IT/OT Security Advisor

Cargill • Shorewood, MN

8d • $150,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The IT/OT Security Advisor leads the strategic design, implementation, and improvement of cybersecurity protective technologies across enterprise and manufacturing environments. As a subject matter authority in cyber engineering and technology operations, the role connects plant IT and operations stakeholders with global cybersecurity capabilities to protect the security and integrity of IT and operational technology systems and networks.

The position applies broad knowledge of identity and access management, governance, risk and compliance, and cloud security, together with hands-on expertise in incident response, endpoint security, and network security. Security decisions must balance cyber risk reduction with employee safety, product quality, production stability, legacy and end-of-support technology constraints, and original equipment manufacturer dependencies.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and improvement of cybersecurity protective technologies across IT and manufacturing environments, including endpoint detection and response, network protections, secure remote access, cloud infrastructure controls, and identity and access controls.
• Lead endpoint detection and response, network segmentation and monitoring, partner and original equipment manufacturer connectivity, operational technologies, and internet of things security.
• Apply knowledge of industrial architectures and Purdue model layers to assess risks, identify systemic compliance gaps and root causes, and recommend practical improvements, including compensating controls and cost-benefit analysis.
• Coordinate shared cybersecurity initiatives with global cybersecurity teams, business information security officers, plant IT leadership and managers, engineering, operations, and OT technology OEMs while protecting safe, stable, and reliable manufacturing operations.
• Advise on IT service management interfaces, including asset, change, configuration, problem, and incident management.
• Ensure security changes in plant environments follow appropriate safety, quality, operational validation, maintenance-window, and rollback requirements.
• Research complex IT and operational technology security needs, including security requirements definition, architecture and systems analysis, and risk assessment.
• Evaluate agents, patches, configuration changes, and other controls in light of system criticality, end-of-support technology, vendor supportability, performance, and availability.
• Apply security policies, standards, and governance requirements to manufacturing environments; partner with risk and control teams to document exceptions, define proportionate compensating controls, and support compliance with applicable standards.
• Partner with CCO on complex plant IT and operational technology incident response, coordinating with incident response, endpoint, network, plant, engineering, and vendor teams on containment, evidence preservation, recovery, and lessons learned.
• Influence collaboration among cybersecurity, plant IT and operations, data privacy and risk partners, OEMs, external experts, and other parties to enable effective cybersecurity protections and business objectives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program, including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked.
• Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
• Eligible for a discretionary incentive award dependent on company and personal performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed