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CIP Cyber Security Specialist

VIRTUAL, NJ

Job Description

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success-take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!


Job Summary

Job Summary

Ensures execution of the security services and CIP compliance for generating plants. Will be responsible for maintaining inventories, configuration baselines, security logging and patching. Will work with compliance and controls personnel to implement and maintain the program and serve as the primary contact for the services.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Essential Duties/ Responsibilities

*Ensure compliance to all NERC-CIP Standards at NRG's facilities.

*Primary responsibility for CIP compliance at assigned site.

  • Create and maintain compliance or operational procedures as required.

*Be the lead for all CIP related Physical and Electronic Access Control for identified site.

*Be the primary contact for issues with Physical Security at all assigned sites for Physical Security Perimeters, including verifying those needing accesses, response to breaches and security system failures.

*Determination, verification and justification of all open ports and enabled services on Cyber Assets.

*Assessment of security patches and updates for all Cyber Assets.

*Deployment or mitigation of required security patches and updates to all Cyber Assets.

*Insure that Cyber Assets are protected by Antivirus/Antimalware applications; update as required.

*Insure required logging and alerting of Cyber Assets is functional; respond to detection of various types of alerts or breaches.

*Be the administrator for personnel needing electronic access, both local and remote, to Cyber Assets.

*Follow NRG's Policy and Procedure for reporting of Cyber or Physical Security Incidents. Assist in testing of the Incident reporting procedure annually.

*Perform and verify backups of Cyber Assets.

*Create and maintain disaster recovery procedures and assist with performance

  • Follow and assist others in following the NRG Policy and Procedures for Change Management.

*Perform Cyber Vulnerability Assessments as needed.

*Provide accurate documentation for all NERC evidence requirements; complete evidence collections tasks in NRG's workflow program in a timely manner.

*Assist with Compliance Requirements at other sites in the region as needed as well as being available to assist team members at other sites across the NRG fleet if needed.

*Work with team members on projects and new, innovative ideas.

*Working with various teams, prepare evidence needed for NERC Audits.

*Maintain great working relationships with site personnel and other teams.

*Some travel required- approximately 15-25%.

*Other duties as required.

Working Conditions

Working Conditions

*Work in an open office or power plant environment

*Work overtime and non-standard working hours as directed

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements

  • Over three years of experience in Cybersecurity, NERC-CIP compliance, and/or power generation and transmission operations.
  • Hands-on experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
  • Strong understanding of Operational Technology (OT) environments and Balance of Plant (BoP) systems.
  • Skilled in performing system backups and restoration procedures for OT systems.
  • Proficient in asset protection strategies, including antivirus/antimalware deployment, security patching, and continuous security monitoring.
  • Experience in configuring, patching, and maintaining Windows-based servers and workstations, including anti-malware management.
  • Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, Visio, and Unix systems for both server and workstation environments.
  • Practical experience with Unix/Linux operating systems.
  • Familiarity with OT network infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, and routers.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, engineering or related area
  • Cybersecurity certifications such as GCIP, CISSP, CISA, Security+
  • NERC-CIP experience and knowledge of NERC-CIP Standards and Requirements.
  • Knowledge and/or experience working with Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
  • Knowledge of OT Technologies and Balance of Plant (BoP) Systems.
  • Experience working with Ovation, T3000, Symphony +, or GE Control Systems
  • Experience using vulnerability scanning tools.
  • Experience provisioning and maintenance of PACS.
  • Administration experience of Windows and as related to both servers and workstations.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) with all levels of internal and external customers.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member.
  • Demonstrated ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands.
  • Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in applying established techniques, procedures or standards; demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Additional KSAs

*Socialize innovative ideas with the team and others.

*Performs moderately complex work assignments under minimal supervision.

*Works to resolves moderately complex issue and seeks guidance from team members on escalated issues.

*Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) with all levels of internal and external customers.

*Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member.

* 1 year or more of experience with system management (patching, troubleshooting, administration)

* Demonstrated ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands.

*Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in applying established techniques, procedures or standards; demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements

Demand

Frequency

*Requires lifting as appropriate to complete duties

Occasional

Statement

Statement

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace.To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityLevel, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.Official description on file with Human Resources.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

Official description on file with Talent.

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As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success-take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!


Job Summary

Job Summary

Ensures execution of the security services and CIP compliance for generating plants. Will be responsible for maintaining inventories, configuration baselines, security logging and patching. Will work with compliance and controls personnel to implement and maintain the program and serve as the primary contact for the services.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Essential Duties/ Responsibilities

*Ensure compliance to all NERC-CIP Standards at NRG's facilities.

