Senior Operational Technology SCADA Systems Administrator - Cybersecurity and Resiliency
NextEra Energy ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- Devops
- Experience
- 4+ years
NextEra Energy ·
Serves as a technical lead administering and securing Operational Technology (OT) systems — SCADA servers, HMIs, PLCs, historians, RTUs, and industrial networks — across NextEra Energy's renewable, battery storage, and fossil generation fleet. Day-to-day work spans hardening, patching, monitoring, access management, and recovery planning under the NERC CIP-aligned OT cybersecurity program.
Requisition ID: 97315
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Position Specific Description
Serve as a technical lead within the Power Generation Division (PGD) Engineering & Operations Support Services (EOSS) organization, responsible for supporting and maintaining Operational Technology (OT) systems that enable the secure, reliable, and compliant operation of renewable, battery storage, and fossil generation assets.
This position will play a key role in executing PGD's OT Cybersecurity Program and strategic initiatives focused on the five cybersecurity functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. Responsibilities include administration, support, monitoring, hardening, lifecycle management, and recovery planning for critical OT infrastructure and control system assets across the generation fleet. The role will support implementation and long-term sustainment of cybersecurity controls, resiliency improvements, access management solutions, asset inventory programs, monitoring technologies, and operational technology infrastructure modernization efforts.
The successful candidate will work closely with Cybersecurity, Controls Engineering, SCADA, Operations, IT Infrastructure, Compliance, Engineering & Construction (E&C), vendors, and plant personnel to ensure OT systems remain secure, available, and compliant while supporting ongoing cybersecurity transformation projects. PGD's cybersecurity strategy is centered on improving asset inventory, access management, system hardening, monitoring, incident response readiness, and recovery capabilities across the fleet.
Key Responsibilities
OT Infrastructure Administration
Cybersecurity Program Execution
Project & Program Support
Desired Qualifications
This position installs, configures, and maintains computing infrastructure, operating systems, and middleware products on all computer platforms, including mainframes, workstations, and servers - including web servers - in support of 24-hour-per-day, seven-day-per-week business processes.
• Evaluates, implements, and modifies operating system software parameters and product solutions for optimum performance
• Identifies integration and other interface requirements for all supported products and platforms
• Serves as a technical escalation point for technicians and customers
• Troubleshoots hardware, system and application issues
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned
• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor’s or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 4+ years
• Bachelor’s Degree
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Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Information Technology
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
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