OT Incident Response Lead (HYBRID)

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire an OT Incident Response Lead immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

We are looking to hire an OT Incident Response Lead to join our Cybersecurity Threat Management team. Reporting to the Sr Manager of Threat Detection & Response, this role will be responsible for executing threat detection, cyber incident response and threat hunting activities within OT environments, ensuring effective detection, analysis, containment, and remediation of security incidents. This position can be based in Hunt Valley MD

Responsibilities

• Respond to cybersecurity incidents in OT environments, providing analysis and actionable recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with Threat Detection teams to enhance McCormick’s holistic threat detection strategy, ensuring presence of vital OT log sources
• Develop strategies and perform threat hunting activities across OT networks to identify potential security risks early in the incident lifecycle
• Partner with treat detection teams on data collaboratively with cybersecurity, IT, and OT teams to define and evolve incident response plans, playbooks, and documentation for OT environments
• Lead and participate in tabletop exercises with cross-functional teams to assess and improve incident response readiness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information security, related degree, or equivalent hand-on experience gained through industry, military, or government service in OT security roles.
• GICSP, GFCA, GNFA or other relevant security professional certifications
• Minimum 6 years’ professional experience working in incident response or threat hunting for OT environments
• Proven ability to translate complex security incidents into business risk for non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with tools like Splunk and Sentinel for threat analysis, anomaly detection, and event correlation
• Extensive experience with OT security principles, ICS, SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, and Industrial protocols
• Familiarity with industry regulations and security frameworks like NIST 800-82, IEC 62443, and Purdue Model architecture

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future. 

Base Salary: $103,520 - $181,150 

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:
- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits - Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support - Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

Salary : $103,520 - $181,150