VINOTHKUMAR SINGARAM
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic Senior Process Automation Engineer with extensive experience at Dow Chemical International, specializing in OT cybersecurity frameworks and incident response. Proven track record in implementing robust security controls and achieving compliance with regulatory standards. Skilled in DCS and incident management, fostering collaboration across teams to enhance operational resilience.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Process Automation Engineer
Dow Chemical International Private Limited
01.2020 - Current
- Assess and analyze current plant cybersecurity architectures to identify vulnerabilities and collaborate with the OT Cybersecurity governance and architecture team to develop enhanced protections against threats
- IEC 62443/ISA 99, NIST SP 800-82, NISTIR 8259 series, and SP 800-213 series.
- Maintain architecture and integration documentation used between the OT platforms, other systems, and vendors to enable rapid response during cyber crisis incidents and/or events.
- Oversee the implementation and operational enforcement of policies, procedures, and controls to meet OT cybersecurity goals organization-wide.
- Coordinate with IT, business, and external stakeholders on cybersecurity initiatives and projects
- Support OT cybersecurity audits, assessments, and certifications
- Hardware migration: Process Control System upgrades, application whitelisting and IT/OT coordination
- Design WSUS automate architecture development, console configuration, manage patches, deployment and troubleshooting
- Cyber security : Identify, escalates, and resolves potential cyber risks at the site level
- Hyperconverged infrastructure setup: Plant specific simulation environment creation
- Provides training of operations, support commissioning and start-up of the new asset
- OT Security Strategy & Architecture: Design and implement OT security architectures aligned with IEC 62443, NIST 800-82, ISO 27001
- Develop zero-trust models for industrial environments
- Conduct security risk assessments for ICS, SCADA, DCS, and IIoT systems.
- Network architectures, network protocols, industrial protocols, active directory, backup processes, virtualization of applications
- Risk Assessment & Compliance: Identify vulnerabilities in PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, and network components.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards like CIP (NERC), GDPR, and Indian Cyber Laws
- Perform threat modeling and gap analysis for OT systems.
- Network Security & Segmentation: Design network segmentation (IT-OT convergence) to protect industrial assets
- Implement firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, and anomaly detection in OT environments
- Ensure secure remote access for industrial systems (VPN, Jump Servers, MFA)
- Incident Response & Threat Management: Develop OT-specific incident response and disaster recovery plans
- Collaborate with SOC teams for threat intelligence and monitoring
- Lead forensic investigations and mitigation strategies after security incidents
- Secure OT Application & Endpoint Security: Implement secure coding practices for OT applications
- Assess vulnerabilities in embedded systems, firmware, and IoT devices.
- Deploy patch management and endpoint protection strategies
- Centralized Patch Deployment Project (33 Plants): Installation of a business-specific central role that helps download and distribute updates to Windows clients and servers. Designed and implemented necessary inbound and outbound rules to allow the traffic.
- Zero Trust Exchange Policy Implementation: Installation of a business-specific central role that helps download and distribute updates for Windows clients and servers. Designed and implemented the necessary inbound and outbound rules to allow the traffic.
- VxRail: A hyperconverged platform with four tightly integrated software components: Storage Virtualization, Computer Virtualization, Networking Virtualization, Advanced Management including automation
- CyberTools Installation: SolarWinds IPAM – Used in Manufacturing to monitor the usage of IP address and Subnets System Configuration Inventory (Inquirer) – An application that collect assets and configuration Enterprise Application Whitelisting with console – Carbon black Chaperoned remote access
Senior Process Automation Engineer
EDAC Engineering Private Limited
05.2015 - 12.2019
- Strategize and outline the OT cybersecurity framework for the ICS environment
- Establish and review security baseline configuration standards for operating systems, applications and network devices
- Work with architects/leads to design & engineer security controls, systems, remote access and architecture for the organization's OT infrastructure according to defined requirements
- Implement and configure the IT/OT network controls to protect the OT environment
- Outline testing strategies, plans and playbook for the organization's cybersecurity needs and prepare and run OT cybersecurity assessments
IT/OT Specialist - Infrastructure Operations & Applications
EDAC Engineering Private Limited
05.2015 - 12.2019
- Oversee penetration testing and vulnerability assessment activities, focusing on maintaining operations without disruption.
