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About the Role

Air Products Qudra is seeking a full-time IT/DT Cybersecurity Engineer to support its operations in Duba. This role is integral to the implementation, validation, and documentation of cybersecurity controls across GHE site systems, OT/ICS environments, industrial networks, cybersecurity tools, and supporting DT infrastructure. The position focuses on ensuring compliance and maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture for critical industrial projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, validate, and document cybersecurity controls across various operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) environments.
• Support cyber site acceptance testing (SAT) activities, including preparation, execution, evidence capture, defect logging, issue tracking, and closeout documentation.
• Assist with proof-of-compliance (POC) documentation collection, validation, indexing, and quality review.
• Review and support cybersecurity evidence related to network diagrams, system architecture, firewall rules, hardening standards, access control matrices, asset inventories, SIEM/monitoring configurations, and vendor compliance deliverables.
• Support cyber hygiene activities with third-party vendors, subcontractors, and site teams.
• Assist in tracking the remediation of cybersecurity gaps, Cyber SAT findings, Cyber Risk Assessment recommendations, POC evidence gaps, and vendor documentation deficiencies.
• Support OT/ICS cybersecurity activities such as system hardening, firewall configuration review, password management standards, secure remote access controls, endpoint/security tooling validation, DMZ implementation support, and network segmentation verification.
• Participate in walkthroughs, field verification, technical reviews, and cybersecurity control validation activities.
• Support the evaluation of vendor and subcontractor deliverables for compliance with project cybersecurity requirements, Air Products standards, NCA/HCIS expectations, and approved architecture.
• Collaborate with process controls, DT infrastructure, plant computing, and vendor teams to resolve cybersecurity issues impacting commissioning, start-up, or handover readiness.
• Collect, organize, and maintain technical cybersecurity evidence required for proof of compliance and regulatory readiness.
• Support the preparation of CSAT and POC documentation packages for review by relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity vendors, EPC subcontractors, OEMs, and external implementation partners during onsite execution, testing, and documentation activities.
• Provide status updates to the Cyber Lead on technical progress, blockers, risks, documentation gaps, and open actions.
• Participate in weekly coordination meetings with OT Cybersecurity, DT, site project management, and other cyber stakeholders.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Strong understanding of OT/ICS cybersecurity principles, industrial networks, plant systems, industrial DMZs, secure remote access, system hardening, access control, monitoring, and cyber hygiene.
• Working knowledge of KSA cybersecurity requirements related to NCA and HCIS, or the ability to rapidly apply these requirements in an industrial project environment.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity testing, audit readiness, proof-of-compliance documentation, or regulatory evidence collection.
• Experience reviewing technical cybersecurity documentation such as network diagrams, firewall rules, system architecture, control matrices, asset inventories, hardening checklists, and monitoring configurations.
• Ability to manage multiple technical tasks and documentation workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work effectively with site teams, engineering teams, vendors, subcontractors, DT resources, and senior cybersecurity stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced project environment with changing priorities, regulatory expectations, and commissioning dependencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NCA ECC, OTCC, HCIS/SAIS.
• Experience with IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls, or similar cybersecurity control frameworks.
• Experience in energy, industrial gas, chemical, utility, power generation, renewable energy, or critical infrastructure projects.
• Experience with SIEM, OT monitoring, Firewall rule review, PAM, Vulnerability management, Asset inventory, Endpoint security, Secure remote access, and Industrial network segmentation.
• Certifications such as GICSP, IEC 62443, Security+, CISSP Associate, CISM, CEH, or equivalent.
• Prior Saudi Arabia, GCC, NEOM, or critical infrastructure project experience.

Collaboration and Project Environment

This role requires close collaboration with diverse teams, including site teams, engineering, vendors, subcontractors, DT resources, and senior cybersecurity stakeholders. The successful candidate will operate within a dynamic project environment, managing multiple technical tasks and documentation workstreams simultaneously while adapting to changing priorities and regulatory expectations.

Application Information

This full-time position offers an opportunity to contribute to significant industrial cybersecurity initiatives within Air Products Qudra. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.