Operational Technology Consultant

Job Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer‑centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech‑driven world.

• Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross‑disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
• Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust‑based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track.
• Hybrid working – our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.
• Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors – no project is ever the same.
• Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge‑sharing and peer‑level support, coaching and mentoring.
• Deepen your expertise through our culture of learning and growth – you’ll have budget to take courses (technical and non‑technical training) and gain certifications.
• Work to agile best practices and cross‑functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders. You’ll be using your technical skills to problem‑solve with our clients, as well as working on internal projects.
• Live in‑person whiteboarding sessions to problem‑solve as a team, alongside asynchronous communication on Teams.
• Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week, with up to 5 days per week on a client site depending on role or assignment.

• Security management of industrial control and operational technology systems and applications such as: process control, SCADA, distributed control, PLCs and RTUs, industrial cyber security and data communications, electricity transmission and distribution network control.
• Experience with IoT and Industrial IoT.
• Industrial cyber security risk management, architecture and security monitoring.
• Knowledge of key industries including electricity generation, transmission, distribution and distributed energy; smart energy and metering; oil and gas; water; civil nuclear; transport (including aviation, rail, maritime, road and autonomous vehicles); wider critical infrastructure.
• Familiarity with security standards relating to the sector, including: NCSC NIS Guidance and CAF, ISO 27001 and ISO 27005, NERC CIP, ISA‑99/IEC 62443, NIST CSF.
• All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard; some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting. Applicants must be British citizens or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years.

• Health and lifestyle perks including private healthcare for you and your family.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives.
• Annual performance‑based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax‑efficient benefits such as cycle‑to‑work and give‑as‑you‑earn.

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience.

We welcome applications from under‑represented groups.