Sr PGD Engineer - Critical Infrastructure Protection

Overview

Next Era Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

Sr PGD Engineer - Critical Infrastructure Protection

• Plans and directs process designs, procurement, integration, and maintenance of Bulk Electric System (BES) Cybersecurity projects and tool(s), which impact generation facilities and control centers
• Maintains organization’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing BES Cybersecurity processes, including assessment and baseline tool(s)
• Develops and delivers a compliant cybersecurity service delivery model in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Applies knowledge and experience in own discipline, while continuing to acquire and develop higher-level knowledge and skills
• Builds and promotes knowledge of the organization, team, processes, and customers
• Supports NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) requirements, audits, and evidence
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

The Senior PGD Engineer role supports Industrial Control System (ICS) in the NERC CIP space and the implementation of Cybersecurity requirements in fossil, renewable and control center operational environments. Team members will work with subject matter experts on ICS security design, configuration, and maintenance in operational technology (OT) environments. Candidates will leverage their technical understanding of network infrastructure, security appliances, and security control configurations within ICS environments, and have responsibility for managing one or more NERC CIP 002 through 013 standard requirement programs.

• Advanced experience and understanding of NERC CIP standard requirements
• Experience implementing BES security control programs and projects
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with cybersecurity and vulnerability assessment processes
• Experience with security baselining across OT technology environments
• Risk management experience

• Plans, organizes, and guides extensive technical programs and activities of outstanding novelty and/or importance
• Negotiates critical and controversial issues with high level management and officers of their organizations
• Occasional travel to generation facilities for technical and audit support
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned
• Due to the 24 hour, 7 days per week nature of power generation, night, weekend, and holiday support may be required

• Six-Sigma Certification
• PMP

Employees in this role have responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of areas for investigation, and development of novel concepts.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Experience:
  
  5+ years

• Supervisor/Management
  
  Experience:
  
  0+ years

Next Era Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.  to learn more.

Employee Group:
Exempt

Employee Type:
Full Time

Job Category:
Engineering

Organization:
Next Era Energy Resources, LLC

Relocation Provided:
Yes, if applicable

Next Era Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

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Note:

Seniority level – Mid-Senior level;

Employment type

– Full-time;
Job function – Information Technology;
Industries – Utilities.

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