Industrial OT Security Architect, EMEA

Why Join Us?

You will serve as the European Subject Matter Expert (SME) for OT and Industrial Security.

In this role, you will support customers, partners, local sales teams, and security engineering across Europe, providing deep technical authority in Manufacturing and Utilities environments.

You will bridge plant-floor operational realities with cybersecurity strategy, ensuring our OT positioning is credible, practical, and aligned with European regulatory requirements.

This is a strategic technical leadership role within the Industrial Vertical organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the OT Security SME for Europe across Manufacturing & Utilities
• Support local sales teams in strategic OT opportunities
• Provide technical leadership during complex industrial engagements
• Assist Security Engineering (SE) teams in designing OT architectures
• Support channel partners in OT solution positioning and delivery
• Lead OT-focused customer workshops and architecture sessions
• Align OT security designs with IEC 62443, NIS2, and EU regulatory frameworks
• Drive segmentation and secure remote access strategies in industrial networks
• Collaborate with Product, Alliances, and Vertical leadership to refine OT use cases
• Represent the company in industry events and executive engagements

You Will Be Responsible For

• Establishing technical credibility in the European Industrial market
• Supporting strategic deals across Europe with deep OT expertise
• Enabling partners to deliver secure OT architectures
• Elevating internal SE capability in OT security
• Acting as the technical anchor for OT-related opportunities
• Ensuring field alignment on Industrial messaging and architecture

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in OT / ICS / Industrial environments
• Hands-on experience working inside manufacturing plants, utilities, or critical infrastructure
• Experience engaging CISOs, Heads of OT, and plant leadership
• Background from industrial or OT-focused organizations such as: Siemens, Honeywell, Rockwell Automation, ABB, Schneider Electric, Claroty, Armis
• Strong knowledge of: SCADA / DCS systems, PLC environments (e.g., Siemens S7, Rockwell), Purdue Model architecture, IEC 62443, NIS2 and European compliance frameworks, OT segmentation and secure remote access
• Fluent English; German or another European language is a strong advantage