This role would suit a candidate who has substantial engineering and operations experience with the oil and gas industry.  The company is looking to take on a candidate who has experience with operational technologies, such as PLCs, SCADA, DCS and Safety Systems (SIS, F&G, ESD, PSS/PSD). 

Reporting to the Control and Instrument Technical Authority, the IACS Cyber Security Specialist will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Driving equipment and system availability through proactive mitigation of equipment and system degradation. Active support to front line operations and development of tactics and plans for medium to long term.
• Performing the IACS Cyber Security Specialist role to safeguard, support and assure the Asset Integrity and Process Safety of E&P Assets within the Company’s Portfolio and comply with industry standard IEC 62443 and HSE guideline OG86.
• Providing service to and collaborate closely with Lead Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Operations Managers and Project Managers in the scoping and execution of cyber security activities.
• Focal point for cyber security project scopes and development.
• Developing scope and providing support for external cyber security study work.
• Developing and maintaining detailed plans to address internal and external commitments.
• Providing updates to the IACS cyber security framework documents and roll out plans.
• Providing regular status reporting to stakeholders as required.
• Reviewing and endorsing IACS management of change where necessary.
• Developing and endorsing IACS cyber security competency framework.
• Representing company, where required, with external auditor and inspections.
• Participating / facilitating IACS security risk assessments.
• Assisting the asset with gap analysis against the IACS Security Standard and assisting with raising deviations.
• Managing third-party cyber security service providers.
• Identifying and endorsing shutdown activities as required.
• Actively supporting cyber security technology development and evaluation.
• Actively supporting an incident free workplace mindset.
• Contributing to integrated planning and department objectives.
• Developing AFE’s (Approval for Expenditure) as required.

Experience / Qualifications:

• A relevant engineering degree qualification would be preferred.
• A recognised cyber security qualification would be preferred.
• Current / valid offshore certification would be preferred.
• Previous experience in a similar role, within the oil and gas industry, is essential.
• Experience with IACS cyber security, and its application to the oil and gas industry, is essential.
• Substantial engineering and operations experience within the oil and gas industry is essential.
• Applicants should have experience with operational technologies, such as PLCs, SCADA, DCS and Safety Systems (SIS, F&G, ESD, PSS/PSD).  

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