LyondellBasell · 22 hours ago
Business Information Security Officer
Clinton, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $167K/yr
6+ years expLyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. The Business Information Security Officer (BISO) provides tactical direction to mitigate digital risks and enhance cybersecurity across regional and local sites, ensuring effective execution of the global cybersecurity program in operational technology environments.
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Responsibilities
Oversee the operation of regional and local IT and ICS computing systems and security software including hardware and software lifecycle (Firewall, Anti Malware, Patch and Asset Management[PM1.1][bdVD1.2], etc.)
Ensure that all regional sites’ networks and systems comply with Corporate and Industry[PM2.1][bdVD2.2] standards
Contribute to internal documentation and standards (build documents, operational excellence, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, security whitepapers, Technical Designs)
Help to validate the translation of the company policies from English into the local language (spoken by the BISOs as their first language) as optional if they have the capabilities
Advise or consult on OT changes initiated by IT and Site Management
Participate in Purdue Level 2 and 3 monitoring[KJL3.1], including the review, validation and reporting of security metrics
Assist in Operational Excellence audit support, Site Vulnerability Assessments and Cyber Process Hazard Analysis
Facilitate forensics investigations and incident follow-up
Support the design, implementation and documentation of (security) OT and M&A projects and initiatives
Ensure effective regional security awareness program implementation and training
Improve overall cyber resilience to the next level of maturity and effectiveness according with the defined BSS roadmap
Regularly analyze LyondellBasell’s intrusion protection processes and lead efforts to improve it through automation, integration, and aggregation
Provide information protection expertise to IT operational teams to ensure systems are properly protected and monitored by design. Communicate threats appropriately
Profile new and emerging threats to the IT landscape and drive changes needed in response
Serve as a member to the event response team, providing mentoring to other team members as needed, while performing Level 2 support
Contribute ideas to the future state technology roadmap ensuring effective investments are made to enable scale, quality, and maintenance and overall cost effectiveness
Assist in setting technical direction and strategy for ICS systems architecture and security
Understand the security vulnerability management process and be able to conduct vulnerability assessments for the IT and ICS infrastructure, including mitigation and patch testing
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field, or equivalent professional 6-8 years of technical experience
Support for LyondellBasell's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy and values
Exceptional communication and advocacy skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to express complex and technical issues in clear and concise language
Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with both business-oriented and technology-oriented personnel
Working knowledge of one or more of these technologies: Microsoft Windows, Active Directory architecture & management, Group Policies, network topology, Anti Malware, SQLServer Database Management, virtualization, Manufacturing Execution Systems
Ability to perform field work for site assessments including visiting control rooms, rail yards, network closets, offices, and inspections of external perimeter fencing in a variety of physical locations – requiring walking for extended distances, walking over uneven terrain, and wearing protective equipment (PPE)
Preferred
Experience in information security, information technology (IT), or operational technology (OT)
Experience developing and refining risk based, defense-in-depth security architectures based on established frameworks such as NIST, ISO27001 or IEC62443
Working knowledge of plant ICS systems (i.e. Modbus, OPC, AspenTech, OSI PI, Sample Manager, PAS Alarm Management, Honeywell, DeltaV, Yokogawa, Siemens, Schneider, etc.)
Practical knowledge of different message distribution techniques to ensure end users understand and apply the behavioral changes necessary to reduce the ‘human factors' risk
Detailed understanding of manufacturing and business systems
Ability to work with minimal supervision with demonstrated mentoring skills
Ability to travel as required, up to 10%
Company
LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell is a petrochemical producer..
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.25B2025-11-10Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $750M
Leadership Team
Peter Vanacker
Chief Executive Officer
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