OT Security Senior Associate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

Advisory - Other

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career within Cybersecurity and Privacy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients implement an effective cybersecurity programme that protects against threats, propels transformation, and drives growth. As companies pivot toward a digital business model, exponentially more data is generated and shared among organisations, partners and customers. We play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are protected by developing transformation strategies focused on security, efficiently integrate and manage new or existing technology systems to deliver continuous operational improvements and increase their cybersecurity investment, and detect, respond, and remediate threats.

About PwC ETIC - Egypt Technology and Innovation Centre 

PwC is opening a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that will deliver high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the globe. The Centre will provide a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Custom Development and Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing Managed Services capabilities. 

The centre is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery to help shape and form this new venture.

OT Security Senior Associate, core responsibility overview:

• Support - Assist the leadership and management of the new Practice by taking an active role in the delivery team 

• Global orientation - Work with a global mindset with teams based in the UK, Germany and other Middle Eastern Countries

• Client Service:

  • Delivering cybersecurity and cyber risk assignments, including producing documentation and reports, and quality assuring the work produced by junior team members.

  • Maintaining awareness of key business and industry trends, and understanding how they impact responses to cyber risk

  • Providing our clients with trusted advice, rooted in a pragmatic understanding of their business situation and objectives, to help them navigate complex, risk-driven Cyber decisions

• Business development:

  • Building client relationships and establishing credibility by demonstrating knowledge of various aspects of OT security, and identifying opportunities where PwC can assist

  • Supporting senior members of the team in developing client proposals and solution offerings

  • Supporting the development of toolkits, methodologies and accelerators

Role requirements:

• Experience in providing expert strategy, risk and technical advice, guidance and support on cybersecurity for operational technology

• Experience in reviewing & designing OT architectures from a cybersecurity perspective

• Broad knowledge of cyber and information security including the ability to define cybersecurity policies, standards and procedures

• Good knowledge of common cybersecurity standards, frameworks & controls with special focus on operational technology (i.e. ISA/IEC 62443, OFGEM, NERC CIP, etc.)

• Good experience with industrial control systems (ICS) and IIoT

• Experience with conducting cyber risk assessments on OT environments

• Experience in helping clients effect substantial and complex business change, and experience of assuring or enabling change at scale is essential

• Good understanding of network security

• Solid experience in using Wireshark

• Experience with different vendor specific OEMs (i.e. ABB, Siemens) is advantageous

• Excellent communication skills – both oral (for interviews/meetings and presentations) and written (for reports and action plans).

• Exposure to multinational work environments is a plus

• At least 3 year of relevant work experience

• Ability to work within a fast-paced & unstructured environment

• Ability to interact efficiently with senior members of the firm across multiple time zones

• Self-Starter attitude and a high level of independence

Essential skills & attributes:

• Understanding standard industry practices involving operational technology security.

• OT OEM background or Certified as GICSP or one of ISA99 various certifications.

• Experience in Consulting or in working within multinational environments

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• High level of customer orientation and a convincing demeanour

• Understanding of risk and compliance requirements from the various areas within international IT organizations is advantageous

• Ability to work within a fast-paced & unstructured environment. Must be able to multi-task and effectively and continually prioritise

• Excellent oral and written English skills. German language proficiency is a significant plus

Education

• University degree, ideally in the fields of Computer and Information Science, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, Information CyberSecurity, Information Technology, Management Information Systems

• OT security certifications (i.e. ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist, ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials) are a significant plus

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Application Security, Application Security Assessment, Azure Data Factory, Cloud Application Development, Cloud Security, Coding Standards, Communication, Creativity, Cybersecurity, DevOps Practices, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Endpoint Security, Forensic Investigation, Hosting Controllers, Inclusion, Information Security, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, LoadRunner (Software Testing Tool) {+ 30 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date