Automation Engineer (Cybersecurity) at SLB
Mobile, AL
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Jul 26, 2026
Mobile, AL
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on industrial automation and control system (IACS) cybersecurity within a manufacturing environment. The engineer configures and secures plant networks, firewalls, PLCs, HMIs, and servers; troubleshoots industrial control components; and drives digitalization and automation improvements across global manufacturing facilities. It suits someone with a blend of OT/IT security knowledge and hands-on industrial networking experience.
Senior level · 7+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The SOC classification is a genuine judgment call. The role title and cybersecurity framing point to 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts), but a large portion of the day-to-day work — configuring switches, routers, firewalls, PLCs, HMIs, and plant networks in an OT/manufacturing environment — is closer to 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators). 15-1212 was chosen because the explicit IACS cybersecurity mandate and security-design responsibilities are the primary framing.
Siemens S7 appears both in the required section ('Experience working with automation systems and PLCs (Siemens S7 preferred)') and the desirable section. Because it is explicitly flagged 'preferred' even within the requirements block, it is treated as preferred rather than a hard gate.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelors in Engineering/IT/Computer Science (Electrical Engineering preferred)' with no equivalent-experience substitution offered, so a Bachelor's degree is treated as a hard requirement.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Firewall configuration.
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