Senior Consultant - OT Risk & Resilience, Energy, Resources, & Industrial Products

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The opportunity 

In a rapidly changing OT environment, clients from all industries look to us for trusted solutions for their increasingly complex risks and vulnerabilities. As a part of our Cybersecurity team you’ll be right at the heart of that goal, helping clients gain insight and context to their complex operational environments and assessing, designing, and building infrastructure, processes and policies to meet the client’s OT cybersecurity needs. You’ll get to use your technical and business skills to help us drive this mission and have an impact on cybersecurity at a global level.

We currently have a career opportunity for a Senior Consultant to be responsible for leading projects or elements of multiple client engagements including service delivery, business development, and related activities. You’ll work alongside respected industry professionals, learning about and using the latest tools and techniques to identify and overcome some of the most relevant and pressing security issues in the world.

Your key responsibilities:

As a Senior Consultant in our Cybersecurity Consulting team, you’ll participate in multiple client engagement teams and related activities.  Our cybersecurity services assist our clients in aligning security management strategy with business goals, as well developing innovative solutions to client challenges.  With a focus on OT cybersecurity and OT network security, you will serve in a key role leading technical discussions, guiding the development of strategic and tactical security architecture efforts, designing and driving solutions to completion, and functioning overall as a technical security leader for both traditional solutions and evolving risk-based security architectures. An important part of your role will be to actively establish internal and external relationships.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience with assessing and securing Operations Technology (OT) systems and infrastructure, including SCADA, DCS, PLCs, and RTUs as well as core security technologies such as firewalls, IDS / IPS, EDR, and SIEM
• Knowledge of and experience with common cybersecurity standards and frameworks including NIST CSF 2.0, IEC 62443, NERC CIP, and NIST 800-82
• Experience delivering high quality services for clients, including monitoring progress, managing risk and keeping stakeholders informed about progress.
• Ability to document reference architectures, network schematics, blueprints, patterns, and other types of architectural documentation, as well as experience with defining processes and workflows
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally as required

Ideally, you also have

• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Security certification(s) (e.g., CISSP, CISM. GICSP. CRISC)
• Program management experience
• Security Clearance
• Experience working in or in proximity to OT environments such as refineries, mines, factories, substations, or control centres, and familiarity with the practices and behaviours used common in OT environments

What we look for

We’re interested in intellectually curious people with a passion for cybersecurity and a desire to grow their skills as part of a diverse and engaged team of OT cybersecurity professionals.

What we offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future.  Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and consulting services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime

Diversity and Inclusion at EY 

Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We’re committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued, policies and practices are equitable, and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism, advancing gender equity and women in leadership, advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, promoting our neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives, and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation. Our diverse experiences, abilities, backgrounds, and perspectives make our people unique and help guide us. Because when people feel free to be their authentic selves at work, they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.