Advanced OT System Specialist

Role Description

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

In this role, you will help reduce operational risk across 3M’s manufacturing environments by:

• Leading technical assessments across manufacturing sites to identify unintended connections between OT equipment, business networks, wireless networks, remote systems, and the internet.
• Validating OT devices, infrastructure, remote-access tools, and configurations to identify conditions that may bypass established architecture or create unintended access pathways.
• Performing site pre-assessment reviews that help field teams arrive with a targeted understanding of potential gaps and areas requiring investigation.
• Verifying remediation actions to confirm identified connectivity and infrastructure gaps have been addressed and determine whether additional action is needed.
• Establishing repeatable methods to improve visibility into unknown or unmanaged technologies, services, connections, and changes within manufacturing environments.
• Conducting recurring technical reviews that help identify newly introduced risks and strengthen the security, reliability, and resilience of 3M’s global manufacturing operations.
• Constructing and facilitating tabletop drills that validate operational response, escalation paths, roles and responsibilities, recovery processes, and site readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• Five (5) years of Cybersecurity and Information Assurance in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Five (5) years of Offensive Security Experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Current, valid Driver’s License.

• Advanced Technical Assessment Experience — Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex enterprise and manufacturing environments, identify unintended connectivity, technical weaknesses, and potential access pathways.
• OT / Critical Infrastructure Experience — Experience working with industrial, manufacturing, or other critical infrastructure environments where availability, operational continuity, and risk must be balanced.
• Network & Infrastructure Expertise — Strong technical knowledge of networking, firewalls, remote access, identity, endpoints, servers, wireless technologies, and internal/external connectivity.
• Technical Exposure & Validation Experience — Experience developing repeatable methods for evaluating external and internal systems, identifying gaps, validating corrective actions, and conducting recurring technical reviews.
• Tabletop Exercise Leadership — Experience developing, facilitating, and leading tabletop exercises that validate operational response, escalation paths, roles and responsibilities, recovery processes, and organizational readiness.
• Advanced Technical Credentials — Advanced industry certifications such as OSEE, OSEP, OSCP, CISSP, or equivalent, demonstrating deep hands-on technical assessment, systems, and advanced security expertise.

Requirements

• Work location: Remote.
• May include up to 20% domestic/international travel.
• May be authorized for relocation.
• Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and Retirement Benefits.