JOB DESCRIPTION FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to safety, reliability, and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,500 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of 3,780 megawatts. This position is within FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. This position's base reporting location is in Akron, Ohio with significant flexible work location opportunities. This position is within FirstEnergy's Cyber Security Operations and reports to the Manager of Cyber Security Technologies. We're looking for a strategic, technically skilled leader to shape the future of OT Network Security. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers responsible for the operation of OT network traffic analysis and visibility platforms protecting FirstEnergy's realtime (OT) networks - including substations and other field/critical infrastructure locations - that ensure compliance with NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, specifically NERC CIP-015, for programmable electronic devices and networks within the OT environment in support of the electric grid. This role is responsible for responding to operational and cyber security incidents, including those affecting OT/ICS assets and BES Cyber Systems. This role works closely with IT Transmission Systems and other cybersecurity personnel. Responsibilities Include * Provides leadership across our suite of OT Network Security tools, ensuring that they are configured appropriately, have the proper visibility into our real-time network, and are adhering FirstEnergy to NERC CIP Compliance standards. * Supervise a team responsible for providing visibility into the segmented operational technology networks through passive monitoring, network telemetry collection, communications analysis and intrusion detection supported by the IT Tx team for our OT/ICS environments. * Maintain a high level of technical knowledge of the platforms supported by the team, including network protection devices and security postures deployed across substations, generation facilities, data centers, and other OT/field locations connecting servers, routers, and other Layer 3 devices. * Experience in designing, building, and delivering automated access control solutions, i.e., least privilege and zero trust. * Coordinate activities to maintain security platforms and applications with the latest firmware, software, and security patches. * Assist the manager and director with coordinating team projects to engineer, design, configure, and administer platforms to deliver quality, secure, and functional solutions in support of FirstEnergy's business objectives. * Partner with transmission and SCADA engineering teams on OT-related communications protocols (e.g., Modbus, DNP3, IEC 61850) and build/maintain working relationships with OT partners to ensure security activities are coordinated and non-disruptive to operations. * Responsible for managing staff performance by setting objectives, goals, priorities, tracking performance and providing feedback. Assists in personal growth of staff through individual development plans, mentoring, coaching and stretch assignments.