*Primary responsibility for CIP compliance at assigned site.

  • Create and maintain compliance or operational procedures as required.

*Be the lead for all CIP related Physical and Electronic Access Control for identified site.

*Be the primary contact for issues with Physical Security at all assigned sites for Physical Security Perimeters, including verifying those needing accesses, response to breaches and security system failures.

*Determination, verification and justification of all open ports and enabled services on Cyber Assets.

*Assessment of security patches and updates for all Cyber Assets.

*Deployment or mitigation of required security patches and updates to all Cyber Assets.

*Insure that Cyber Assets are protected by Antivirus/Antimalware applications; update as required.

*Insure required logging and alerting of Cyber Assets is functional; respond to detection of various types of alerts or breaches.

*Be the administrator for personnel needing electronic access, both local and remote, to Cyber Assets.

*Follow NRG's Policy and Procedure for reporting of Cyber or Physical Security Incidents. Assist in testing of the Incident reporting procedure annually.

*Perform and verify backups of Cyber Assets.

*Create and maintain disaster recovery procedures and assist with performance

  • Follow and assist others in following the NRG Policy and Procedures for Change Management.

*Perform Cyber Vulnerability Assessments as needed.

*Provide accurate documentation for all NERC evidence requirements; complete evidence collections tasks in NRG's workflow program in a timely manner.

*Assist with Compliance Requirements at other sites in the region as needed as well as being available to assist team members at other sites across the NRG fleet if needed.

*Work with team members on projects and new, innovative ideas.

*Working with various teams, prepare evidence needed for NERC Audits.

*Maintain great working relationships with site personnel and other teams.

*Some travel required- approximately 15-25%.

*Other duties as required.

Working Conditions

Working Conditions

*Work in an open office or power plant environment

*Work overtime and non-standard working hours as directed

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements

  • Over three years of experience in Cybersecurity, NERC-CIP compliance, and/or power generation and transmission operations.
  • Hands-on experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
  • Strong understanding of Operational Technology (OT) environments and Balance of Plant (BoP) systems.
  • Skilled in performing system backups and restoration procedures for OT systems.
  • Proficient in asset protection strategies, including antivirus/antimalware deployment, security patching, and continuous security monitoring.
  • Experience in configuring, patching, and maintaining Windows-based servers and workstations, including anti-malware management.
  • Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, Visio, and Unix systems for both server and workstation environments.
  • Practical experience with Unix/Linux operating systems.
  • Familiarity with OT network infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, and routers.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, engineering or related area
  • Cybersecurity certifications such as GCIP, CISSP, CISA, Security+
  • NERC-CIP experience and knowledge of NERC-CIP Standards and Requirements.
  • Knowledge and/or experience working with Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
  • Knowledge of OT Technologies and Balance of Plant (BoP) Systems.
  • Experience working with Ovation, T3000, Symphony +, or GE Control Systems
  • Experience using vulnerability scanning tools.
  • Experience provisioning and maintenance of PACS.
  • Administration experience of Windows and as related to both servers and workstations.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) with all levels of internal and external customers.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member.
  • Demonstrated ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands.
  • Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in applying established techniques, procedures or standards; demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Additional KSAs

*Socialize innovative ideas with the team and others.

*Performs moderately complex work assignments under minimal supervision.

*Works to resolves moderately complex issue and seeks guidance from team members on escalated issues.

*Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) with all levels of internal and external customers.

*Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member.

* 1 year or more of experience with system management (patching, troubleshooting, administration)

* Demonstrated ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands.

*Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in applying established techniques, procedures or standards; demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements

Demand

Frequency

*Requires lifting as appropriate to complete duties

Occasional

Statement

Statement

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace.To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityLevel, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.Official description on file with Human Resources.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

Official description on file with Talent.

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About NRG

At NRG, we are the power industry’s leading company and we’ve grown from a power generator into an energy provider that powers homes and businesses throughout America.


Our customer-focused mentality has led us to create technologies and tools that empower residents and organizations to think critically about their electricity, including where their power is coming from, what impact it has on the environment, and how they can become more conscious energy users.  We partner with businesses to customize innovative power and sustainability solutions that are informed by our years of experience as market leaders. And we work diligently to stay ahead of an ever-evolving energy climate with rising demands.

 

Energy is all around us, fueling our day-to-day experiences. It keeps our families safe, it keeps our businesses running and it helps our neighborhoods thrive. But we have to be willing to transform the way we approach energy and imagine new solutions that will strengthen our collective energy community. We’re proud to be leading that transformation, and we hope you’ll join us.

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