OT Security Engineer

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Sandoz, CA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Design, implement, and maintain OT cybersecurity solutions for global manufacturing sites. Perform asset discovery, network segmentation validation, risk and vulnerability assessments, incident investigation, and telemetry onboarding to SIEM. Develop OT security architecture, standards, and documentation aligned with ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST CSF; coordinate remediation with engineering teams and support secure deployments and modernization projects.
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Job Description Summary

We are looking for an experienced Operational Technology (OT) Security Engineer to secure and enhance our industrial environments. The successful candidate will work closely with IT, OT, manufacturing, engineering, and cybersecurity teams to protect industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA environments, and manufacturing operations against cyber threats while maintaining operational reliability and safety.
This role is responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving OT cybersecurity capabilities across global manufacturing sites.

Job Description

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain OT cybersecurity solutions across manufacturing environments.

  • Develop and maintain OT cybersecurity architecture aligned with ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

  • Deploy and administer OT security technologies.

  • Perform OT asset discovery, inventory management, and network segmentation validation.

  • Conduct OT risk assessments, cybersecurity maturity assessments, and gap analyses.

  • Support vulnerability management activities and coordinate remediation with site engineering and automation teams.

  • Support secure deployment of industrial technologies, new manufacturing projects, plant expansions, migrations, and modernization initiatives.

  • Develop OT security standards, procedures, and technical documentation.

Required Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.

  • 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 3+ years of dedicated OT/ICS cybersecurity experience.

  • Experience working in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, utilities, or other industrial environments.

  • Strong understanding of Industrial Control Systems (ICS), including SCADA, PLCs, DCS, HMI, and industrial networking.

  • Experience with industrial protocols such as Modbus, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, DNP3, and BACnet.

  • Knowledge of Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture and familiarity with Zero Trust principles for OT environments.

  • Experience investigating OT cybersecurity incidents and collaborating with SOC and Incident Response teams; supporting OT security telemetry onboarding into SIEM platforms.

  • Experience creating detection use cases and analytics for industrial threats, participating in disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and working with vendors and third parties to secure OT solutions.

What you’ll receive:

  • Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary

  • Risk Life Insurance

  • 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)

  • Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year

  • Meal vouchers in amount of 120 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)

  • Multisport Card

  • Premium Health Care Program

Why Sandoz? 

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health. 

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.  

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!  

  

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion  

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

#Sandoz 

Skills Desired

Information Security Risk Management, ITIL, Quality Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Sec Ops (Security Operations), Vendor Management

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 3+ years of dedicated OT/ICS cybersecurity experience.
  • Experience working in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, utilities, or other industrial environments.
  • Strong understanding of Industrial Control Systems (ICS), including SCADA, PLCs, DCS, HMI, and industrial networking.
  • Experience with industrial protocols such as Modbus, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, DNP3, and BACnet.
  • Knowledge of Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture and familiarity with Zero Trust principles for OT environments.
  • Experience investigating OT cybersecurity incidents and collaborating with SOC and Incident Response teams; supporting OT security telemetry onboarding into SIEM platforms.
  • Experience creating detection use cases and analytics for industrial threats; participating in disaster recovery and business continuity planning; working with vendors and third parties to secure OT solutions.
  • Information Security Risk Management, ITIL, Quality Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), SecOps (Security Operations), Vendor Management.

Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.

  • Healthcare Strength Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.

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The Company
HQ: Basel
17,135 Employees

What We Do

Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. ​ ​Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance.​ We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.

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