OT Cybersecurity Architect: UAE - Full-time.
Client Engagement and Advisory:
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients on OT security architecture, risk and roadmap discussions.
- Run client workshops, site walkdowns and requirement-gathering sessions with operations, engineering and IT teams.
- Advise client senior management on OT security strategy, risks and investment priorities.
- Prepare and present assessment reports, architecture documents and executive-level presentations.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients, OEMs, system integrators and technology partners.
Pre-sales and Business Support:
- Support the sales team with technical scoping, solution design, proposals, estimates and client presentations.
- Identify new service opportunities within existing client accounts and share them with the sales team.
- Design secure OT architectures based on IEC 62443 (zones and conduits), the Purdue Model and defense-in-depth.
- Define reference architectures, standards and design patterns for client OT environments.
- Design IT/OT segmentation, DMZ, firewall, secure remote access and unidirectional gateway solutions.
- Review the security aspects of client OT projects, upgrades and vendor solutions.
Assessment and Compliance:
- Conduct OT security assessments, risk assessments and gap analyses against IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82 and related frameworks.
- Align client designs and practices with UAE, Qatar and Oman cybersecurity regulations and sector-specific standards.
- Develop remediation plans and security roadmaps, and support client audits.
Delivery and Implementation:
- Lead the technical delivery of OT security projects, including asset discovery, network monitoring, anomaly detection, and vulnerability and patch management.
- Define OT-appropriate hardening, backup, change control and patching approaches that respect uptime and safety constraints.
- Support client incident response through playbooks, tabletop exercises and post-incident reviews.
- Coordinate with project managers and delivery teams to meet scope, quality and timeline commitments.
Capability Building:
- Mentor team members and deliver OT security awareness sessions to client engineering and operations staff.
- Track emerging OT threats, technologies and regional regulatory changes.
Knowledge, Skills, Competencies and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics/Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 5-8 years of OT/ICS cybersecurity experience, including hands-on architecture and design work, with experience in client-facing or consulting roles.
- Strong knowledge of IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, the Purdue Model and ICS/SCADA protocols (Modbus, DNP3, OPC, Profinet, etc.).
- Experience with OT security platforms such as Nozomi, Claroty, Dragos, Tenable OT or Microsoft Defender for IoT.
- Familiarity with major control system vendors (Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric, ABB, Honeywell, etc.).
- Knowledge of network security (firewalls, segmentation, VPN, IDS/IPS) and secure remote access in industrial environments.
- Experience in oil and gas, utilities, power, water, manufacturing or other critical infrastructure is preferred.
- Additional certifications such as ISA/IEC 62443 (Mandatory), GICSP, GRID, CISSP, CISM or CISA are a plus.
- Familiarity with UAE, Qatar and Oman cybersecurity regulations is an advantage.
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical risk to non-technical audiences.
- Willingness to travel across the UAE, Qatar and Oman and to work on-site in industrial facilities.
