Armis Security Consultant – Pharma R&D Laboratory & OTIoT Environments

Shrive Technologies LLC

Job Location:

Rahway, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title/Role

Armis Security Consultant Pharma R&D Laboratory & OT/IoT Environments

Detailed JD

Job Summary
The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience with the Armis platform strong fundamentals in networking and endpoint security and an understanding of laboratory instrumentation and R&D workflows. This role requires close collaboration with R&D scientists lab operations IT infrastructure and central cybersecurity teams within a regulated pharmaceutical or biotech environment.

Key Responsibilities
Armis Platform Operations

Act as the day-to-day Armis subject matter expert for R&D laboratory environments.

Configure tune and maintain Armis policies alerts device classifications and risk scoring aligned to lab-specific use cases.

Integrate Armis with existing security and IT tools to enrich device and risk context.

Support testing validation and rollout of new Armis features and capabilities.

Continuously refine detection logic to reduce false positives and ensure actionable insights.

Lab Asset Visibility & Risk Identification

Maintain accurate and up-to-date inventories of laboratory OT and IoT devices using Armis.

Identify vulnerable unsupported or misconfigured lab devices and network segments.

Document findings and collaborate with lab IT instrument owners and central security to develop remediation and risk reduction strategies.

Policies Procedures & Controls

Develop document and maintain security policies standards and operating procedures for laboratory environments including:
Vulnerability and patch management approaches suitable for lab equipment.
Incident detection triage and response processes leveraging Armis.
Ensure alignment with internal security standards and applicable frameworks such as ISO 27001 NIST and GxP requirements where relevant.

Monitoring Analysis & Incident Support

Configure and manage Armis alerts for anomalous behavior policy violations and potential security incidents.
Triage and investigate alerts correlating findings with SIEM network logs and other security tools.
Provide technical input to security incident response efforts including containment strategies impact analysis and recovery recommendations.
Prepare and deliver reports on lab asset inventory risk posture vulnerabilities and incident trends to stakeholders.

Collaboration & Training

Partner closely with R&D scientists lab operations and instrument owners to understand workflows and operational constraints.
Ensure security controls are practical risk-based and minimally disruptive to scientific work.
Support security awareness and training sessions for lab users and IT support teams related to OT/IoT security and Armis processes.

Qualifications
Required

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security Engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Hands-on experience administering Armis or a comparable OT/IoT/medical device security platform.
5 years of experience in cybersecurity network/security operations or OT/IoT security roles.
Strong understanding of network fundamentals (TCP/IP VLANs routing switching firewalls NAC).
Experience with asset discovery risk scoring and anomaly detection concepts.
Proven experience developing or implementing security procedures runbooks or SOPs.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical teams and non-technical R&D stakeholders.

Job Title/Role Armis Security Consultant Pharma R&D Laboratory & OT/IoT Environments Detailed JD Job Summary The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience with the Armis platform strong fundamentals in networking and endpoint security and an understanding of laboratory instrum...