Job Specifications
About Compugen Compugen is Canada's largest privately-owned Technology Ally. To innovate industries, transform businesses, connect communities, and drive meaningful change, we must think bigger, reach broader, and act bolder. Through knowledge, curiosity, and collaboration, Compugen helps organizations delivering experience by design. This is what it means to be human-centered and technology-enabled.
Dreaming, designing, and delivering isn't just a mantra for us — it's a way of life. We believe that technology is the conduit, but our people – they are the connection that truly makes the magic happen!
Our Culture We are a human-centered culture where we prioritize your well-being and are invested in helping you reach your fullest potential. We're not only focused on achieving our goals — we're dedicated to helping you achieve yours.
If you're relentlessly curious, driven to make a difference, and collaborative at the core, then you belong with us.
Position Overview:
We are URGENTLY seeking an OT/SCADA Cybersecurity Specialist for a 6 month contract (may convert to permanent) resource to help support a range of cyber security initiatives. MUST have OT/SCADA
Cybersecurity Experience.
The following is a list of desirable skills and experience that would assist with the role; however, not all are required.
Key Responsibilities: Cyber Security Competencies
Patch Management
Hands-on experience with patch management programs, including automated patch deployment.
Ability to assess patch impacts, coordinate maintenance windows, and verify successful remediation.
Vulnerability Management
Proficiency with vulnerability scanning and identification tools.
Experience analyzing findings, prioritizing remediation based on risk, and working with technical teams to implement corrective actions.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Experience with SIEM platforms for log ingestion, correlation, alerting, and dashboard creation.
Splunk experience is considered a strong asset.
Log Management
Knowledge of strategies and tools for centralized event log collection from servers, endpoints, network devices, and OT equipment.
Experience developing or supporting log retention, normalization, and monitoring practices.
Cyber Risk Assessment
Ability to identify and articulate technical cyber risks across software, hardware, and hosted services.
Experience evaluating threats, vulnerabilities, and impacts to support risk-based decision making.
Incident Response
Familiarity with incident response processes, including detection, triage, containment, eradication, and recovery activities.
Ability to assist with documentation, root-cause analysis, and lessons-learned.
Identity and Access Management
Experience with Active Directory administration, including user lifecycle management, role-based access, group policy, and privileged account controls.
General Technical Experience
Systems and Infrastructure Support
Broad experience supporting computer hardware, software, and operating systems.
Server administration capabilities, including Windows Server and associated services.
Virtualization Platforms
Experience working with virtual machines within virtualized environments (Hyper-V and VMware ESXi).
Ability to support VM deployment, configuration, snapshots, and resource optimization.
Backup and Recovery Solutions
Experience with enterprise backup tools, job scheduling, retention policies, and recovery testing.
Additional Assets
Experience working within Operational Technology (OT) environments, such as industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA, or critical infrastructure, is a significant asset.
Familiarity with the unique constraints and risks associated with OT cyber security.
Skills & Qualifications:
OT/SCADA cybersecurity experience (critical)
Patch management & vulnerability management
SIEM/log management (Splunk is an asset)
Incident response processes
IAM / Active Directory admin
VM experience (Hyper‑V, ESXi)
General system, server, and backup administration
MUST PASS DRUG AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
Equity Statement At Compugen, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We actively recruit from all groups, including women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. We recognize the importance of removing barriers to participation and provide accommodation upon request to all applicants throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, our People & Culture representative will work with you to meet your needs in a confidential and respectful manner. We believe everyone deserves a seat at the table-and we are taking deliberate action to make this a reality.
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About the Company
To innovate industries, transform businesses, connect communities, and drive meaningful change, we must think bigger, reach broader, and act bolder. Through knowledge, curiosity, and collaboration, Compugen helps organizations deliver experience by design. This is what it means to be human-centred and technology-enabled.
We believe that partner is a verb. With Compugen as your ally from day one, you see and feel the difference. This is where inspiration meets impact.
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