Specialist Cybersecurity (Operational Technology & Cyber Physical)

Overview Milaha is committed to leading the way in operational technology and cyber-physical security initiatives, ensuring the highest standards of safety and compliance in the maritime industry.

About the Role

The role is responsible for driving OT security assessments and remediation, ensuring compliance with maritime regulatory requirements (IMO, IACS), and embedding OT systems into Milaha’s business continuity and disaster recovery framework.

Responsibilities

Lead Milaha’s Vessel OT Cybersecurity Program (assessment and remediation workstreams) as the primary focus, ensuring alignment with IMO and IACS standards.

Maintain OT / ICS security baselines, risk register, and remediation roadmap, extending practices to cyber-physical systems in innovation projects.

Ensure continuous improvement of OT security posture through assessments, gap closure, and stakeholder engagement.

Manage OT security monitoring, vulnerability management, and anomaly detection across vessel systems.

Coordinate OT incident response activities, develop OT-specific playbooks, and integrate maritime threat intelligence into OT operations and response planning.

Work with SOC / MSSP partners and fleet operations teams to triage, contain, and recover from OT-related incidents.

Ensure enterprise-wide visibility and alignment with Milaha’s overall incident management framework.

Ensure ongoing compliance with IMO 2021 Guidelines, IACS Unified Requirements (E26 / E27), and other maritime cybersecurity obligations.

Support regulatory inspections, classification society reviews, and client cybersecurity audits with OT-specific evidence.

Monitor evolving OT regulatory and industry standards, embedding them into Milaha’s OT security framework.

Integrate vessel OT and other operational systems into Milaha’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans (BCP / DRP).

Conduct OT-focused resilience drills and simulations to validate readiness and recovery capabilities.

Align OT recovery strategies with enterprise-wide continuity and disaster recovery requirements.

Collaborate with Milaha Ship Management, engineering, and innovation project teams to embed OT security in daily operations and new system lifecycles.

Provide OT cybersecurity awareness and training to vessel crews and technical staff.

Act as the security liaison with OT vendors, shipyards, and classification societies to ensure secure integration and lifecycle governance.

Provide OT cybersecurity assurance and audit support for fleet OT systems, shipboard inspections, and classification reviews.

Undertake additional cybersecurity tasks or projects as assigned within the department.

Support other cybersecurity initiatives or assignments as required, contributing expertise to cross-pillar to strengthen Milaha’s overall cybersecurity posture.

Qualifications Required Skills

Experience in OT security assessments and remediation.

Knowledge of maritime regulatory requirements (IMO, IACS).

Strong incident response and monitoring skills.

Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders and vendors.

Preferred Skills

Experience with SOC / MSSP operations.

Familiarity with cyber-physical systems.

Knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

Maritime Transportation

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