Cybersecurity Specialist

Cybersecurity Specialist

Job ID:  26333
Company:  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Location: 

Chattanooga, TN, US, 37416

Department:  IT and Digitalization
Career Level:  Professionals
Working Model:  Full-time
Contract Type:  Unlimited
Remote Working:  By agreement
Posting Date:  May 21, 2026

Cybersecurity Specialist

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.

Brief Role Description

Career Level 18P, reports to Ricky Grant and is located in Chattanooga with a role classification of Hybrid.

The Cybersecurity Specialist operates, supports and monitors Shop floor security Infrastructure. Provide guidance and support on how to implement Security mitigation measures. Manage and implement IT Security projects.

Possible Tasks within this Role

  • Operates and supports Security Infrastructure (Anomalous detection tool, SIEM, FWs, Vulnerability Mgmt., etc.) for Shop floor environment.
  • Monitors and reports the security level for Production assets regarding (Vulnerabilities, Hardening, Patching) a Shop floor / maintenance in order to increase the factory’s security maturity level.
  • Support Security incidents during troubleshooting until resolution in Shop floor environment.
  • Provide guidance and support to ITSF / Maintenance teams on addressing vulnerabilities.
  • Program authentication certificates on user badges.
  • Implement and support IT Security projects to ensure compliance with information security requirements

Qualification requirements

Required:

  • 3+ years of experience in IT Security practices showing continuous increasing levels of responsibilities.
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Excellent knowledge of Industrial Control Systems environments

Desired:

  • ITIL
  • Palo Alto Technologies
  • Tenable Technologies
  • Splunk Technologies
  • IEC 62443 Standards

Travel

Minimal travel : 0 - 25%

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

 

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security.

 

This Organization participates in E-Verify. We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.

Brief Role Description

Career Level 18P, reports to Ricky Grant and is located in Chattanooga with a role classification of Hybrid.

The Cybersecurity Specialist operates, supports and monitors Shop floor security Infrastructure. Provide guidance and support on how to implement Security mitigation measures. Manage and implement IT Security projects.

Possible Tasks within this Role

  • Operates and supports Security Infrastructure (Anomalous detection tool, SIEM, FWs, Vulnerability Mgmt., etc.) for Shop floor environment.
  • Monitors and reports the security level for Production assets regarding (Vulnerabilities, Hardening, Patching) a Shop floor / maintenance in order to increase the factory’s security maturity level.
  • Support Security incidents during troubleshooting until resolution in Shop floor environment.
  • Provide guidance and support to ITSF / Maintenance teams on addressing vulnerabilities.
  • Program authentication certificates on user badges.
  • Implement and support IT Security projects to ensure compliance with information security requirements

Qualification requirements

Required:

  • 3+ years of experience in IT Security practices showing continuous increasing levels of responsibilities.
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Excellent knowledge of Industrial Control Systems environments

Desired:

  • ITIL
  • Palo Alto Technologies
  • Tenable Technologies
  • Splunk Technologies
  • IEC 62443 Standards

Travel

Minimal travel : 0 - 25%

Volkswagen Group of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

 

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security.

 

This Organization participates in E-Verify. We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Job ID:  26333
Company:  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Location: 

Chattanooga, TN, US, 37416

Department:  IT and Digitalization
Career Level:  Professionals
Working Model:  Full-time
Contract Type:  Unlimited
Remote Working:  By agreement
Posting Date:  May 21, 2026

Join the New Volkswagen team.

If you aspire to be part of the mobility of the future, Volkswagen is for you. We are the ideal match for people with a passion for innovation, oriented to achieve sustainable results, and who can work in a team generating positive and collaborative work environments. Here is your next challenge.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoA) is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VWoA’s operations in the United States include research and development, parts and vehicle processing, parts distribution centers, sales, marketing and service offices, financial service centers, and its state of-the art manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Support

For more information contact: 

Chattanooga Operations Production: vwjobs@vw.com

All Others: vwgroupcareers@vw.com

 

 


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