Cyber Security Systems Technical Lead Engineer

Description

You would lead technical work for the Services Projects team in gas power controls, a global group that handles controls work from first customer inquiry through customer acceptance and commercial operation.

The role covers requisition, design, structuring, validation and commissioning of cyber security control systems across every market segment, including rotating equipment such as turbines and generators and balance of plant.

You will work closely with internal and external customers and help build a team that values deep technical and domain skill, current leadership practice, on-time quality and a customer-first approach.

As Technical Leader on assigned projects, you own technical scope execution, design and production implementation across all rotating equipment and balance of plant segments, with the aim of getting the work delivered successfully by the resources assigned to it.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical delivery of high-risk, complex projects from commercial inquiry to customer commercial operation, as leadership directs.
• Find and reduce technical risk across the full cyber security scope, mentoring and directing the functional controls engineers assigned to you.
• Help project and functional engineers hit schedule, milestones, customer deliverables, and regulatory and standards compliance.
• Provide technical input to commercial teams preparing customer proposals.
• Help shape requirements for new products and for sustaining existing ones.
• Lead architecture, top-level design, verification, validation and commissioning requirements through the engineers assigned to you.
• Confirm through design reviews that function, performance, interfaces, reliability, maintainability and safety requirements are met.
• Guide controls and cyber security engineers in writing test plans for verification, validation, customer system tests, site installation, startup and commissioning.
• Pass internal and external customer requirements and tasks down to the functional engineers.
• Join customer discussions and reviews with project engineers when needed.
• Push for consistent solutions across the controls scope where it makes sense.
• Keep relationships with internal and external customers close, responsive and productive.
• Enforce controls HMI and networking design standards and practices.

Requirements

• You understand visualization software, industrial communication, cyber security and control systems, and you have strong project management and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• At least 10 years in power generation and/or process control design, HMI, industrial networking and cyber security systems.
• Solid grounding in HMI and cyber security application software, including Proficy iFix, Cimplicity and historian-based products.
• A record of meeting goals and objectives.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of your time, as required.
• Proven interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Desired: Master's degree in engineering.
• Desired: Prior work on SecurityST, OTArmor and/or OTVision cyber security solutions.
• Desired: GICSP and GSEC certification.
• Desired: Experience with Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
• Desired: Defense platforms such as Acronis, Ivanti, WSUS, Trend Micro, Sophos, McAfee, Symantec whitelisting, Splunk and SolarWinds.
• Desired: Offense platforms such as Regshot, Procmon, Spiderfoot, Hydra, OSINT tools, Metasploit, John the Ripper, Hashcat and RITA.
• Desired: Networking tools and gear including Cisco switches and routers, Fortinet, TIV, Wireshark, WhatsUpGold, TCPDump and Nmap.
• Desired: Expert use of MS Windows, MS Office, Remote Desktop, virtual machines, control servers, Windows licensing, Acronis Backup, Splunk Enterprise Security, Ivanti Security Patch Server and/or similar platforms.
• Desired: Working knowledge of Cisco Shell, MS Office including Visio, limited VBA, basic RedHat Linux and Windows NT/XP/7, VMware, GE ControlST, GE eTCSS, Cimplicity, basic Proficy Machine Edition, LabVIEW, MATLAB, MPLAB C, and good software design practice for Mark V/VI/Vie controllers.
• Desired: Expertise in legacy HMI systems on Windows NT/XP/7 and in Mark V and Mark VI controllers.
• Desired: Experience designing and applying GE power generation controls, electrical, cyber, mechanical or accessory systems.
• Desired: Hands-on experience implementing cyber security systems.
• Desired: Knowledge of Modbus, OPC and TCP/IP.
• Desired: CompTIA Network+ certification.
• Desired: Skill setting up Windows applications on XP, Windows 2000 and Win7.
• Desired: Combined cycle power plant operations experience.
• Desired: Experience mentoring and overseeing less experienced engineers.
• Desired: Strong background in power generation requisition, working with customers, project management or EPCs.
• Desired: Proven oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Desired: System-level thinking.
• Desired: Agile product development experience.
• Desired: Experience working cross-functionally in a matrix organization.

Conditions

The company will only employ people who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

Any offer is conditional on passing a drug screen, where applicable.

Relocation assistance is provided.

Applications close on November 13, 2026.

The posting will stay open for at least seven days after its September 29, 2026 posting date.

For U.S.-based roles, base pay runs from $124,500.00 to $207,700.00. In certain areas the company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary. Actual pay depends on experience, education and skill set.

Benefit plans can be changed or ended at any time, and this document is not a contract of employment.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to a Health Coach and a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program for assessment, counseling and referrals.
• Tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching and company retirement contributions, plus Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits and life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.