OT / ICS Security Consultant — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Role
OT / ICS Security Consultant (Senior)
Location
Riyadh, KSA — relocation required; 30% travel across KSA
Language
Arabic (native/fluent) + English (professional) — Mandatory
Nationality
Saudi National preferred (Nitaqat); GCC / experienced expats considered
Role Summary
Deliver OT cybersecurity assessments, gap analyses, and transformation programs for KSA clients in oil & gas, utilities, aviation, and critical infrastructure. The role is anchored in the Saudi NCA regulatory landscape (OTCC, ECC, CSCC) and international OT standards (IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82).
Key Responsibilities
- NCA OTCC gap assessments — lead end-to-end assessments against OTCC-1:2022 across Governance, Defence, Resilience, and Third-Party/Cloud domains.
- IEC 62443 & NIST maturity — execute 62443-2-1 / 3-2 / 3-3 gap assessments, SL-T determination, and NIST CSF 2.0 / SP 800-82 maturity with dual-mapped heatmaps.
- OT architecture & segmentation — zones & conduits design, IT/OT DMZ, secure remote access, OT asset discovery using Claroty / Nozomi / Dragos / Defender for IoT.
- OT IR & monitoring — OT incident response playbooks, OT-SIEM/SOC advisory, tabletop facilitation, MITRE ATT&CK for ICS.
- Client delivery — lead workshops, stakeholder interviews, and deliverables; present to plant, CISO and Board audiences in Arabic and English.
Required Knowledge
- KSA (mandatory) — NCA OTCC-1:2022, NCA ECC-1:2018, NCA CSCC-1:2019, NCA CCC/DCC; awareness of SAMA CSF and Aramco SACS-002.
- International (mandatory) — IEC 62443 series, NIST SP 800-82 Rev.3, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO/IEC 27001 / 27019.
- Platforms — Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, Honeywell, Emerson, ABB, Yokogawa; SCADA/HMI, historians, IIoT, OPC UA.
Qualifications & Certifications
- Bachelor's / Master's in Cybersecurity, Computer / Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, or equivalent.
- 2-6 years cybersecurity experience, of which 2+ years in OT/ICS
- Preferred certifications: GICSP, ISA/IEC 62443, GRID, CISSP, CISM (any combination).
