Job Description
Senior OT Firewall Architect (m/f/d)
RWE Renewables Europe & Australia GmbH, Essen (DE), Hamburg (DE), London (GB), Swindon (GB), Coventry (GB), Madrid (ES), Barcelona (ES)
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional Area: IT / Digital
In the segments of onshore wind and solar, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia is among the largest electricity producers in Europe and has become a key player in the field of renewables. With its comprehensive "Growing Green" investment and growth strategy, RWE is expanding green generation capacity – to more than 65 gigawatts by 2030.
To this end, RWE is investing € 55 billion between 2024 and 2030. RWE Renewables Europe & Australia is focusing on its core markets in Europe and Australia. The team with 1,800 colleagues across 11 countries has come a long way already. With the project pipeline well filled in all technologies, battery storage, onshore wind power and solar energy, you'll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.
As a Senior OT Firewall Coordinator, you will be responsible for leading the strategic vision and product roadmap for our OT firewalls, defining architecture, operation and best practices for network security as well as designing and implementing the necessary mechanisms to ensure that the standards are met.
- You are responsible for vulnerability management, ensuring that the software version implemented in the firewalls addresses them properly.
- You are responsible for designing and implementing the appropriate mechanisms for software version and licence management on OT network firewalls.
- You are the primary point of contact for all OT firewall-related inquiries, providing expertise and guidance to both internal and external stakeholders.
- You overlook operational issues and ensure they are fixed and prevented in the future.
- You are responsible for engineering, providing guidance and ensuring a stable rollout and maintenance of our OT firewalls.
- You coordinate a team of network engineers to align standards and ensure safe change management and regular review of policies.
- You work closely with stakeholders like Infra, engineering and OT Security to run an efficient and safe way of implementing and reviewing firewall standards – based on best practices and compliance standards.
- You take responsibility for the fast implementation of firewall changes and drive improvements for monitoring and automation where possible.
- You collaborate with other IT/OT teams and vendors to support network projects and initiatives.
- You ensure documentation of firewall configurations, changes and incidents and provide reports and recommendations as needed.
- You manage projects to implement standards and processes to enable efficient and secure processing of firewall change requests.
- You stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies and regulatory requirements related to OT security and incorporate relevant insights into product planning.
- You serve as the highest level of support for troubleshooting OT firewalls, leveraging deep technical expertise to resolve complex issues.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, alternatively: equivalent work experience
- Long-standing experience with firewall administration in the OT or industrial sector
- Several years of experience in cybersecurity in the OT or industrial sector
- Proven trainings and certification of at least one major firewall brand
- Proven experience with defining standards for firewalls and network infrastructures
- Proven experience with network engineering and defining complex network architectures
- Strong knowledge of OT network protocols, devices and systems as well as the security challenges and best practices for protecting them
- Very strong experience with firewall technologies, such as packet filtering, stateful inspection, deep packet inspection and application control
- Proven project management experience in the OT or industrial sector
- Proven experience with the OT or industrial sector connecting remote systems to central control centers
- Experience with Renewables OT advantageous
- Experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, policies and management tools beneficial
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills as well as ability to articulate complex technical concepts to different audiences and stakeholders
- Self-motivated, proactive and customer-oriented way of working with a passion for delivering high-quality products that solve real-world problems
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, under pressure and with minimal supervision