- Approve and track remediation plan status for identified vulnerabilities
- Recommend policy changes based on the findings from the assessment workshops
- Develop incident response framework, threshold and plans for OT cybersecurity incidents
- Establish the chain of events and processes to be followed for OT cybersecurity incidents
- Correlate OT cyber incidents to network and system activities
- Tailor recovery solutions based on organization's needs
- Define the organization's OT system back up needs and protocols
- Communicate potential vulnerabilities and attack surfaces and work with cybersecurity and operational personnel to identify and recommend security controls for mitigation
Project Engineer – Electrical and Instrumentation
OPG Power generation Private Ltd
05.2011 - 05.2015
- Project Engineering experience
- Handle up to $1 million order values
- Manage complete project cycle including budget justification, generation of bid specification, vendor selection, integrated system testing, startup/Commissioning support, system acceptance, validations, including supervision of other engineers
- Responsible for programming DCS, PLCs, HMI programming and commissioning
- Prepare detailed documentation to include Sequence of Operation and troubleshooting
- Provide training for operators and maintenance engineers
- Major ICS Migration Experience & Site Responsibilities: System Life cycle management activities
- Migrate the existing PLC with new Siemens PLC installation
- Conduct in-plant simulation test to ensure the work process as business needs
- PLC Migration, Scalance switch, User access management, Palo alto access and authentication policy management and design, Dell server, Audit compliance and Migration, Data loss prevention, Identity and Access Mgmt,Solarwinds,Azure cloud services, Network Switch Migration
Lead Specialist – Process Automation Systems
EDAC Engineering Private Limited
- Conducting process analysis to estimate potential of improvement
- Designing, developing, testing, and deploying automation solution as per identified requirement
- Identifying and implementing Process Control strategy/Philosophies as required
- Provide training and prepare site specific manual to ensure continuous operation of automation systems
Education
Maste of Business Administration - Technology Management
Anna University
Chennai01.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Instrumentation Engg
Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
Hosur01.2011
Skills
- DCS
- PLC Siemens
- Symantec Antivirus
- Endpoint Security Management
- Endpoint Antivirus
- Access Control
- Remote Access
- Azure Active Directory
- DLP
- Data Migration
- ITOT Convergence
- Audit
- Manage IT Security Compliances
- Compliance Remediation
- Incident Management
- Cyber Incident Response
- Incident Communication
- Gateway
- Routing Protocols
- Operative Dashboard
- Obsolescence Management
- WSUS
- Malware Detection
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Cisco ASA
- Scalance switches
- Simatic IT
- SIMATIC WinCC (SCADA System)
- Risk assessment
- OT cybersecurity
- Network segmentation
- Incident response
- Threat modeling
- Project management
- Team collaboration
- Industrial automation
- SCADA development
Core Competencies
- Emerson Ovation OCR1100,
- Emerson delta V,
- MOD5,
- Metso MAX DNA,
- ABB 800xA,
- Siemens S7-400 & H / 300 / 200 / 1200 / 1500,
- Allen Bradley Control Logix-Series,
- Cisco ASA, Palo Alto,
- WinCC,
- Rockwell Factorytalk,
- Microsoft, Nozomi Guardian,
- Trend Micro Apex One,
- Symantec,
- Mcafee,
- Microsoft Defender,
- Trellix,
- Microsoft Sentinel,
- IBM Qradar,
- LogSign,
- CyberArk,
- Connectwise,
- Microsoft AD,
- LDAP, TACACS,
- McAfee DLP,
- WSUS Management,
- firmware upgrades,
- Migration Project,
- Role based Access,
- RDP,
- Connectwise Control,
- Zscaler (ZPA,ZIA),
- IT/OT communication Plans,
- Siemens Opcenter Execution Process (EX PR),
- ProfiBus, ProfiNet, Modbus, HART, CC, OPC, TCP/IP, MQTT
Certification
- CISM, In Progress
- ISA/IEC 62443 – Design Specialist
- ISA/IEC 62443 – Fundamental
- Zscaler -EDU-200 Essentials
- Palo Alto – SOC Specialist
- Palo Alto – Network Security Specialist
- IBM Qradar – Intermediate
- Palo Alto – Fundamentals Specialist
- Palo Alto – Cloud Specialist
- LogSign – SIEM Administration
- LogSign -SIEM Fundamentals
- CISA-ICS Basics
- CISA – ICS Communication Basics
- AttackIQ- MITRE ATT&CK
- ISA – Serial Communications Basics
- DLP -Manage data loss prevention and reports in Microsoft 365
Languages
- Tamil, Mother Tongue
- English, Proficient
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Travel
Personal Information
- Title: Senior Process Automation Engineer
- Date of Birth: 03/13/90
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Senior Process Automation Engineer
Dow Chemical International Private Limited
01.2020 - Current
IT/OT Specialist - Infrastructure Operations & Applications
EDAC Engineering Private Limited
05.2015 - 12.2019
Senior Process Automation Engineer
EDAC Engineering Private Limited
05.2015 - 12.2019
Project Engineer – Electrical and Instrumentation
OPG Power generation Private Ltd
05.2011 - 05.2015
Lead Specialist – Process Automation Systems
EDAC Engineering Private Limited
Maste of Business Administration - Technology Management
Anna University
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Instrumentation Engg
Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
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