Specialist OT Security

Division: BENTELER Automotive 
Functional Area: Business Application Management 
Career Level: Professional 
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time 
Weekly Working Hours: 40.00 
Required Languages: English; Spanish 
Requisition ID: 47239 

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

General Information for OT as a part of Operational Resilience Management (ORM)

OT Security stands for Operational Technology Security. It refers to the protection of systems and assets used to monitor and control physical processes in industries such as manufacturing, energy, transportation, and utilities.

• Protecting industrial networks from cyber threats
• Ensuring availability and reliability of critical systems
• Preventing unauthorized access to control systems

Overview Tasks – OT Security Specialist

General: the OT Security Specialist is responsible for maintaining, securing, and optimizing operational technology systems used in industrial environments (e.g., manufacturing, energy, or utilities). This role bridges the gap between IT and plant operations.

The main responsibility is to manage the existing experts within the production environment, as well as to ensure communication between plant functions (Maintenance & IT) and Cyber Security Governance.

Key Tasks

• Interface between the cyber security organization (IT) and production areas at all levels (global, market, plant)
• Further development of the OT security framework, including policies and derived requirements for production, in collaboration with Cyber Security Governance
• Collection and consolidation of requirements and boundary conditions from production areas
• Piloting and implementation of policies and solutions within projects based on TISAX VDA-ISA / IEC 62443 requirements, in collaboration with production areas
• Independent monitoring of testing and implementation activities regarding time, cost, and quality/effectiveness (TCQ), and initiation of appropriate corrective actions in case of deviations
• Communication, implementation & steering (e.g. tools, policies) in collaboration with cyber security governance
• Coordination of all involved stakeholders and external service providers
• Preparation and facilitation of regular meetings (e.g. know-how exchange) with production areas and the cyber security organization

Skills

• University degree: e.g. industrial engineering
• Project Management & abilities to identify requirements
• IT/ OT background (I 4.0/ digital technologies)
• Proactive approach, strong communication skills, and excellent teamwork abilities
• Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Communication, presentation & training
• Languages: local language, fluent English

Your contact

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division. This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer. Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we’re constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce. Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!