Senior ICS Security Consultant

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world. 

Job Description

As a key member of the cyber security team, you will be responsible for working with our clients to support their ICS/OT security journey. 

Moreover, you will:

• Act as a trusted advisor to SGS ECL industrial clients
• Support and facilitate governance, risk, compliance journey as it relates to ICS/OT security
• Assess and evaluate industrial control system (ICS) environments in line with client requirements
• Write reports including pragmatic recommendations (focusing on return on investment) to improve industrial security posture and resilience
• Advise changes on the ICS network to strengthen current cybersecurity controls and introduce new controls.
• Ensure ICS/OT philosophies are business enablers, supporting stakeholders to avoid ‘department of no’ while balancing cyber security, operational, and business risk drivers.
• Document existing architecture and proposed defensible architectures.
• Work with SGS ECL Engineers as well as client internal/external stakeholders to support implementation, maintenance, and administration of systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with industrial control systems (ICS), DCS, SCADA, SIS, PLC, etc.
• -AND/OR-
• • 10+ years’ experience in networking, security and/or sysadmin with some industrial networking expertise  
• A degree-level engineering, networking or cyber security qualification would be advantageous

Profile

• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of a small team interfacing directly with clients
• An understanding of cyber security risks and mitigation for an industrial control network
• An understanding of cyber security management as a part of a full framework (e.g. Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover)
• Sound knowledge of networking protocols, cyber security of network traffic and the application of controls via switch and firewall configuration.
• The ability to carry out detailed industrial cyber assessments and/or audits to a high quality

Additional Information

Working at SGS means joining a sustainable, innovative, global company.

Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS.  

• Commitment to ongoing learning & development 
• Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business 
• Career development opportunities (both nationally and globally)  

 To discover more about SGS globally, visit www.SGS.com