Senior Consultant, Operational Technology Security-R&D

7 days ago


Singapore NCS PTE. LTD. Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year
NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.

As a Senior Consultant, Operational Technology (OT) Security, you will be responsible to establish thought leadership, pursue opportunities and deliver projects in emerging domains. Current topics of interest includes security for Cyber Physical Systems (Including Operation Technology(OT)/Industrial Control Systems (ICS), 5G use cases and IoT), Data Protection (including Post-Quantum Security), AI for Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity for AI.

You will also be responsible for the joint research lab partnering Institute of Higher Learning to conduct research and development in next-generation cyber security technologies.

You will play a pivotal role in advancing our organization's R&D initiatives by identifying vulnerabilities, developing cutting-edge solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure robust OT security strategies. You should expect to take on a role that leads technical and project management of OT/ICS security project delivery or play an active role in pursue and response to new OT/ICS security opportunities (depending on alignment to candidate profile) too.

What will you do?
  • Play a technical role in OT/ICS security consultancy projects.
  • Take on the responsibility to independently manage and deliver OT/ICS security projects. Typically for projects dealing with advanced/critical systems or projects that takes on the OT/ICS Security workstream of a larger new site construction project.
  • Perform technical management and project management aligned to best practices of project management, OT/ICS security and systems engineering for complex/critical systems.
  • Take and lead and own the planning and execution of the project delivery
  • Key point of contact for the project overall with a focus on stakeholder management.
  • Responsible to drive the coordinate of activities in complex project environment to execute the project and project plans
  • Ensure smooth and proper integration of the OT/ICS security project workstream activities with the technical and non-technical workstreams activities in the larger construction/development project
  • Complement the OT/ICS Security technical specialist and take on part of the technical work scope in the project execution as needed
  • Play an active role in pursue and response to new OT/ICS security opportunities when necessary
  • Play an active role and work with various parties involved for business development, outreach, technical pre-sales and thought leadership relating to OT/ICS security.
  • Coordinate with various parties involved to develop project proposals, plans and budget in response to opportunities.
  • Keep in touch with trends and market offerings in OT/ICS security domain
  • Take on a commercial perspective regarding go-to-market for transiting R&D topics to commercial offerings
  • Play a key role in developing programme plans in emerging technology domain of interest (OT/ICS Security)
  • Participate in engagements relating to commercializing and go-to-market in emerging technology domain of interest (OT/ICS Security)
  • Drive clear results of projects in alignment with strategy and vision
  • Identify external collaborators (for funding, co-innovation, go-to-market and etc.) in alignment with strategy and vision
The ideal candidate should possess:
  • Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent
  • At least 10 years of working experience in Cyber/OT/ICS security
  • Comfortable with technical details, familiar with project & product management concepts
  • Prior experience in cybersecurity concepts, understand project management and is passionate about OT/ICS security and other emerging technology topics such as AI, 5G use cases, robotics, autonomous technology and etc.
  • Candidates with experience in roadmaps and strategy and/or candidates experience in innovation and seeking innovation/research grants will have an advantage
  • Professional certificates in Programme Management, Project Management or Business Analyst desired but not mandatory
  • GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional), CISSP, or similar is a plus
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Good communication and presentation abilities for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs-Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity-and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen .

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