Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Director, Cybersecurity Architecture, Engineering and Operational Technology Date: Sep 16, 2025 Company: NextEra Energy Requisition ID: 90843 Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nations most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, were redefining whats possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy. Position Specific Description NextEra Energy is seeking a visionary leader to shape and strengthen our cybersecurity architecture across Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) environments. The Director of Cybersecurity Architecture, Engineering and Operational Technology will define strategic direction, design secure frameworks, and lead engineering and architecture teams to protect critical energy infrastructure and enterprise technologies from evolving threats. Responsibilities Define and execute the cybersecurity architecture strategy for both IT and OT environments, aligning security initiatives with NextEra Energys business objectives and risk tolerance. Lead the strategic development of cybersecurity for artificial intelligence adoption across the enterprise. Lead the strategic consolidation of cybersecurity platforms to deliver capabilities in a standardized security stack, and rationalize applications to the least cost and most efficient model. Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of secure network and system architectures for IT, OT, and enterprise/cloud environments, including SCADA, DCS, EMS, generation, transmission, distribution, and renewable energy control systems. Develop and enforce security-by-design principles in collaboration with engineering, operations, and IT teams to ensure resilience of custom-built platforms, control networks, and enterprise services. Lead teams to architect and deploy cybersecurity tools tailored to OT environments, including Industrial IDS/IPS, firewalls, data diodes, and secure remote access solutions. Establish network segmentation models (e.g., Purdue Model, zero trust) to isolate OT assets, reduce lateral movement, and secure communications between IT and OT zones. Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (NIST CSF, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, and other federal/state requirements). Partner with GRC teams to support audits and assessments. Collaborate with Security Operations to integrate threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and incident response outputs in design patterns and engineering plans across IT and OT domains. Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of cybersecurity architects and engineers focused on IT and OT security challenges, and envision an AI-enabled cybersecurity program. Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on cybersecurity architecture matters, presenting roadmaps, risk analyses, and investment recommendations. Manage vendor and partner relationships to evaluate emerging technologies and integrate best-in-class solutions into NextEras environment. Collaborate with investment portfolio companies. Required Qualifications Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Electrical/Control Systems Engineering, or related field. Advanced degree strongly preferred. 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity architecture and engineering leadership experience, including at least 5 years experience in OT/ICS/SCADA security. Demonstrated expertise designing and implementing secure architectures for industrial control systems, including familiarity with DNP3, Modbus, OPC, and other ICS protocols. Strong knowledge of NERC CIP standards, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, IEC 62443 series, and federal energy regulations. Hands-on experience with network segmentation, zero trust networking, zone enforcement, and secure remote access technologies in an industrial environment. Proven ability to drive security-by-design in DevSecOps pipelines, integrating secure coding practices and automated testing for IT and OT applications. Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with a track record of aligning technical initiatives to business objectives. Demonstrated execution of budget, project planning and labor allocation. Relevant certifications such as CISSP, GICSP, CISA. Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with cloud security architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid IT/OT deployments. Experience with advanced threat detection platforms, SOAR, and industrial anomaly detection. Prior experience in the energy or utility sector, with an understanding of generation, transmission, and distribution operations. Job Overview Job Duties & Responsibilities Provides leadership, influence, vision, roadmap, and direction to the organization to contribute to achieving the company's goals Works with IT leaders to develop overall IT strategy in alignment with business strategy Oversees the value stream by focusing on cost and risks of technology portfolio to meet business needs Supports and fosters innovative technologies to deliver new ideas that enable business transformation Ensures high levels of ongoing system and application performance in production environments Oversees the development of processes and tools to automate code releases from development to operations (DevOps) Establishes and drives technology roadmaps that align with current and future business needs Manages third party technical and outsourcing relationships to deliver project and operational support objectives Ensures technology processes are conducted in line with applicable standards and company policies Performs other job-related duties as assigned Required Qualifications Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience Experience: 10+ years Supervisor/Management Experience: 5+ years Preferred Qualifications NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. here to learn more. Employee Group: Exempt Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Information Technology Organization: Florida Power & Light Company Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. 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