Cyber Security Architect Operational Technology; OT

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Your impact

As part of Jacobs' growing Cyber & Digital team, you'll play a key role in helping critical national infrastructure organisations strengthen their cyber resilience and secure the operational technologies that underpin essential services. Working across sectors including energy, transport, utilities and manufacturing, you'll help clients navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape while maintaining the safety, reliability and performance of their operational environments.

This is an opportunity to work on complex and high-impact programmes where cyber security, engineering and operational resilience come together. You'll lead the design of secure OT environments, advise senior client stakeholders and help shape the future of industrial cyber security across some of the UK's most critical systems.

Whether your background is in cyber security architecture, industrial control systems, operational technology engineering or critical infrastructure consulting, you'll be supported by a collaborative team of experts while delivering solutions that create safer, more secure and more resilient operations.

• Design and develop OT cyber security architectures aligned to industry frameworks and regulatory requirements including IEC 62443, NIS/NIS2 and Zero Trust principles
• Define secure network segmentation, access control and monitoring strategies across complex industrial and operational environments
• Develop secure integration patterns between IT and OT systems while maintaining operational performance and resilience
• Translate cyber security risk assessments into practical target-state architectures, security controls and implementation roadmaps
• Embed secure-by-design principles throughout the asset lifecycle from design and deployment through to operation and maintenance
• Lead the delivery of OT cyber security initiatives including monitoring, vulnerability management, secure remote access and resilience improvement programmes
• Develop reference architectures, standards and security patterns that support long-term cyber security maturity
• Support the evaluation, selection and deployment of OT security technologies and platforms
• Advise senior stakeholders including CISOs, CIOs, operational leaders and engineering teams on cyber risk, resilience and investment priorities
• Facilitate collaboration across cyber security, engineering, operational and technology teams to achieve secure business outcomes
• Support organisations operating within regulated environments and contribute to compliance activities where required
• Communicate technical concepts, risks and recommendations effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Work on nationally significant cyber security programmes across critical infrastructure sectors
• Help shape and deliver innovative OT and industrial cyber security solutions for some of the world's most complex challenges
• Collaborate with leading cyber security professionals, engineers and digital specialists across the Jacobs global network
• Gain exposure to a broad range of OT environments including industrial control systems, SCADA platforms and connected operational technologies
• Develop expertise across modern OT security architectures, Zero Trust principles and emerging industrial cyber security technologies
• Access mentoring, professional development and certification opportunities to support your career growth
• Contribute to…