Control Systems Engineer

Senior Control Systems & Security Engineer Position Overview

An established utility and infrastructure organization is seeking a Senior Control Systems Engineer to support and enhance mission-critical operational technology (OT) and industrial control system environments. This role is responsible for the design, administration, cybersecurity, and continuous improvement of highly available control system infrastructure supporting real-time operations.

The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership across networked control systems, virtualization platforms, cybersecurity technologies, and operational support processes while ensuring compliance with applicable reliability and cybersecurity standards.

• Lead the administration, configuration, and lifecycle management of operational technology infrastructure, including firewalls, servers, virtualization platforms, network equipment, storage systems, and engineering workstations.
• Design, implement, and support cybersecurity solutions for industrial control system environments, including intrusion detection, endpoint protection, identity management, vulnerability management, secure remote access, and multifactor authentication technologies.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, backup, and recovery solutions to ensure the reliability and resiliency of critical operational systems.
• Support cyber incident detection, response, recovery, and continuous improvement initiatives for control system environments.
• Ensure operational technology systems and procedures comply with applicable cybersecurity, reliability, and regulatory requirements, including industry standards governing critical infrastructure environments.
• Create and maintain automation tools, scripts, procedures, and operational documentation to improve system consistency, efficiency, and repeatability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network communications, telemetry, and system integration issues using diagnostic and packet analysis tools.
• Coordinate and support system upgrades, firmware updates, patch management activities, configuration testing, and change management processes.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, recovery procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders to support procurement activities, infrastructure projects, and operational initiatives.
• Lead infrastructure modernization and capital improvement efforts related to energy management, generation management, and industrial control system environments.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance for system architecture, engineering changes, and operational technology integrations to ensure alignment with security, reliability, and performance objectives.
• Serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert for engineering and operational support teams, providing leadership on complex technical initiatives and high-impact projects.
• Support compliance reporting activities by collecting, validating, and maintaining evidence related to cybersecurity and operational reliability requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support system optimization, infrastructure resiliency, and long-term technology planning initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience supporting critical infrastructure, industrial control systems, operational technology, or enterprise infrastructure environments.
• At least three (3) years of experience working within regulated environments involving critical infrastructure cybersecurity or reliability compliance requirements.

• Previous technical leadership, supervisory, or project lead experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent industry certifications.
• Experience supporting utility, energy, manufacturing, or other highly regulated operational environments.

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