OT Security Engineer (Physical Security Systems)

<p><strong>Does contributing to the smooth operations of a leading EU Agency appeal to you? Then this could be your next opportunity!</strong></p> <p><strong>About the Agency</strong></p> <p>Our client, eu-LISA, is the European Union Agency responsible for operating large-scale IT systems that help keep Europe safe and support cooperation in areas like security, migration, and justice. Civitta, in cooperation with Talenta, provides temporary agency workers to eu-LISA.</p> <p><strong>We are looking for</strong></p> <p><strong>OT Security Engineer (Physical Security Systems)</strong> supporting the Protective Security Sector within the Security Unit. The position is based in Strasbourg, France.</p> <p><strong>About the Job</strong></p> <p><br>In this role, you will protect the network and infrastructure behind the Agency’s physical security systems, such as access control, CCTV, intrusion detection and security management platforms. You will be a hands-on technical practitioner who assesses, hardens and improves this environment, working closely with the Physical Security Systems Administrators, ICT colleagues and external service providers.</p><br><strong>You will</strong><br> <li>Carry out regular security assessments of servers, workstations, network devices and administration interfaces supporting physical security systems</li> <li>Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, excessive privileges and possible attack vectors</li> <li>Maintain vulnerability registers, track remediation and verify that corrective actions are effective</li> <li>Implement corrective measures directly or coordinate them with technical stakeholders, and escalate unresolved risks</li> <li>Develop and maintain security baselines and hardening standards, and check compliance with them</li> <li>Support secure authentication, privileged access management and secure administration practices</li> <li>Assess LAN, VLAN and network segmentation, and the security impact of integrations and third-party connections</li> <li>Recommend and implement improvements to network segregation, access restrictions and resilience</li> <li>Contribute security expertise to infrastructure upgrades and the deployment of new security capabilities</li> <li>Produce technical reports and regular reporting on the security posture of the physical security infrastructure</li> <li>Monitor security advisories and threat developments, and contribute to the continuous improvement of security standards</li> <br><strong>Requirements </strong><br> <li>A university degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Network Engineering, Information Systems or a related field</li> <li>Minimum 5 years of professional experience in network security, infrastructure security, cybersecurity or technical security assessment</li> <li>Proven hands-on experience in performing security assessments, analysing network and system configurations and hardening systems yourself (the role is not limited to governance, policy or audit coordination)</li> <li>Sound knowledge of TCP/IP, switching, LAN/VLAN architectures, network segmentation, OS security, patch management and privileged access management</li> <li>A valid Personnel Security Clearance at EU CONFIDENTIAL level or higher, or an equivalent national clearance recognised by an EU Member State</li> <li>Good command of written and spoken English and French (minimum B2 in both)</li> <li>Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Security+, GIAC or CCNP Security, and experience with access control, CCTV or intrusion detection systems, are a strong adv