Cybersecurity Senior Specialist

Location: Hybrid, primarily Rosemead, California; employees must work and reside in California unless otherwise noted. The role may require extended assignments across the SCE service territory, up to 5% travel and field work, and reporting to an SCE facility for a set number of days.

Salary: $143,900–$215,800

Company

hirify.global provides electric utility services and develops clean-energy infrastructure focused on safety, reliability, innovation, and reducing carbon emissions.

What you will do

• Own the multi-year Grid/Operational Technology cybersecurity governance strategy, including priorities, guiding principles, measurable outcomes, and metrics.
• Translate NERC CIP obligations into practical control requirements, evidence expectations, and guidance for SCADA and substation systems.
• Provide cybersecurity expertise across Grid/OT projects and stakeholder engagements; develop policies, standards, and technical requirements; assess adherence; identify risks; and define risk-management approaches.
• Lead governance reviews covering control effectiveness, audit readiness, risk reduction, compliance issues, exceptions, and remediation plans.
• Perform security risk and vulnerability assessments, business impact analyses, project reporting, security monitoring, incident investigations, and forensic activities.
• Maintain incident response plans, security controls, metrics, alerts, dashboards, reports, and audit evidence while protecting sensitive company and customer information.

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience in information technology, information security, and/or cybersecurity.
• US citizenship is required.
• Ability to complete a NERC/CIP Personnel Risk Assessment or Background Investigation before hire and specified training before obtaining unescorted access to assigned work locations.
• Ability to perform security risk, vulnerability, and business impact assessments; manage technology risks; investigate suspected attacks; and perform incident response activities.
• Ability to develop and maintain security controls, metrics, alerts, dashboards, reports, incident response plans, and audit evidence.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, information technology, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience with Grid/OT technologies, environments, and operations, including NERC CIP regulatory compliance and/or audits.
• Experience developing cybersecurity strategy, policies, processes, and metrics, as well as implementing, enforcing, and monitoring security controls.
• Knowledge of or experience with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, GIAC, or other relevant certifications.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and close attention to detail.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work mode with remote work available on remaining days after reporting to an SCE facility for a set number of days.
• Work supports clean energy, reduced carbon emissions, and reliable service for customers.
• Work may include assignments at various locations throughout the SCE service territory.
• Relocation may apply to the position.

Hiring process

• Further hybrid work-mode details will be discussed during the interview.
• Before hire, candidates for the NERC/CIP impacted position must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment or Background Investigation.
• After hire, specified training must be completed before unescorted access and performance of necessary job duties.