About the Company
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Acireale (Italy), BaxEnergy is a high-tech global company offering software and solutions for renewable energy. It provides end-to-end digital solutions for asset performance management, grid control, and cybersecurity, supporting energy companies and industrial operators worldwide. Through innovation, BaxEnergy enables decarbonization and advances the global transition toward a smarter, more sustainable energy future.
We Are Hiring: OT Cybersecurity / Hardening Engineer
Role Mission
Ensure that CPPC Tiers developments maintain a strong and compliant OT cybersecurity architecture, aligned with IEC 62443 standards, safeguarding real-time control environments operating under strict grid-code requirements.
Acireale or Rome, Italy
Full remote (only freelance consultancy agreements)
Employee Salary Range (Gross Annual Salary, RAL): € 60,000.00 - 80,000.00
Contractor Compensation Range (Annualized): € 70,000.00 - 90,000.00
Key Responsibilities
- Review control system architecture changes and communication flows




- Define and implement system hardening strategies (OS, network, services, access control)
- Support secure boot, backup and recovery mechanisms
- Ensure segregation between IT and OT domains
- Assist in cybersecurity audits and compliance activities
- Contribute to risk assessments and threat modeling for industrial environments
- Collaborate with Control, Integration and QA teams to embed security-by-design principles

Required Skills
- Strong expertise in OT cybersecurity frameworks (IEC 62443 mandatory)
- Experience securing Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
- System hardening experience on industrial controllers / RT environments
- Understanding of power plant control architectures (PPC, BESS, microgrids) is a strong plus

We consider both permanent employment and freelance consultancy agreements, depending on the candidate's profile and project needs. The contract type and compensation package will be comm

📌 Cybersecurity OT (Italia)
🏢 Linkedin
📍 Italia