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Title: Director - Oil, Gas & Chemicals Clients (Remote Eligible) Location: Remote United States Department: Director.D Job Description: The Technical Director serves as the subject matter expert for technical services provided to Oil, Gas & Chemical (OGC) clients. The Director has strong expertise in OT/ICS cybersecurity, industrial operations, and sector-specific risk environments.as the senior subject matter expert for client-facing technical services, with deep expertise in Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems (OT/ICS). This role leads the development, refinement, and expansion of service offerings, while providing strategic technical guidance to both project delivery and business development teams. What You Will Do: - Serve as the subject matter expert for technical services provided to Oil, Gas & Chemical (OGC) clients, with strong expertise in OT/ICS cybersecurity, industrial operations, and sector-specific risk environments. - Provide technical expertise and guidance to project teams supporting OGC clients, ensuring solutions are practical, high quality, and aligned with client operational needs. - Execute billable project work, where appropriate, by serving as a senior technical resource on client engagements and contributing directly to high-value project delivery. - Act as a trusted technical expert frequently engaged for input on complex OGC and OT/ICS-related matters, supporting the planning and execution of project work. - Direct, review, and strengthen the technical contributions of team members across projects and broader company initiatives. - Ensure the right technical resources are assigned to the right projects to support effective delivery, utilization, and client success. - Take a solution-oriented approach to improving effectiveness and efficiency across assigned projects, daily team activities, and broader organizational initiatives. - Act as the lead technical expert for clients on assigned projects, particularly in environments involving industrial control systems, operational technology, and critical process operations. - Manage assigned client relationships to ensure satisfaction with ABS Consulting services and maintain strong engagement with OGC clients. - Build and maintain relationships with key client decision-makers by demonstrating credibility in both Oil, Gas & Chemical operations and OT/ICS cybersecurity challenges. - Maintain active awareness of technical, business, and management developments affecting current and prospective OGC clients, and communicate relevant insights to senior leadership. - Engage proactively with clients to understand business priorities, operational risks, and emerging needs, while identifying follow-on service opportunities. - Leverage knowledge of ABS Consulting services, client environments, and OGC market needs to advise operations and business development during proposal preparation. - Represent ABS Group in promoting OGC-focused products and services, including capabilities related to OT/ICS cybersecurity, industrial risk, and operational resilience. - Partner closely with sales teams to identify business opportunities, propose client-focused solutions, and support the development of technical proposals. - Support marketing and business development initiatives designed to attract, retain, and expand relationships with OGC clients. - Participate in marketing activities, conference presentations, and development of technical whitepapers to strengthen market visibility and position the firm as a leader in OGC and OT/ICS cybersecurity. - Coach others on how to apply technical expertise to deepen customer relationships, increase client intimacy, and identify new business development opportunities. - Provide thought leadership and technical expertise that reinforces ABS Consulting’s reputation as a recognized expert in the Oil, Gas & Chemical sector and in OT/ICS cybersecurity. - Actively engage in networking activities to develop relationships with potential clients and expand the firm’s presence in the OGC market. - Serve as a mentor and coach to team members, actively supporting the development of technical capabilities through mentorship, training, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. What You Will Need: Education and Experience - Must have an advanced degree or bachelor’s degree or equal work-related experience and industry presence. - 15+ years of relevant professional experience - At least one relevant security certification such as CISSP, CISM or similar. - Relevant technical certifications required. - While the position is remote, regular travel (50%+) to client sites and project locations is a core part of the role. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Ability to gain, retain, illustrate comprehension of learned technical knowledge, and transfer knowledge to other members of the team. - Ability to actively listen to the needs of our clients and internal teams by receiving, assessing, and generating probing questions surrounding the shared information to better understand client needs to provide technical expertise. - Openly accept change as part of business evolution to meet the needs of our clients, provides recommendations to enhance business, and drives change across the organization. - Possess a firm understanding of key performance indicators and their significance to the business and takes action to drive results amongst the organization. - Ability to utilize established rapport and role as a subject matter expert with existing customers to identify and consistently generate new business opportunities in collaboration with sales team. - Ability to plan and deliver outcomes with colleagues, understand business goals, hold oneself and colleagues accountable for keeping commitments and high standards. This includes taking responsibility for their actions, behaviors, decisions and results, acknowledging and fixing mistakes, seeking feedback, and using root cause analysis to improve performance. - Must be dependable, highly reliable, and follow through on all assignments. - Ability to demonstrate independent, objective, open-minded thinking with strong attention to detail and sound judgment. - Must be an effective multi-tasker utilizing proficient time management skills. - Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System Salary: $180k - $200k depending on experience. Country Requirements: US Citizenship required for roles supporting government contracts. Reporting Relationships: Reports to a director or executive level position.

