Cyber Security Expert

Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsiliän’s- put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies with smart technology, and our Smart Marine and Energy visions into reality. Our ultimate aim is to provide increased value to both our customers and society. New, game-changing ideas and continuous improvement have been part of our DNA since 1834. Together, we can create new business opportunities and a more sustainable future that we can all be proud of. We want to shape the future of lifecycle services in the energy sector and lead the way of decarbonization and performance optimization towards a 100% renewable energy future. You now have an opportunity to join us in shaping the future. Wärtsilä Energy strategy outlines agreements coverage growth by climbing the services value ladder. This we make happen with focus on lifecycle performance, operations- and maintenance management.

We are looking for a Cyber Security Expert to join our Operations Management team in the Houston Expertise Center. This role will focus on ensuring our compliance to industry standard security models (such as IEC 62443, NERC CIP/NIST-800, ISO 27001) as well as advising our development organization on security related issues. The Operations Management team is a specialized team dedicated to support Wärtsilä long term agreement customers in their daily and long-term operations, to optimize installation lifecycle costs and overall performances by being connected from Remote. Working in close contact with Customers and other Wartsila products’ experts, the Operations Management team is formed by highly skilled engineers able to support from remote on operations challenges, with the primary target of ensuring safety and smooth energy production operations and to contribute to the overall optimized plant performances and costs.

The preferred location for the position is Houston, Texas, USA. The position is permanent.

What will you be doing:

• The Cybersecurity expert for IT/OT Systems will support Engine Power Plant customers with network devices, network architecture, and network communications security which are part of the Industrial Control System (ICS) environments and ICS Cyber Security environments.  
• Monitor regulatory requirements, industry trends, and potential impacts to Engine Power Plant operational system networks.
• Monitor system performance, connectivity, and resource utilization. 
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for networking issues and manage, configure, install, troubleshoot, and provide oversight for network devices and network services associated with OT/ICS systems, Cyber Security networks, and associated communication interfaces.
• Support OT/ICS managed network device configurations (e.g. network switches, routers, firewalls) and architectures in a high availability environment and support associated network communications implementations and modifications.  (e.g.: SCADA Systems, DMZ Communications and Replication Systems, Programmable Logic Controller systems “PLC”, Distributed Control Systems “DCS, etc.) 
• Work with Global Stakeholders to provide strategic planning for maintaining the IT/OT system networks and associated Cyber Security networks; improve, and work to implement network design changes. 
• Follow change management policies to ensure awareness, approval, and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.
• Act as a mentor to other staff members to broaden network knowledge and technical expertise across the team.
• Support the strategic management of network device information and configurations for Engine Power Plant IT/OT networks and associated Cyber Security related devices.
• Serve as a cyber security team member and uphold responsibilities in support of the customers and related cyber security project implementations including cyber security event follow-ups in coordination with the Incident Response Team.

You will shine in this role when you have:

• Understanding of Reciprocating Engine Control Systems
• Various industrial networks and protocols (Modbus TCP, Profibus, CAN-bus, CIP, EtherNet/IP, DeviceNET, ControlNET, Industrial Ethernet)
• Network experience with Industrial Control Systems (SCADA, PLC, DCS) and third-party datalink protocols (e.g. Modbus, DNP, etc.) in a utility, IPP, or other power generation environment.
• OPC systems, Windows and UNIX servers
• Advance programming of firewalls and routers
• Strong networking foundations and experience in the development of network design architecture, topologies, and security.
• Strong experience with Network Switches, Firewalls, and Routers and high availability network environments.