OT Cybersecurity Engineer

OT Cybersecurity Engineer

The OT Cybersecurity Engineer safeguards the global Operational Technology (OT) ecosystem across manufacturing sites in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Operating from India, this role leads OT security assessments, designs secure architectures aligned to ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST frameworks, and drives continuous monitoring, governance, and risk reduction across PLCs, SCADA, DCS, industrial IoT, and MES environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct OT/ICS security assessments across global manufacturing sites.
• Perform risk and gap analyses against ISA/IEC 62443, NIST, and ICS‑CERT guidelines.
• Maintain OT asset inventories including firmware versions, network diagrams, and data flows.
• Design and enforce segmentation aligned to the Purdue Model.
• Recommend and oversee deployment of OT‑specific security controls.
• Serve as the primary OT security contact for each facility.
• Lead OT‑specific incident response planning and tabletop exercises.
• Develop OT security policies, standards, and governance aligned to ISO 27001 and ISA 62443.
• Track OT threat intelligence and update risk registers accordingly.
• Promote OT security awareness across engineering and operations teams.
• Drive automation, standardization, and modernization to improve service quality, reduce manual effort, and increase operational maturity.
• Evaluate and apply AI‑driven capabilities to improve operational efficiency, strengthen insights, and accelerate automation while maintaining governance and control.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with 5+ years focused on OT/ICS environments.
• Deep expertise with ISA/IEC 62443, NIST, NERC CIP, or equivalent OT frameworks.
• Proven experience securing SCADA, DCS, and PLC systems (Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric, ABB, GE, etc.).
• Strong understanding of industrial network architecture, the Purdue Model, OT/IT DMZ design, and protocol security.
• Experience working in multi‑site, globally distributed manufacturing environments.
• Ability to operate independently and drive assessments, planning, communication, and execution.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in network security, firewall management, and segmentation.
• Experience with OT security monitoring platforms.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies including IIoT, MES, and digital twins.
• Familiarity with cloud‑connected OT environments and secure remote access architectures.

Who we are: 

Mold-Masters (www.moldmasters.com) is a leading global supplier of hot runners, controllers, auxiliary injection and co-injection systems. We design, manufacture, distribute, sell and service highly engineered and customized plastic processing equipment that caters to every market. Mold-Masters is a business unit of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (www.hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.  Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [email protected] .  In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.  At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".