OT Security Architect

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Position overview: 

The OT Security Architect is responsible for designing, standardizing, and governing cybersecurity architectures for Ball Corporation’s operational technology (OT) environments, including manufacturing plants, industrial control systems, and plant networks. This role ensures OT security controls are secure‑by‑design, operationally viable, and aligned to enterprise cybersecurity architecture, governance, and cyber defense capabilities. The OT Security Architect works closely with OT Security leadership, Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering, Cyber Defense Operations, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to translate enterprise security requirements into practical, repeatable OT security designs that protect safety, production uptime, and operational resilience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and maintain OT cybersecurity reference architectures, patterns, and standards aligned to enterprise security architecture
• Define OT network segmentation, access control, monitoring, and integration patterns that balance security with safety and uptime requirements
• Partner with Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering to ensure OT security designs align with enterprise identity, network, logging, and platform architectures
• Work with Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to ensure OT architectures address identified risks, comply with enterprise standards, and support risk acceptance and exception processes
• Collaborate with Cyber DefenseOperations to ensure OT environments are architected for effective monitoring, detection, and incident response
• Support OT security assessments by providing architectural analysis, gap identificationand remediation design guidance
• Review plant‑level designs, deviations, and exceptions to ensure architectural integrity and risk transparency
• Provide architectural guidance for OT modernization, digital manufacturing, and technology refresh initiatives
• Support regional manufacturing and engineering teams by providing OT security architecture guidance tailored to local operational constraints
• Ensure OT security architectures are applied consistently across regions while accommodating site‑specific safety, regulatory, and production requirements
• Participate in regional design reviews, plant initiatives, and remediation efforts as needed
• Enable effective communication between regional OT teams and corporate cybersecurity functions regarding architectural decisions and risks

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical discipline required
• Minimum of 8–12 years of experience in OT, industrial systems, network architecture, or cybersecurity engineering
• Demonstrated experience designing or supporting security controls in manufacturing or industrial environments
• Relevant cybersecurity or architecture certifications preferred
• Ability to translate security requirements into practical, repeatable OT designs
• Excellent collaboration skills across cybersecurity, engineering, and operations teams
• Ability to operate effectively in safety‑ and uptime‑critical environments
• Analytical problem‑solving skills in complex, constrained systems
• Clear documentation and communication skills for technical and non‑technical audiences
• Strong knowledge of OT and industrial control system security principles
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, plant networks, and operational constraints
• Familiarity with OT network segmentation, remote access, and monitoring architectures
• Awareness of how OT security integrates with enterprise identity, logging, and incident response capabilities
• Understanding of how OT cybersecurity architecture impacts safety, production continuity, regulatory exposure, and business resilience
• Fluent English language 

Additional Information

• Location: São José dos Campos/SP - Brazil

• Hybrid On-Site Work Environment or Remote: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) or remote from the location of the candidate.

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world. 
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference. 
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

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