Operational Technology Network Engineer

ABOUT ZENOBE

Our mission is to make clean power accessible. We are passionate about making a positive impact on communities and the environment where we work.

We’re designing, financing, building and operating the world’s most sophisticated battery systems to enable the uptake of more renewable power, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, and providing clean, portable power including repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Our proprietary software and data analysis optimises operational performance for our customers to reduce emissions and costs.

Since we began in 2017, we’ve raised over £2.7 billion in debt and equity funding and transformed it into >1.2 GW of grid‑connected batteries live or under contract and c.3,400 electric vehicles supported. We have operations in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US and Canada, with a global headquarters in London.

We’re the leading owner and operator of battery storage in the UK, supporting the National Grid with the uptake of renewable power. We also work with c.90% of the UK’s major bus companies, powering 25% of the UK e‑bus market. We’re also the number one owner and operator of e‑buses in Australia and New Zealand, and are quickly expanding into light commercial vehicles and trucks.

Our rapidly growing company is looking for highly talented and motivated people to join us.

The Operational Technology Network Engineer will play a key role in supporting Zenobē’s growing Battery Energy Storage portfolio, helping to ensure our OT networks are secure, resilient and able to meet increasing demands for scale, performance and regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the Head of Operational Technology, this role will act as the subject matter expert and design authority for OT networking. You will play a key role in the BESS project portfolio delivery and ongoing operational support for the assets. You will define design requirements, provide technical assurance, support key network engineering decisions and ensure solutions are secure by design and aligned to CNI requirements under NIS.

The role will support the assessment and improvement of existing OT network environments, working with the current OT team, Engineering leadership, senior stakeholders and external MSPs. You will lead the transition from individual project‑based designs to a repeatable, scalable and globally aligned network model, including development of future strategy, target architecture, scope of works, partner selection and oversight of delivery.

The role is flexible in location and will require occasional travel to and from the project sites and the London Head Office.

• Act as the design authority and subject matter expert for the OT network.
• Prepare design specifications for large‑scale BESS projects and develop a clear and well‑defined scope of work for the procurement, installation/build, configuration and commissioning of the network solutions for suitable third‑party tendering.
• Support BESS project delivery by ensuring OT network solutions meet Zenobē’s technical, security and operational requirements throughout design, procurement, build, commissioning and handover.
• Undertake occasional site visits to support project delivery, commissioning, operational troubleshooting and technical assurance activities, working closely with site teams, contractors, MSPs and internal stakeholders to ensure OT network solutions are implemented and maintained effectively.
• Lead the “as‑is” review of the current estate and design the new “to‑be” global network architecture (WAN, LAN, Security).
• Develop the end‑to‑end technical transformation roadmap, from initial design to implementation.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve a proportionate…