We are looking for an OT Technical Lead to deliver and validate end-to-end OT cybersecurity solutions through controlled pilot deployments in live factory environments. You will play a critical role in ensuring both security and operational effectiveness, supporting the scale-up of a global cybersecurity initiative.

Key Responsibilities

- Translate approved OT cybersecurity designs and recommendations into executable pilot technical packages
- Assess implementation against approved architecture, standards, and policies, identifying design gaps and factory-specific constraints
- Propose pragmatic technical and operational countermeasures and improvements to the reference technical package
- Act as the remote technical lead during the pilot phase, coordinating local OT, IT, and act as a bridge between global and local Operations teams
- Ensure pilot implementation and testing activities are safe for production and aligned with plant constraints
- Coordinate and technically steer external vendors (OEMs, integrators), ensuring alignment with pilot scope and targets
- Drive the validation of the delivered configurations and outcomes, and coordinate functional, integration, and security testing during pilots
- Troubleshoot OT/IT/cyber issues across networks, firewalls, access paths, and tools
- Ensure compliance with OT security standards and internal policies, supporting the assessment of cyber risk reduction
- Produce structured pilot documentation, including configuration reports, test scripts, user manuals, procedures, and lessons learned

Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in OT Engineering, OT Cybersecurity, OT Consulting, or OT/IT integration.




- Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Strong knowledge of: Network Security & Remote Access, PAM & Active Directory, SCADA and Industrial Networks.
- Experience leading technical deployments, testing, troubleshooting, and coordinating vendors or technical teams.
- Experience with risk assessment, compliance, and technical documentation.

Soft Skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Problem-solving and analytical mindset.
- Independence and accountability.
- Agile and solution-oriented approach.
- English: Professional written and spoken proficiency.
- Italian: Professional written and spoken proficiency

Desired Qualifications
- Experience with OT cybersecurity projects in manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of PAM, remote access solutions, and OT security standards (e.G., ISA/IEC 62443).
- Certifications such as GICSP, OT Cybersecurity, Scrum, Agile, or Project Management are a plus.
- Strong testing and validation mindset.
- Experience working with SCADA, industrial networks, and shop floor environments.

Work Conditions
- Working hours: 40 working hours per week
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working setup (hybrid, on site, remote): Hybrid, 1/2 days from home

Salary and Benefits
- Salary starting at 50,000 EUR gross per year, depending on seniority level.
- Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) applied: Terziario Commercio with the following benefits: Meal vouchers of 8 EUR per worked day;

Medical insurance;
Referral bonuses for recommending friends;

Training via Stefanini LinkedIn Learning, IT and soft skills training provided by specialists;

Opportunities forprofessional development in a stable multinational environment;

Exposure to an international environment as part of a multicultural team spread across Europe.

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📌 Ot Technical Lead - €50.000 A Year (Bologna)
🏢 Stefanini
📍 Bologna