ICS OT Cyber Security Consultant
Home based with travel to Staffordshire and UK-wide customer sites
What's in it for you
* Fantastic basic salary
* 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
* 6.5% pension scheme
* Life assurance policy
* Private health care
* Green car scheme
* Support in achieving or maintaining chartered status (e.g. IET, BCS, CIISEC) with professional membership fees covered
What will you be doing?
* Delivering OT-focused red team activities with specialist partners, including penetration testing, adversary simulation and incident response exercises
* Planning and executing security assessments and incident response exercises in OT/ICS environments
* Developing and implementing attack scenarios and detection use cases using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK for ICs
* Performing vulnerability assessments, threat modelling and attack path analysis to identify and address security weaknesses
* Supporting risk assessments and compliance against standards such as IEC 62443, NIST SP800-82 and NIS-R
* Helping deploy, configure and maintain OT cybersecurity and security monitoring solutions
* Contributing to crisis simulations, incident response plans and cybersecurity awareness training
* Preparing reports, documenting findings and recommending improvements to strengthen cyber resilience
* Supporting proposal development and wider service delivery documentation
Where you'll be doing it
You’ll be joining a long‑established advanced systems integrator focused on operational technology and digital transformation. They deliver complex, business‑critical projects across highly regulated industrial sectors including energy, water, renewables and manufacturing, helping clients optimise performance and manage cyber risk at scale.
What you'll need
* A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline, plus around 3-5 years’ practical cyber security experience
* Hands‑on experience in offensive security (penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, adversary simulation)
* Working knowledge of IC/OT environments (e.g. SCADA, PLCs, RTUs) and securing IT/OT interfaces
* At least one relevant IC/OT certification (e.g. SANS GICSP, SANS GRID, or IEC 62443)
* Familiarity with IC protocols (MODBUS, OPC, DNP3) and core network security principles (switching, routing, firewalls)
* Experience deploying or supporting IC cybersecurity solutions and monitoring tools
* Ability to develop attack scenarios and validate security posture against recognised frameworks (e.g. NIST 800-53/82, IEC 62443)
* Exposure to incident response, including testing and improving detection and response capabilities
* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, comfortable with both technical and non‑technical audiences
* Eligible for UK Cyber Security Council Practitioner registration (or close to it - SFIA Level 4)
* Eligible for SC clearance
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