Operational Technology Cyber Security Specialist

Operational Technology Cyber Security Specialist  BC Hydro Langley, British Columbia, Canada
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Operational Technology Cyber Security Specialist  BC Hydro Langley, British Columbia, Canada
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Job Location:

Langley, BC

Employment type:

Permanent
Hours of work:  Full-time (37.5 hrs/week)
No. of positions:  1
About the job:
One of BC Hydro’s key business priorities is to ensure proper Cyber Security programs are defined and in place to protect its Assets from threat actors. BC Hydro is continuing to strengthen its internal Cyber Security programs and is looking for highly qualified, self-driven individuals with highly developed analytical, collaboration and communications skills to contribute to this important business objective.
What you’ll do
This position will be responsible for Cybersecurity of the Operation Technology (Industrial Control System [ICS]) part of the BC Hydro system and will work in close collaboration with their counterparts in Information Technology (IT). Those Operational Technology (OT) assets span across the entire BC Hydro power system – from generation stations to transmission lines, to distribution station and systems as well as telecommunication sites located across the province.
As an OT Cyber Security program expert embedded within the Transmission Technology Operation group, you will help develop and improve existing Cyber Security programs for the OT assets at BC Hydro. You will provide direction and education to business areas and maintain expertise. You will also develop and maintain knowledge of BC Hydro’s program’s methodologies, policies, and published practices.
This work is closely related to the Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) programs at BC Hydro, so you will also work closely with them. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of 5 Engineers/Project Managers that interacts with internal and external stakeholder resources in delivering a number of projects or initiatives related to Cyber Security. You may report directly to the Manager, Operation Technology Telecom systems for the first 6-12 months and later be moved to one of his direct reports team.

Duties include:

* Developing, implementing, and maintaining procedures, programs, processes, internal controls, work instructions and reports, associated with the assigned standards to ensure ongoing OT Cyber Security programs are well defined and executed.

* Working collaboratively across the organization to ensure consistent practices and procedures are being adhered to related to the assigned Cyber Security policies and standards.

* Assessing the training, change management and engineering/field support requirements for OT Cyber Security.

* Maintaining knowledge and awareness of industry practices and trends associated with Cyber Security.

* Acting as technical and/or process lead for OT Cyber Security.

* Assessing implications of new and revised OT Cyber Security Programs, providing comments, and developing estimates of cost and resource requirements related to OT Cyber Security.

* Verifying and Communicating alignment with Cyber Security Policies and Standards.

* Participating in annual risk-based Cyber Security reviews.

* Managing and leading incidents, investigations and mitigations plans related to OT Cyber Security.

* Communicating technical issues to diverse audiences including senior leaders and executives.

* Leveraging and/or advocating for systems and tools the support more effective and efficient Cyber Security programs.
What you bring

* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other relevant field such as Engineering (electrical, P&C or telecom preferred).

* 10
-12 years of relatable work experience with a minimum of 8 years in Cyber Security and Network/systems
administration.

* Preference given to candidates with demonstrated…