Cyber Security Consultant - Operational Technology

Cyber Security Consultant - Operational Technology
Job Description
The successful candidate will be a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and conscientious individual who has relevant experience implementing Cyber Security in an Operational Technology (OT) environment such as energy, utilities or transportation. Your engagements will be consulting-led, focused on understanding customers’ business, building trust, winning work and providing Cyber Security expertise across the spectrum of people, process and technology, covering strategic and advisory through to secure solution design. To be successful in this role you need to have the ability to work on multiple projects and with many stakeholders concurrently.
Your purpose:

• Provide Cyber Security advice and guidance for Critical National Infrastructure clients in business as usual, technical refresh and new project environments.
• Be able to apply knowledge, with creative and innovative thinking, in a broad range of complex and non-routine contexts covering people, process and technology relating to the cyber risk management of OT/ICS.
• Identify and establish good security governance to meet client business requirements.
• Facilitate Cyber Security risk assessments and determine the most cost-effective deployment of security controls and solutions in line with the client’s business risk appetite to protect OT/ICS environments.
• Create client policies and procedures to meet corporate and regulatory requirements and standards, taking into account normal working practices in OT/ICS environments.
• Select appropriate technology to meet clients’ security requirements and help them deploy that technology in live OT/ICS environments.
• Technically lead multi-disciplinary teams on client engagements.
• Build successful working relationships with team members, key clients and stakeholders that improves the value of the Cyber Security services being performed.

What can you bring?

• Experience of delivering Cyber Security consultancy in OT/ICS environments within relevant CNI sectors such as civil nuclear, energy, transport and water.
• Experience of conducting engagements on live industrial plants including site surveys and risk assessments.
• An excellent communicator, verbal (active listener) and written (able to write concisely).
• Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks concurrently, successfully balancing business and client priorities and delivering security outcomes to tight deadlines whilst managing client stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team in a multi-discipline environment and in a matrix organisation.
• Deep understanding of the way that OT/ICS systems are procured, designed, deployed and operated.
• Familiarity with one or more OT Cyber Security standards or regulatory frameworks such as IEC 62443/ISA, NIST CSF, NCSC CAF, the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations and HSE OG-0086.
• GICSP, IEC/ISA 62443 or other Cyber Security qualifications with strong relevance to OT cyber would be an advantage.
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a security vetting process and offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.
• Flexibility over travel throughout the UK and potentially internationally.

Overview:
Position – Senior / Principal Cyber Security Consultant - Operational Technology – Permanent
Salary -  £68k / £88k DOE
Location - UK, Bristol, Aldershot, Epsom, Manchester, Silchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, and Cheltenham.
Keywords: Cyber Security Consultant, Operational Technology, OT Cyber Security standards, IEC 62443/ISA, NIST CSF, NCSC CAF, the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations and HSE OG-0086, GICSP, IEC/ISA 62443.
Only apply for this role if you currently hold the specific Government Security Clearance or are eligible for Government Security Clearance.
Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.
This is a Permanent Role