OT Security Engineer

, India

Job Family Group:

Discipline Engineering

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

June 17, 2025

Business unit:

Projects and Technology

Experience Level:

Early Careers

Job Description:

What’s the role

As an OT Security Engineer, you are tasked with protecting industrial control systems (ICS) and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. Your responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, implementing security measures, responding to security incidents, and ensuring compliance with Shell and industry standards to maintain secure OT operations. Your role is part of the Technical Asset Support (TAS) team but primarily supports Shell Terminals globally within the Trading & Supply (T&S) organization. The role involves mostly remote support, with some time overlaps required for the respective assets. You will collaborate closely with Global/Regional ICE Leads, Facilities Engineers, Site Focal Points, and other members of the T&S organization, including vendors and contractors, to effectively deliver the OT Security scope.

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure compliance with relevant Industrial and Shell’s policies & standards. (Data privacy/protection, HSSE&SP, DEP, AMS processes & others). Regularly review and update Terminals’ Operating Manual, Procedures and work instructions.
• Close punch list items post OT Framework implementation activities across all Terminals.
• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability analyses to identify and mitigate potential security threats.
• Develop Dashboards for all terminals for monthly compliance monitoring.
• Assist in managing the MOC processes for changes to OT systems, including MOC creation, approvals, implementation, and close-out processes.
• Execute the annual LOD1 assessments in close collaboration with the Terminal Managers and Terminal OT SFPs.
• Develop and maintain a System Life Cycle & Obsolescence plan for the Terminals.
• Provide first line of support for alarm monitoring to detect unusual activities and potential threats.
• Support Secure PCD related activities.
• Execute, onboard and maintain the nodes/devices on Solarwinds for all the Shell Terminals.
• Lead and drive Continuous Improvements initiatives in OT Security deliveries in all Assets.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumentation & Control engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 7 years experience in the field of Control & Automation in Oil & Gas/Petrochemicals industry or similar environment, in either Maintenance, Engineering or Projects engineering support.
• Working knowledge of Cybersecurity/PCD integrity management in Oil & Gas Industry.
• Well versed in ISA/IEC 62243 standards.
• Sound technical knowledge and working experience Controls & Automation with working experience in control systems (DCS, IPS, local panels etc.), auxiliaries and interfaces systems (e.g. serial link cable, Modbus, Profibus, FF etc.)
• Sound knowledge in Process Safety fundamentals, with working experience managing risks in an operational environment and/or in projects.
• Excellent team working skills, a 'can-do' attitude, and readiness to stretch personal and business goals.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with high self-motivation, performance drive, customer focus, and stakeholder engagement.
• A finisher who delivers against targets and deadlines, continuously seeks to simplify work processes, and is highly motivated to drive initiatives and manage changes.
• The OT Security team is newly established within TAS, where the challenge would be to remotely support multiple stakeholders across all Terminals seamlessly.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

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Shell in India

Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations.

Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.

Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.

Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India’s growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.

We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.

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