Engineer Cyber Security (All Levels)

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Wadsworth, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Energy • Utilities
The Role
Provides plant support and oversight for nuclear facility cybersecurity, ensuring controls for Critical Digital Assets are implemented, maintained, documented, and audit-ready. Responsibilities include account and permission management, baseline configuration, contingency planning, backups, patching, change packages, cybersecurity impact analyses, technical support, training, and coordination with operations, maintenance, engineering, IT, and work control. The role requires field inspections, outage and emergency support, unescorted plant access, and possible shift work or callouts.
Summary Generated by Built In
The South Texas Project Electric Generating Station is one of the newest and largest nuclear power facilities in the nation.  STP's two units produce 2,700 megawatts of carbon-free electricity - providing clean energy to two million Texas homes.  Through our uncompromising commitment to nuclear safety and continuous focus on improving plant operations, STP has emerged as an industry leader.  Our 1,200 employees maintain an ongoing commitment to the safe and reliable operation of the facility.  The company's culture and core values focus on safety, integrity, teamwork and excellence.

SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing oversight and plant support to the cyber security department and interface with other work groups as needed.  The cyber security interface will implement or ensure implementation of the cyber requirements associated with implementing procedures for the cyber security program. 

 

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology (IT), Engineering or technical discipline (Preferred)
  • Without the above degree, 5 years of nuclear experience with emphasis on Engineering, IT, work control, or work implementation may be considered.

 

EXPERIENCE

  • Associate – no experience is required
  • Generalist – 2 years of Cyber Security Experience with a focus on Regulatory 10 CFR 73.54 / NEI 0809 or specific experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, or information technology. 
  • Senior – 5 years of Cyber Security Experience with a focus on Regulatory 10 CFR 73.54 / NEI 0809 or specific experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, or information technology. 
  • Staff – 8 years of Cyber Security Experience with a focus on Regulatory 10 CFR 73.54 / NEI 0809 or specific experience in operations, maintenance, engineering, or information technology. 

 

LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS

  • There is no Certification or Licensure Listed

 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ability to validate that cyber security controls are established and properly maintained for Critical Digital Assets (CDA).
  • Required to authorize changes to permissions for CDA’s. Assign administrator/maintenance/user rights as needed.
  • Responsible to maintain the account management system log file and document all maintenance activities to include creation, modification, and removal of user accounts.
  • Ability to validate and document baseline configuration for all CDA’s.
  • Maintain baseline configurations to ensure they are up-to-date, complete, accurate and readily available for audits.
  • Support in implementation of cyber security implementation plans.
  • Generate and maintain CDA contingency plans.
  • Obtain and audit back up retrieval and storage.
  • Implement software patches to various CDA’s.
  • Support maintenance with component replacements for CDA’s including coordination with IT/cyber/operations/maintenance.
  • Support Design Change Packages.
  • Complete Non-Design Change (NDC) Packages.
  • Completing minor update logs and maintaining updates for audit.
  • Performs cyber security impact analysis for changes to CDAs.
  • Provides technical support for Operations, Maintenance & Work Control personnel.
  • Provides coaching and training as needed to various groups interfacing with cyber security requirements.
  • Knowledge of design, operations, maintenance, and testing in nuclear power.

 

 

SPECIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Understands and applies detailed technical concepts, standards, procedures, and methodologies.
  • Possesses knowledge of Client/Server and its operation, Data security, Data Warehousing, mainframes, minicomputers, microcomputers and their associated operating systems and software, and Network infrastructure
  • Demonstrates leadership by coordinating the requirements, specifications, design, and testing efforts for small to large projects.

 

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Accept ERO position as needed.
  • Accept outage position as needed.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access.
  • Successfully complete General Employee Training (GET) as required for position.

 

Environmental & Physical Requirements (Plant)

  • Environmental and physical requirements require the ability to don appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the defined role; ascending, descending, traversing ladders, scaffolds, stairs; working in confined spaces; moving safely over uneven or slippery terrain; working in proximity to loud equipment and possible inclement weather/temperature conditions.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Overtime and alternate work schedules as needed.
  • Subject to callouts twenty-four hours per day seven days per week.
  • May be required to work weekends, evenings, or shift work in order to support plant priorities and emergent issues.
  • Travel may be required.
  • May be required to carry pager/phone.
  • Periodic, daily, frequent field inspection in all kinds of weather conditions

WORK LOCATION

  • Hybrid/Remote – Due to the nature of the work, this position provides the ability for a hybrid work schedule between Site and an alternate work location. Alternate work locations require adequate technology and that a solid ergonomic setup is present. Note: Work schedules are contingent on business need.

 

Posting closes - November 9, 2026

 

STP is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in all matters relating to employment throughout the organization.  STP will make every good faith effort to meet or exceed its affirmative action goals and commitments.
 
We thank all individuals for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
 
NOTE:  In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or another technical discipline
  • Alternatively, five years of nuclear experience emphasizing engineering, IT, work control, or work implementation
  • Five years of cybersecurity experience for the Senior level, focused on 10 CFR 73.54, NEI 0809, or relevant operations, maintenance, engineering, or IT experience
  • Ability to validate and maintain cybersecurity controls for Critical Digital Assets
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity standards, procedures, methodologies, data security, operating systems, and network infrastructure
  • Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access
  • Successfully complete General Employee Training as required
  • Ability to support overtime, alternate schedules, weekends, evenings, shift work, callouts, and plant field inspections
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The Company
1,200 Employees
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

STP Nuclear Operating Company manages the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, a two-unit nuclear power facility in Texas. Its two units produce 2,700 megawatts of carbon-free electricity, supplying clean energy to about two million Texas homes. The company focuses on safe and reliable plant operations and states that its mission is to produce safe, reliable, cost-effective electricity for Texas, while supporting environmental stewardship and clean-energy generation.

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