• Serve as the subject matter expert for technical services provided to Oil, Gas & Chemical (OGC) clients • Provide technical expertise and guidance to project teams supporting OGC clients • Execute billable project work as a senior technical resource on client engagements • Act as a trusted technical expert for input on complex OGC and OT/ICS-related matters • Direct, review, and strengthen the technical contributions of team members • Ensure the right technical resources are assigned to the right projects • Take a solution-oriented approach to improving effectiveness and efficiency • Act as the lead technical expert for clients on assigned projects • Manage assigned client relationships to ensure satisfaction with services • Build and maintain relationships with key client decision-makers • Maintain active awareness of technical, business, and management developments • Engage proactively with clients to understand business priorities • Leverage knowledge of services, client environments, and OGC market needs • Represent ABS Group in promoting OGC-focused products and services • Partner closely with sales teams to identify business opportunities • Support marketing and business development initiatives • Participate in marketing activities and development of technical whitepapers • Coach others on how to apply technical expertise • Provide thought leadership and technical expertise • Actively engage in networking activities • Serve as a mentor and coach to team members

• The auditor will receive additional training and is then expected to support the American Petroleum Institute (API). • Perform Quality Management Systems (QMS) audits of manufacturing, oil & natural gas service organizations. • Perform technical audits against product specifications, performance criteria, management systems, and contract requirements. • This position will be based at locations within the operational areas when on assignment. Responsibilities will be performed at assigned client locations.

• The auditor will receive additional training and is then expected to support the American Petroleum Institute (API). • Performing Quality Management Systems (QMS) audits of manufacturing, oil & natural gas service organizations. • Performing technical audits against product specifications, performance criteria, management systems, and contract requirements. • This position will be based at locations within the operational areas when on assignment. • Travel to and from audit locations using common transportation. • Some work may be performed in environments subject to hot and cold temperatures. • Climbing vertical ladders of various heights and construction staging of various heights may be necessary.

Consultant II Location: Locations 80 M Street SE, Washington, DC, 20003, US Remote Full-time Job Description: As a Consultant II, you will play a meaningful role in delivering high-impact projects alongside a talented team, helping ensure quality results are achieved on schedule, within budget, and aligned with client expectations. This role offers the opportunity to expand your technical and consulting capabilities by working closely with experienced senior consultants, gaining valuable knowledge, and applying that expertise to solve real client challenges. It is an ideal opportunity for a motivated professional who wants to grow, contribute, and build a strong foundation for advancement. What You Will Do: - Works on cybersecurity project tasks with other team members to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within available budget to meet customer requirements. - Provides frequent status updates to a task lead and/or a project manager. - Review project plans to understand the scope, schedule and assigned work. - Participate in client and project team meetings. - Assist with research and data analysis, including assisting with conducting customer or stakeholder analyses, cybersecurity assessments, and control reviews. - Prepare written documents, reports, and presentations. - Assist with giving oral presentations to clients. - Track and accurately report hours spent on projects. - Work with individuals at all levels, provide input to reports and other deliverables, execute multiple assignments, meet agreed deadlines, and adjust to changing client demands. - Perform quality assurance on project deliverables. - Support cybersecurity consulting activities such as risk assessments, policy/procedure reviews, gap assessments, and documentation of findings and recommendations. - Demonstrate a firm understanding of business and cybersecurity principles to formulate opportunities to enhance effectiveness and efficiencies. What You Will Need: Education and Experience - 2-4 years of relevant professional experience - Must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience - Ability to obtain security clearance. - Ability to obtain U.S. Passport. - While the position is remote, regular travel (50%+) to client sites and project locations is a core part of the role. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Ability to gain, retain and illustrate comprehension of learned technical knowledge - Ability to actively listen to the needs of our clients by receiving information shared, determining the context of the information provided, and assessing the information both qualitatively and quantitatively to form an opinion on information shared - Openly accept change as part of business evolution to meet the needs of our clients and supports it - Possess a firm understanding of key performance indicators and their significance to the business, and takes action to drive results - Ability to utilize established rapport with existing clients to identify and generate new business opportunities for current and/or additional services - Must take responsibility for actions and behaviors - Must acknowledge and learn from mistakes - Must understand assigned responsibilities and hold themself accountable for keeping commitments - Must be dependable and consistent - Must actively participate in daily activities - Ability to produce the expected quantity and quality of work. - Must consistently complete work assignments utilizing intermediate time management skills - Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System Salary: $67k - $75k Country Requirements: US Citizenship required for roles supporting government contracts Reporting Relationships: Reports to a manager, director, or executive level position

