SCADA/OT Cybersecurity Engineer Job at Lancium in Newport Beach

Overview

Join to apply for the SCADA/OT Cybersecurity Engineer role at Lancium. Lancium builds gigawatt-scale campuses for AI data centers. We develop and orchestrate all power infrastructure at the campuses, including the grid interconnect, behind‑the‑meter solar, and large‑scale energy storage systems. We currently have 5+ Gigawatts of capacity in various stages of development, and our projects under construction today are some of the largest in the world. We are backed by leading strategic and financial investors, including Blackstone, Shell, and Arclight, and have spent 6 years developing the infrastructure platform and are now rapidly accelerating the commercialization of our solutions into the market. Artificial intelligence and the massive amount of energy it demands, the balance of that demand with supply, is collectively the mega‑trend of our lifetimes. Lancium is at the epicenter of this trend, uniquely positioned to catalyze and empower the massive growth and opportunity at hand. If you want to be at the heart of this global transformation and growth, read on!

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for all OT cybersecurity initiatives across industrial and clean campus energy facilities.
• Define OT security architecture and standards in collaboration with Lancium’s engineering teams.
• Lead security risk assessments, threat modeling, and control gap analysis specific to OT/ICS environments.
• Develop tailored thread models specific to Lancium's OT/ICS environment using the MITRE ATT&CK framework or other industry accepted best practices within the Energy Sector.
• Mentor junior engineers and act as a subject matter expert (SME) on cybersecurity best practices.
• Design and assist with the implementation of hardware and software in accordance with the Purdue Model and Zero Trust Architecture standards and network segmentation tailored to OT protocols (e.g., Modbus TCP, DNP3, OPC, etc.).
• Assist with coordination of incident response activities for cyber events affecting OT systems.
• Manage vulnerability assessments and patch management programs for IC‑SCADA components, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Maintain compliance with NIST 800‑82, IEC 62443, NERC CIP, and other applicable standards.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to enforce secure‑by‑design principles in OT system development.
• Contribute to development of OT security awareness training and tabletop exercises for operations and engineering staff.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of OT network architectures, asset inventories, and risk registers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in OT / SCADA cybersecurity.
• 3 years hands on experience conducting field‑based OT/ICS cybersecurity testing (vulnerability, penetration or exploit testing), developing mitigation plans and implementing protection measures to address issues.
• Demonstrated understanding of cybersecurity engineering protocols for OT / SCADA architectures, and critical infrastructure protection standards.
• Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies including Kali Linux, Clarity, Dragos or similar.
• Strong grasp of network security fundamentals, including segmentation, firewall rules, and secure remote access.
• Relevant industry certification (CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GICSP, etc.).
• Ability and desire to travel to Clean Campus locations in Texas (25%).

Salary

The salary range is flexible and actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location.

Benefits

• Employer‑subsidized health, dental, and vision benefits
• $50,000 of basic term life insurance coverage paid for by Lancium, as well as 100% of short‑term disability premiums. Additionally, we provide options for additional life insurance coverage for employees, their spouses, and children. Employees also have the option to enroll in long‑term disability coverage (LTD) at their own expense.
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (with employer contribution; $400 employee only coverage, $700 for all other tiers of enrollment in our HDHP).
• Flexible (Unlimited) Time Off
• Paid parental leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Fidelity safe‑harbor 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%