Senior OT Security Engineer

Location: Leuven, Belgium

Company

hirify.global develops filtration technologies and is building a new global OT Cybersecurity team to support manufacturing, distribution, and laboratory operations.

What you will do

• Implement OT cybersecurity strategy across manufacturing and distribution environments.
• Translate enterprise goals into OT programs and roadmaps, drive risk assessments, and coordinate cross-functional security assessments, plant audits, and segmentation validation.
• Establish OT security policies and governance, and design controls including firewalls, monitoring, and zoning.
• Evaluate and deploy OT security tools for asset discovery, threat detection, and remote access.
• Act as the technical subject-matter expert for plant systems and integrations.
• Lead OT incident readiness, response, investigations, mitigation strategies, and resilience improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity experience with OT/ICS exposure.
• Strong knowledge of industrial networks, security architecture, and risk management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to diverse stakeholders and drive alignment.

Nice to have

• Experience in OT security architecture and network segmentation.
• Experience supporting ISO 27001, TISAX, CMMC, or similar audits.
• Experience with OT security tools such as Nozomi, Claroty, or Dragos.
• Experience with AWS or Azure infrastructure.
• Experience using AI tools to improve the effectiveness of a security tool or mechanism.
• GICSP, CISSP, or CISM certification.
• Experience with IEC 62443, NIST, ISO 27001, TISAX, CMMC, NIST 800-82, and ISA/IEC standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a long-term contract.
• Collaborative, supportive environment with opportunities to shape operations and contribute to a new global OT Cybersecurity team.
• Competitive salary, health insurance, pension plan, meal vouchers, and growth opportunities.
• Applicants must meet comparable United States and local export control requirements where applicable.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online through the hirify.global careers website.
• Legitimate recruiter communications use a hirify.global.com email address; hirify.global does not request payment during recruitment.