• The auditor will receive additional training and is then expected to support the American Petroleum Institute (API). • The Auditor is an experienced professional capable of performing Quality Management Systems (QMS) audits of manufacturing, oil & natural gas service organizations. • Auditors have extensive knowledge and the skillset to perform technical audits against product specifications, performance criteria, management systems, and contract requirements. • This position will be based at locations within the operational areas when on assignment.

• Provide cybersecurity expertise on project tasks to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within available budget • Assist project manager with defining and sequencing project tasks, estimating task duration and developing a project schedule • Review project management plans to understand the scope, schedule and assigned work authorization • Plan and schedule client meetings • Participate in client and project team meetings • Assist with research and data analysis • Prepare written documents, reports, and presentations • Develop conclusions and recommendations, draft reports, and assist with client presentations • Assist with giving oral presentations to clients • Track and report hours spent executing projects • Collaborate with individuals at all levels, execute multiple assignments, meet agreed deadlines, and adjust to changing client demands • Perform quality assurance on project deliverables • Develop relationships with existing customers to facilitate development of new business opportunities • Participate in proposal development, including writing proposals • Represent ABS Consulting and participate in promoting our products and services • Participate in marketing activities, conference presentations, technical whitepapers • Networking to meet new potential clients • Must be willing and able to travel 50% or more of the time as necessary to meet business needs.

