation skills.
• Application Portfolio Management, Technology Portfolio Management is a plus.
• Knowledge of Electric and Gas utility industry a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree…