OT Cybersecurity Engineer

Protect the Digital Infrastructure That Powers Georgia's Electric Grid

Georgia System Operations Corporation (GSOC) is seeking an Security Operations Engineer to help protect the operational technology, digital infrastructure, and critical systems that support GSOC and Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) operations.

This role sits at the intersection of operational technology, cybersecurity engineering, cyber risk management, and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance. You will help strengthen the security and resilience of the systems and networks that support the safe and reliable operation of Georgia's electric grid.

This opportunity is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, working across engineering and operational teams, and protecting mission-critical infrastructure.

Candidates with deeper cybersecurity, OT/ICS, NERC CIP, infrastructure engineering, security architecture, or technical leadership experience may be considered for higher-level classifications (Engineer II, III, IV, or V).

As an Security Operations Engineer , you will support the security, resilience, and regulatory compliance of GSOC and GTC operational technology environments.

You will:

• Develop, implement, maintain , and improve components of physical and cybersecurity programs supporting critical operational environments.
• Apply secure engineering and defense-in-depth principles to operational technology, industrial control, communications, server, virtualization, network, and access-control environments.
• Develop, document, implement, and sustain NERC CIP-related policies, procedures, security controls, asset records, and compliance evidence.
• Partner with Regulatory Compliance and Audit teams to support readiness, assessments, remediation, and continuous compliance.
• Perform cyber risk, vulnerability, configuration, and control assessments and recommend practical risk treatment and mitigation strategies.
• Support system hardening, patch and configuration management, network segmentation, monitoring, threat detection, incident response, recovery, and secure access capabilities.
• Provide technical support for cybersecurity events and operational issues, including response, recovery, root-cause analysis, lessons learned, and corrective actions.
• Evaluate and implement technologies that strengthen OT cybersecurity, cyber resilience, and infrastructure protection.
• Lead or support projects and cross-functional initiatives involving Power Technology, System Operations, GTC, Regulatory Compliance, Audit, Procurement, Human Resources, and other stakeholders.
• Document technical requirements, operational procedures, issue resolutions, risk decisions, and compliance activities.
• Recommend improvements to security controls, technical standards, processes, and operational practices.
• Promote a culture of cybersecurity, compliance, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Participate in rotational on-call and emergency support coverage as assigned.

At advanced levels, this role may also:

• Serve as a subject matter expert for OT cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, NERC CIP compliance, and secure engineering practices.
• Lead complex, cross-functional cybersecurity engineering, architecture, and operational technology initiatives.
• Establish security architecture standards, technical roadmaps, and secure design direction.
• Lead technical response and recovery efforts for cybersecurity incidents affecting operational technology environments.
• Provide technical leadership during audits, assessments, incidents, and high-impact projects.
• Mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, and influence enterprise security strategy and organizational direction.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering , Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a comparable or transferable technical discipline. Equivalent combination of education, training, and directly related work experience may be considered.
• Experience or demonstrated aptitude in cybersecurity engineering, information assurance, OT/ICS security, infrastructure engineering, network or systems engineering, critical infrastructure protection, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, critical-thinking , and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to assess technical and operational risk and develop practical, supportable solutions.
• Ability to document technical processes, controls, requirements, recommendations, and decisions clearly.
• Strong organization, customer service, teamwork, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with technical teams, operators, compliance professionals, auditors, business partners, and leaders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain applicable Bulk Electric System Cyber Authorized status and satisfy NERC CIP personnel risk assessment requirements.