OT Security Analyst

Title: OT Security Analyst

Type: Contract 36 months

Start Date: June 2026

Location: Full Remote

Rate: €500 per day

Languages: English & Italian - Fluent

We are recruiting for an OT Security Analyst to work with a large MSSP on an implementation project for a large organisation within the Energy sector.

Key Skills & Knowledge

· Strong understanding of cybersecurity incident handling and response processes.

· Experience in threat analysis and monitoring for industrial (OT/ICS) networks.

· Ability to tune and optimize industrial security probes to reduce false positives and improve anomaly detection.

· Knowledge of key cybersecurity technologies:

o Perimeter security: Firewalls and IDS supporting industrial protocols

o Security monitoring: SIEM (Splunk)

· Familiarity with SCADA and DCS environments across major vendors (ABB, Siemens, Yokogawa, GE, Honeywell).

· Understanding of Industrial IIoT architectures.

Responsibilities

· Analyse critical security alerts from Nozomi to determine impact on customer OT environments.

· Tune probes and detection rules to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.

· Customize and refine monitoring rules for better threat visibility.

· Support customers during incident response and cyberattack investigations.

Minimum Requirements

· 3+ years experience as a Security Analyst or SOC Analyst working with IDS/monitoring tools.

· Experience detecting suspicious network traffic and policy violations.

· Hands-on experience with Nozomi Networks solutions.

· Valid Nozomi certification (e.g., NNCE).

· Knowledge of cybersecurity operational processes (incident, change, configuration, problem, DR management).

· Strong reporting and communication skills.

· Fluent English and Italian (spoken and written).