From Senior Technician, Controls and BMS to OT Controls Engineer in Australia
A step up the ladder, typically 3 years.
Skills to build
What an OT Controls Engineer needs beyond a Senior Technician, Controls and BMS.
Cyber and OT security
- Segment control networks Authority
- Control vendor remote access Up to Leads others
- Govern logical access to control systems Leads others
- IT and OT ownership boundaries Leads others
- Keep the OT asset inventory Leads others
- OT security standards Leads others
- Patch OT through vendors Up to Leads others
- Respond to an OT security event Leads others
Network deployment and operations
- IP addressing and subnetting Up to Leads others
BMS and fire
- Monitor and control liquid-cooling systems Up to Leads others
Procedures and documents
- Work within change management Leads others
Emergency response
- Recognise and report a suspected cyber incident Up to Independent
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Sources and licences
- Critical Facilities reference framework © Facility Labs. (CC BY 4.0)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, OSCA – Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0, and its correspondence to ISCO-08. CC BY 4.0. (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International)