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Title: Operational Technology (OT) Security Specialist
Career at Bourns:
If working for an organization with a long history of technological innovation and high advancement potential in a supportive, collaborative, and positive work environment are top considerations for your next career move, then you need to look at the opportunities at Bourns.
Bourns was founded 75 years ago with the guiding principles of providing breakthrough technology solutions, high-quality products, responsive service, and exceptional value.
Those principles still hold true today and have instilled a culture that is committed to excellence and ethical operations.
As a leading provider of advanced components for power conversion, circuit protection, and motion control sensing solutions, Bourns employs more than 9,000 people in 21 countries and operates 17 manufacturing centers and 15 R&D; facilities.
Our customers and partners rely on Bourns to meet strict design requirements and satisfy international standards in a broad range of industries and applications.
We achieve this stature because Bourns employees excel in the development of new products and continuous improvement processes that keep the company a global leader in delivering outstanding service.
Job Description:
EXEMPT
POSITION DESCRIPTION Job Code #
POSITION TITLE:
Operational Technology (OT) Security Specialist
DATE:
February ****
REPORTS TO:
Regional IT Manager
GRADE:
DEPARTMENT:
Corporate IT
LOCATION:
Riverside, CA
ROLE DESCRIPTION:
The Operational Technology (OT) Security Specialist is a key member of the General Cybersecurity team who works collaboratively with Plant Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Corporate IT departments to define, implement,



and maintain Cybersecurity standards across a global footprint of Production environments.
The OT Security Specialist is responsible for executing OT Security projects, supporting planning efforts, and serving as a project lead to ensure high-quality delivery and ongoing controls management.
This hands‐on position uses the latest cybersecurity tools and cyber risk management approaches to perform or oversee OT Security technical work globally for Bourns.
This position is responsible for the management of systems and controls in protecting production lines, automation and robotics systems, production networks, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and IIoT devices against cyber and other threats.
Responsibilities include the planning and implementation of OT Security controls, and solutions in alignment with corporate standards and best practices.
DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES PRIMARY
Conduct security risk assessments for Operational Technology (OT), and various and work with related owners to track identified gap remediation to completion.
Manage and oversee an OT vulnerability and patching management program, including tools and methodologies used, procedures, remediation, and reporting.
Manage and respond to customer and compliance-initiated security audits, working with OT and Business owners to implement remediation solutions,



processes, and procedures.
Create and maintain the OT Security components of the Bourns Cyber Security Program, including Policies, Operating Procedures, Control Documents, and Architectural Diagrams in alignment with security standards such as IATF, ISO, NIST, and CIS.
Continuously update the OT Security program to comply with changing regulatory and customer requirements and to protect against evolving cyber threats.
Provide management with periodic OT Security presentation updates and reports, depicting current state of the program, accomplishments, risk areas, and security defense roadmaps.
Develop and maintain OT incident response procedures including threat containment, eradication, root cause analysis, and remediation.
Test and update these procedures annually and actively oversee and document OT security incidents as they occur.
Review security risks associated with new OT solutions, services, applications, and infrastructure, ensuring their compliance with security policies and standards.
Maintain a standardized and centrally managed inventory of OT assets along with an OT environment summary including diagrams depicting key components and data flows by location or product line
Use a standard security scanning and cleaning solution to secure OT machines which cannot be managed and secured by corporate systems
Implement a common process to scan and move data from OT systems to Corporate or other systems
Develop and maintain a common policy and control for remote and third-party access to OT systems, including monitoring/logging, time-limited sessions, and network access method
Develop and maintain standard policies and controls to ensure

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