Job Position Title: ICS Cybersecurity Analyst

Category industry: Petrochemical

Country/Location: Middle East – Qatar

Benefits: Good salary & allowances

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Manages system patches, Anti-Virus updates, and performs backups and restoration for the installed OT assets.
• Review firewall and other relevant security logs for identification of threats, anomalies, intrusions, and/or abnormal connection behavior. Investigates, reports, and escalates issues as required to Cybersecurity staff and management.
• Troubleshoots network performance or network security issues. Analyzes network traffic, responds to problem tickets and resolves service requests.
• Participates in incident response, computer forensics, data preservation, and investigations related to network breaches and/or unauthorized access of data.
• Supports regular and special reporting and analysis, including reports of vulnerabilities, risks, control deficiencies, remediation strategies, and performance metrics.
• Configures and tests cybersecurity-related technologies. Troubleshoots and corrects Cybersecurity and data-related problems.
• Performs hardware and software upgrades and documents configurations and system specifications.
• Helps maintain configuration records and documentation, including security operations and maintenance, incident control, cyber incident response procedures, and other standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provides security-related technical support to users and assists with the research, evaluation, and implementation of security tools, systems, and processes.
• Reviews external threat intelligence feeds from cybersecurity agencies; sends alerts and coordinates with responsible parties to patch high-risk vulnerabilities.
• Maintains, monitors, and modifies security tools, systems, and processes according to standard and department policies and procedures.
• Supports the implementation of effective key service platforms, including on-premises physical and virtual cloud environments.
• Maintains an active culture of Cybersecurity awareness within the organization.
• Assists with audit and compliance responsibilities for both internal and external audit requirements.

Education & Qualification Requirements

• Required (Qualification / Discipline): Graduate Degree in Engineering/ Computer Science / IT/ Electrical / Instrument / Automation / Mechatronics / Cybersecurity/ Electronics or equivalent discipline.
• Required (Qualification / Discipline): 3 Years Diploma in Engineering/ Computer Science / Electrical / Instrument / Automation / Mechatronics / Cybersecurity/ Electronics or equivalent discipline with 10+ years’ experience in a Petrochemicals plant.

Working Experience Requirements

• Required (Years / Job Level / Industry): 5+ years’ experience within Oil & Gas or Chemical facility with a focus in ICS/OT Cybersecurity.
• Preferred (Years / Job Level / Industry): 7+ years’ experience within Oil & Gas or Chemical facility with a focus in ICS/OT Cybersecurity.

Preferred Skills

• CCNA/Network+ certified
• CISM/IEC-62443 certified
• CEH/CompTIA Security+/CySA+ certified
• At least 1 Cybersecurity Certification is desirable.
• Experience in Oil & Gas or chemical manufacturing environments.
• Experience in bare metal hypervisor based on MS Hyper V with Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of ICS/SCADA architecture and threat lndscape
• Experience with Cybersecurity tools and technologies (firewalls, antivirus, SIEM)
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and international industry standards
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to lead incident response and forensic investigations.
• Familiar with DCS, PLC, SIS systems and Oil, Gas & Petrochemical industrial protocol