Salary: £60,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Strong experience with OT systems and industrial control systems, including SCADA, DCS, and PLCs, within energy, power generation, or other critical infrastructure environments. Proven background in OT cybersecurity, including incident response, security monitoring, OT networking, and the use of tools such as firewalls, NDR, and IDS/IPS. Solid understanding of OT cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and regulations, such as IEC 62443, NIS/NIS2, and ISO 27001, in a regulated energy environment. Ability to analyse complex, often incomplete information and apply sound judgement to balance security risk, operational impact, and business priorities in time-sensitive situations. Confidence working with ambiguity, interpreting policies and standards, validating data and tool outputs, and making pragmatic, defensible decisions. Strong stakeholder skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, cyber, operations, vendors, and wider business teams to deliver secure, practical outcomes. Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity, ICT, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience in OT, IT, or Cybersecurity. Professional certifications such as CISSP, GICSP, or equivalent are preferred. Demonstrated safe and responsible use of AI tools, with awareness of accuracy, bias, compliance, and appropriate use. Ability to design and reuse prompt templates to support consistent, high-quality workflow outputs. Experience using AI to triage, classify, and analyse information within policy guardrails. Ability to recognise higher-risk scenarios and escalate appropriately to governance or security teams. Proficiency in enterprise AI co-pilots, knowledge assistants, and AI-enhanced productivity tools. Responsibilities: Monitor and manage OT cybersecurity incidents, working with CSIRT and GSOC to investigate events, assess impact, and coordinate containment and remediation actions. Oversee the day-to-day operation of OT cybersecurity controls, including monitoring, patching, backups, recovery validation, and secure remote access across power sites. Maintain OT risk and compliance activities, including risk assessments, control validation, asset inventory updates, and support for regulatory and internal assurance requirements. Plan and support testing activities such as penetration tests, resilience and failover testing, and security validation during commissioning and operational handover. Manage OT security changes across the asset lifecycle, including configuration baselines, obsolescence reviews, technology refresh planning, and change control. Support projects and suppliers by providing OT security input to designs, reviewing vendor solutions and contractual security requirements, and identifying continuous improvements to strengthen OT security and resilience. Use automation and data-enabled tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations. Influence strategic decisions and help shape the future of secure energy infrastructure across our portfolio. Technologies: AI ICT Support Security More: We are a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet and creating an energy system that does not rely on fossil fuels. Our team of 21,000 colleagues is focused on building a greener, fairer future and driving positive change in our communities. This is a hands-on, high-impact OT Lead / Engineer role within our transformation, protecting the industrial systems that keep our sites running and helping ensure our control environments remain resilient, compliant, and ready for tomorrows challenges. We offer flexible total rewards designed to support you and your family financially, physically, and emotionally, and we are committed to a people-first culture where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority. last updated 19 week of 2026