Position Summary:

 

The Cyber Defense Operations (CDO) Team is responsible for identifying and managing cyber risks and leading operational remediation projects for both ship and shore. For ships the focus is to reduce risk to passenger, crew, and RCCL shipboard assets. The goal of the CDO Program is to provide cybersecurity architectural and engineering guidance on projects and strategy driven by shoreside business, marine operations, newbuild, and shipboard IT organization to appropriately manage operational, regulatory, and safety risks as well as optimizing investments by reducing future remediation efforts.

 

The CDO Engineer assists with the execution of the CDO strategy and program initiatives at RCL. The role will partner with subject matter experts, peers and leaders across RCL shore and shipboard lines of business regarding cyber risks.  The role will be an individual contributor providing cyber risk management and assurance expertise so that systems located within or connected to RCL environments (Shoreside cyber tools, IT hotel operations systems, OT navigation/bridge, and marine engineering), have been implemented and maintained, adhering to cybersecurity guidelines, and corporate information security standards, maritime regulations. This position will also help influence IT and maritime business units to raise awareness of the cybersecurity space and their role in ensuring the overall safety of our passengers, crew, shoreside systems and maritime IT/OT/ET systems.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Key contributor to the protection of shoreside IT and shipboard IT and OT systems and processes to appropriately reduce existing and emerging risks to RCL assets Technical excellence – Administer systems to deliver high availability & security Troubleshooting skills – Identify and fix root causes of failure, with primary focus on firewall, EDR, and proxy issues Change Management - Ensure that outages & change requests are correctly documented, prioritized, and closed Ability to specialize – Become an expert in 1-3 of our tools so you can solve difficult problems Ability to learn – Provide basic support across a variety of security systems Participate in 24/7 on-call rotations to resolve critical issues Leverage information security activities and technologies to raise cyber situational awareness and protection Assist with maritime cybersecurity technology intended to protect shipboard systems and information is configured and operating per established standards. Maintain technical standards, architectural/engineering diagrams, and procedures for shoreside, shipboard and newbuild IT and technology Review and understand complex cyber guidelines (NIST) and regulations such as BIMCO Cybersecurity Guidelines for Ships, U.S. Coast Guard security requirements, and International Maritime Organization (IMO) Contribute with a high degree of self-sufficiency and resourcefulness on individual and departmental performance objectives High degree of motivation to maintain technical skills and cybersecurity knowledge relevant by seeking self-development opportunities such as industry certifications, investing time to learn new skills, and networking with peers in the security industry Actively engage in liaison activities with industry associations, peer institutions, regulatory and contractual agencies/organizations and IS information sharing communities

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience. 4-6 years of experience within Information Security 2+ years of experience in information security operations role Demonstrated ability to perform independent analysis of complex problems Deep technical knowledge in multiple enterprise security tool categories, especially firewalls, VPN, web security proxies, and endpoint security tools. Prior experience with CMDB, Proxy, firewalls, or EDR systems are strongly preferred. Broad IT knowledge, including hardware, virtualization, networking, architecture, common protocols, files systems and operating systems. An ability to communicate complex technical issues to English-speakers from many cultures Must have competent verbal and written communication abilities; interpersonal collaborative skills; and the ability to communicate IS and risk-related concepts to technical and non-technical audiences Ability to learn methodologies, tools, best practices and processes within specific areas of responsibility Decision-making, reporting, communication, and skills Understanding of Apple, Linux and Windows Operating systems. Understanding of TCP/IP networks and the OSI stack. Technical understanding across IT systems (applications, networks etc) and information security products (i.e firewalls, IPS, SIEM, proxy) and application security/vulnerability testing tools/techniques Understanding of cybersecurity controls related to a number of cybersecurity frameworks/guidelines such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework and BIMCO/CLIA/ICS/INTERCARGO Cybersecurity Guidelines Industry certifications are a plus

 

Knowledge and Skills:

Demonstrates organizational skills and time management Ability to manage multiple tasks / projects while ensuring deadlines are met Displays sound judgment with a high level of integrity, ethics and ability to calmly, diplomatically and effectively deal with stressful situations  Able to formulate, communicate exceptions/findings and technical solutions Demonstrate a degree of creativity with adept analytical and problem solving skills General understanding or experience with some Marine or Industrial Engineering OT systems (ICS, Engine Control, HVAC, Water Treatment, Power Generation & Management) and Navigation Systems (ECDIS, GPS, Dynamic Positioning Systems, Voyage Management Systems) is a plus Ability to identify remediation activities based on risk to the overall enterprise An understanding of anomaly detection methodologies and tools Understanding of cryptographic controls and the application is a plus