Consultant, Principal United States (Remote) Job Description Your expertise secures the control systems that power real-world operations. ABS Group is looking for a Principal Consultant to serve as the on-the-ground OT cybersecurity expert for a major industrial client, operating at the intersection of cybersecurity, control systems engineering, and regulatory compliance. You'll advise on ICS/DCS security controls, strengthen asset and vulnerability management programs, support MTSA compliance efforts, and drive program maturity — all while mentoring team members and identifying opportunities to grow the client relationship. The role offers a hybrid schedule (two weeks onsite in southeast Texas, two weeks remote) and a front-row seat to some of the most consequential cybersecurity work in industrial operations. What You Will Do:   - Serve as the cybersecurity advisor and technical expert to the Control Systems team, ensuring quality services are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with customer requirements, including advising on security controls for ICS assets based on classification, criticality, and Purdue Model layer. - Provide ICS cybersecurity support for capital projects, ongoing ICS cybersecurity program operations, and compliance efforts in support of safe and reliable industrial operations, with emphasis on OT cybersecurity requirements in Distributed Control System (DCS) environments. - Support the execution and development of cybersecurity, control systems, and major capital projects, including providing frequent updates to the project manager and assisting with task definition, sequencing, duration estimating, and schedule development. - Review project plans to understand scope, schedule, and assigned responsibilities, and participate in client and internal project team meetings. - Act as a technical liaison between Cybersecurity, Control Systems, and other facility departments, translating technical requirements, risks, and priorities into clear actions for each stakeholder group. - Monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve control system software, hardware, and networks using cybersecurity program tools in DCS and segmented ICS network environments. - Support and enhance OT cybersecurity systems and technologies, including endpoint security, patch management, logging, asset monitoring, access control, IDS, Active Directory Group Policy, firewall rules, and network configuration management. - Review and support Splunk instances, including dashboards, data feeds, and functionality, to improve visibility, consistency, and program maturity. - Maintain and improve asset management and vulnerability management programs, including validating asset and component data, improving visibility of in-scope assets, supporting workflows, and contributing to remediation and patching plans. - Support development and implementation of the site cybersecurity framework, including policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures. - Support regulatory and cybersecurity compliance activities, including MTSA cybersecurity efforts and mapping 33 CFR 101.650 controls to applicable IT/OT assets, using logs, events, and ticketing records as needed to demonstrate or maintain compliance, governance, and executive reporting. - Participate in ICS security incident response, risk assessment activities, and development of cybersecurity Management of Change processes. - Maintain control systems asset inventories, system architecture documentation, and other engineering records, ensuring documentation remains current, accurate, and aligned with approved changes, asset classifications, and applicable OT security requirements. - Apply sound engineering practices, plant standards, and specifications in support of technical Management of Change, routine facility modifications, and capital project execution. - Develop and prepare written documents, reports, presentations, design basis documents, preliminary estimates, schedules, and other project deliverables. - Assist with research and data analysis, including customer, stakeholder, operational, and technical analyses as needed. - Perform quality assurance on reports, presentations, and other project deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and professional quality. - Track and accurately report project hours. - Work effectively with individuals at all organizational levels — including IT, Technology Security, Site Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and project teams — manage multiple assignments, meet agreed deadlines, and adapt to changing client priorities and business demands. - Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business and identify opportunities to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and service delivery across the business unit. - Maintain knowledge of ABS Group products and services, develop and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients, communicate client requirements to project managers, and review industry publications and news to identify customer intelligence. - Participate in proposal development, including technical input, scope development, and support for pursuit activities. - Represent ABS Group in promoting products and services through marketing activities, conference participation, technical presentations, white papers, and professional networking. - Perform other related duties as assigned in support of client needs, project delivery, operational priorities, and business growth. What You Will Need: Education and Experience - 10+ years of relevant professional experience  - Must have an advanced degree or bachelor’s degree and equivalent experience  - Ability to obtain Security Clearance required. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Ability to gain, retain, illustrate comprehension of learned technical knowledge, and transfer knowledge to other members of the team - Ability to mentor/coach mid-level consultants and hone technical skills in others - Ability to actively listen to the needs of our clients by receiving shared information, determining context of the information provided and generating probing questions to better understand, retaining the information for future access, engaging and collaborating with sales team on potential opportunities, and responding with solutions - Openly accepts change as part of business evolution to meet the needs of our clients, provides recommendations to enhance business, and drives change across the business unit - Possess a firm understanding of key performance indicators and their significance to the business and take action to drive results amongst the business unit - Ability to utilize established rapport and role as a subject matter expert with existing clients to facilitate development of new business through identifying and consistently generating new business opportunities - Ability to coach others on development of customer intimacy and new opportunities - Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver successful outcomes - Must take responsibility for their actions, behaviors, decisions, and results and those of the team they lead - Must seek feedback and utilize root cause analysis to improve performance - Must understand business goals and hold self and team members accountable for keeping commitments and high standards - Must be dependable and consistent - Ability to demonstrate independent, objective, open-minded thinking with strong attention to detail and sound judgment - Demonstrate a proficient level of time management skills - Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System  - Work onsite in the Golden Triangle / Beaumont–Port Arthur area for two weeks per month and remotely for two weeks per month, unless otherwise directed by the client.  Salary: $130k - $140k  Reporting Relationships: Reports to a director or executive level position  Country Requirements: US Citizenship required for roles supporting government contracts   Apply Now Job Info - Job Identification4322 - Job CategoryOperations - Job ScheduleFull time - Locations United States(Remote)