Manager, OT & Security

Cypress Creek Renewables is a leading U.S. renewable energy company that develops, finances, owns, and operates utility-scale solar and energy storage projects across the country. The company has commercialized more than 19 gigawatts of solar and energy storage capacity spanning over 850 projects in 28 states, with its operations and maintenance division, Cypress Creek Solutions, managing a portfolio totaling 8.6 gigawatts. With over a decade of hands-on experience, the company provides reliable clean energy infrastructure including solar, storage, and firm capacity solutions designed to meet America's growing electricity demands. Cypress Creek's mission centers on delivering energy infrastructure responsibly and with a long-term ownership perspective. The company produced enough electricity to power more than 392,000 homes from its owned fleet of operating projects in 2025, and has invested more than $4.5 billion in projects from inception through the end of 2024. Its sustainability focus is integrated into day-to-day operations, emphasizing safe operation, reliable power delivery, and responsible project management that generates lasting benefits for decades. A distinguishing aspect of Cypress Creek's approach is its deep commitment to the communities where its projects are sited. The company works in direct partnership with local stakeholders, landowners, and community organizations to ensure projects deliver meaningful long-term economic and social value. With a team of more than 400 professionals, Cypress Creek positions itself as a mission-driven organization dedicated to building the future of clean energy through experience, integrity, and community partnership.

The Company

The energy industry is entering one of the most significant periods of growth and transformation in its history. Meeting the nation’s growing demand for reliable electricity will require new ideas, new infrastructure, and talented people committed to building for the future. 

At Cypress Creek Energy, we’re meeting that challenge by developing and operating the energy infrastructure needed to power communities, support economic opportunity, and strengthen resilience. We believe our responsibility extends beyond the grid and that how we build matters just as much as what we build. 

That same commitment extends to our employees. We invest in professional growth, encourage collaboration across teams, and provide opportunities to take ownership, expand your expertise, and advance your career. Our culture is grounded in safety, accountability, respect, and a shared commitment to deliver results. Join us and help meet one of the most important energy challenges of our time while building a rewarding career. 

Overview

Cypress Creek Solutions operates and maintains a geographically distributed fleet of utility-scale solar and energy storage assets and depends on its operational technology (OT) — the control, monitoring, and communications systems that run the fleet — and on securing those systems and the company’s information. As we scale, we are investing in the leadership to own operational technology and its security, and to build the program and team that will run it. This is a leadership role with ownership of both OT operations and OT and enterprise security.

As Manager, OT & Security, you are the program lead for operational technology and security at Cypress Creek Solutions — accountable both for the OT systems, networks, and infrastructure that monitor and control our generation and storage fleet, and for the OT Security Program and broader cybersecurity posture that protect them. You set strategy and standards, mature the function from the ground up, lead and grow the team, own the relationship with our managed security provider, and answer reliability, availability, and security outcomes to leadership. You keep safety and availability first, balance operational and security demands, and translate risk into clear decisions.

Operational technology at Cypress Creek Solutions runs the generation and storage fleet, and its security extends across the IT/OT boundary into enterprise systems. This role owns the OT environment and its security directly, partners with the technology organization on the IT side, and holds our managed security provider accountable for contracted monitoring and response. The goal is OT that is both reliable and secure — one coherent posture across the whole environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the program lead and accountable owner of the OT Security Program end to end — its charter, policy, standards, and supporting plans that protect our battery storage, SCADA, and generation environments — and drive it from establishment to sustained operation.
• Own the strategy, architecture, and standards for the operational technology that monitors and controls the fleet — SCADA, site controllers, historians, HMIs, and field communications — with reliability and availability as first-order objectives.
• Steward the OT platform and infrastructure lifecycle, from selection and commissioning through maintenance, upgrade, and decommissioning, coordinating with engineering, operations, and the monitoring team.
• Set and execute security strategy across OT and, in coordination with the technology organization, the company’s broader IT security posture.
• Lead, hire, and mentor the security team — including OT security engineering and analysis — and set objectives as the function scales.
• Own governance, risk, and compliance: security policy, risk assessments and the risk register, exceptions, and control assurance.
• Oversee NERC CIP low impact obligations for in-scope assets, coordinating with NERC CIP Compliance so the security program and regulatory compliance stay aligned.
• Direct the managed security service provider relationship — services, SLAs, escalation, and performance — while retaining accountability for security outcomes.
• Serve as incident commander for significant OT and security incidents, coordinating technical response, executive communication, and post-incident improvement.
• Own the security budget and tooling roadmap, prioritizing investment against risk.
• Report security posture, key risks, and program metrics to the VP and executive leadership.

Education & Experience Required

• 8 -10+ years in operational technology and/or cybersecurity, including 5+ years leading OT, security, or technology teams or programs.
• Hands-on understanding of OT systems and infrastructure — SCADA, control systems, historians, and OT networks — and what it takes to keep them reliable and available.
• Demonstrated ownership of a security or technology program — strategy, governance, risk, and operations — ideally including OT/ICS environments.
• A strong grasp of OT security frameworks (IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82) and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, plus the IT/OT boundary.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP obligations relevant to generation and storage assets (low-high impact).
• A proven ability to build and lead teams and to manage service providers and budgets.
• The judgment to weigh security against operational safety and availability, and to communicate risk credibly to executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.
• Embrace and live by the mission and values of Cypress Creek Energy

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISM, GICSP, GSLC, or equivalent senior security certification.
• Experience running OT operations or platform teams in generation, storage, or utilities.
• Experience in energy, utilities, or critical infrastructure.
• Experience standing up or maturing an OT security program from an early stage.
• Experience overseeing a managed security service provider and OT-appropriate security tooling.

Location: The preferred location for this role is one of our office locations: Durham, NC. Our team operates on a hybrid schedule, with in-office schedule of three days per week.

Benefits:

• 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays.
• 401(k) Match
• Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
• Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Phone Bill Reimbursement
• Company Swag

A note to Recruiting Agencies Cypress Creek Energy Human Resources team does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters, staffing firms, or related agencies. The Human Resources team coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company. We do not accept resumes from third-party recruiters unless authorized by the Human Resources team and if a signed agreement is in place. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of CCE and we are not responsible for any related fees. All communication related to recruiting partnerships should ONLY be directed to the Human Resources team. 

Cypress Creek Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and values diversity, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

 

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