Associate Project Engineer- Cyber Security

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job ID: R0139690 Date Posted: 2026-07-30 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule:  Full time Remote: No Job Description:

The opportunity: The technical marketing engineer for Mission Critical telecommunication Solutions (MCS) has the global responsibility to enable the Pre-Sales & Sales community of the different regional HUBs to understand technical market requirements for wired telecommunication networks and ensure customer interaction in line with global solution/product strategy. Support sales organizations in driving sales by your technical expertise. Provide relevant customer & market inputs to product management and R&D activities, ensuring market alignment and relevance. 

How you'll make an impact: You will support Global Projects by adapting HVDC Cyber security for SCADA & HMI, develop architecture & functional descriptions for Functions / Solutions for future HVDC in cyber security technologies.

You will prepare & perform test case scenarios & participate in FST, support projects in resolving the issues related to Cyber security Functions. You will coordinate with different stakeholders across the business units to get inputs to optimise the Cyber security solutions in HVDC.

You will design & develop a secured network architecture for SCADA system with advanced cyber security features. You will evaluate and strengthen the security of any connections to the SCADA network.

You will monitor and validate third party security patches to ensure that reliability of the system is maintained, implement the security features provided by device and system vendors.

You will establish strong controls over any medium that is used as a backdoor into the SCADA network, implement internal and external intrusion detection systems in the SCADA network.

You will perform technical audits of SCADA devices and networks, and any other connected networks, to identify security concerns.

You will c onduct physical security surveys and assess all remote sites connected to the SCADA network to evaluate their security, m aintain the test environment with updated software and hardware for current and future use.

You will backup/ Image handling on servers and workstations and patch management.

You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background: You hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer science/IT/ECE/EEE with a minimum knowledge in networking & protections.

You must have knowledge & skills in Networking, security, Anti-Virus.

Basic knowledge on IEEE / IEC standards.

Basic Knowledge on C/C++ and e xperience in SCADA projects will be an added advantage.

Knowledge & Experience MS Office: Word, Excel.

Self-starter caliber who could own tasks through to completion.

Strong attention to detail.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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