Rolex ICS/OT Security Architect

About Rolex

Rolex is a Geneva-based manufacturer renowned for high-precision Swiss watches and uncompromising standards of craftsmanship. As an employer, the brand blends advanced engineering, proprietary manufacturing technologies and global distribution, offering a work environment that prioritises technical excellence, confidentiality and cross-disciplinary collaboration across production, R&D and corporate functions.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define, design and govern the ICS/OT security architecture for manufacturing and watchmaking facilities, ensuring robust protection of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA and control networks.
• Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and attack-surface analyses specific to industrial control systems and operational environments.
• Specify and implement network segmentation, secure remote access, zone/transit architectures and hardening measures aligned with IEC 62443 and relevant best practices.
• Drive OT-focused detection and monitoring strategy including integration with SIEM, IDS/OT anomaly platforms (asset monitoring, baselining and alerting).
• Lead vulnerability management, patching strategies and secure lifecycle processes for OT appliances and embedded systems.
• Collaborate with plant engineering, automation vendors and IT teams to embed security requirements into projects, change control and procurement.
• Design incident response playbooks and tabletop exercises for OT incidents; lead investigations and remediation activities when required.
• Define security standards, technical controls and compliance evidence to support audits and internal governance.

Qualifications

• Proven track record designing and delivering security architectures for industrial control systems or critical manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on familiarity with ICS/SCADA technologies and protocols (e.g., PLCs, HMIs, Modbus, OPC UA, DNP3) and major automation platforms.
• Strong knowledge of OT security frameworks and standards such as IEC 62443 and NIST SP 800-82; ability to translate them into operational controls.
• Experience integrating OT detection/monitoring solutions and secure remote access for control networks.
• Relevant professional certifications preferred (examples: GICSP, CISSP, ISA/IEC 62443 practitioner, GIAC OT-related certs).
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, cybersecurity or equivalent technical discipline.

Skills

Experience

Senior-level experience: typically 5+ years of progressive responsibility in OT/ICS cybersecurity or industrial automation security, including architecture, risk assessment and operational deployment in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, cyber security or a closely related technical discipline; equivalent professional experience considered.

Workplace

Culture

Rolex fosters a precise, discipline-driven culture rooted in technical mastery and confidentiality. Teams operate at the intersection of traditional craft and advanced industrial technologies, where collaboration between engineering, production and security functions is essential.

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