Job description

First Quality was founded in 1989 and has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.

We are seeking a seasoned OT Security Engineer to join our team. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our operational technology infrastructure. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely with periodic travel to our manufacturing sites. First Quality is a growing manufacturing organization that has defined security as one of its key business values. Joining our team will provide you with unique personal and professional growth opportunities where you'll be hands-on and securing cutting-edge industrial automation and technologies contributing to a growing field where cybersecurity directly protects critical processes, manufacturing, and safety.

Primary responsibilities include:

Develop, configure, and maintain OT security tools and processes to improve Incident response capabilities.
Monitor OT security events, assess threats, and respond to security incidents within the OT environment in coordination with the SOC team.
Create and present reports, dashboards, and metrics on OT security posture and incident response activities to senior management.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design, implement, and maintain security controls for all current and future OT environments and projects.
Design, configure and maintain OT cybersecurity solutions, ensuring seamless integration into our industrial control systems.
Lead threat management efforts by identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks, performing threat modelling, identifying threat vectors, and conducting penetration tests to implement corrective actions.
Examine and enhance processes to strengthen the OT security operations framework, including reviewing policies, updating incident response playbooks, and highlighting challenges in managing SLA's.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in OT security and operations.
Knowledge of controls and automation equipment and principles (i.e. PLCs, SCADA, DCS, HMIs, VFDs, etc.)
Familiarity with security frameworks and standards such as NIST, ICS Mitre ATT&CK, and IEC 62443
Experience in defining and implementing security controls for OT engineering projects.
Experience managing projects with the abilities to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
Experience in developing, configuring, and maintaining OT security automation and orchestration tools.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field. In lieu of degree, related experience will be considered.

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

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