Operation Technology Consultant

Location:

London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester or Bristol

Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of one of these locations.

Our client is a leading consultancy that helps organisations solve complex business and technology challenges through innovation, digital transformation, and engineering excellence. With a strong presence across multiple industries, they bring together specialists from technology, engineering, cyber security, data, and consulting backgrounds to deliver impactful outcomes for clients across critical sectors.

As an Operational Technology (OT) Consultant, you will join a high-performing Digital & Data practice, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, resilient, and innovative solutions for clients. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects, supporting organisations in securing and modernising their operational technology environments.

• Work alongside talented technology, engineering and consulting professionals.
• Gain exposure to a broad range of industries and projects.
• Benefit from a flexible career path, including dedicated technical progression opportunities.
• Hybrid working model with a mix of office, client-site and remote working.
• Access ongoing learning, training budgets, certifications, mentoring and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Join a collaborative and supportive technical community.

• Working across agile, cross-functional teams to deliver solutions for clients.
• Applying technical expertise to solve complex operational technology and cyber security challenges.
• Collaborating with stakeholders through workshops, whiteboarding sessions and technical discussions.
• Contributing to both client-facing engagements and internal initiatives.
• Supporting the design, implementation and improvement of OT security strategies and controls.

Candidates must be SC cleared or at least eligible for SC Clearance

• Experience securing industrial control and operational technology environments, including:
• Process Control Systems
• SCADA
• Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• PLCs and RTUs
• Industrial cyber security and data communications
• Electricity transmission and distribution control systems
• IoT and Industrial IoT (IIoT)
• OT cyber security risk management
• Security architecture
• Security monitoring and threat management

• Experience in one or more of the following sectors:
• Electricity generation, transmission and distribution
• Distributed energy and smart energy
• Smart metering
• Oil & Gas
• Water Utilities
• Nuclear
• Transport (aviation, rail, maritime, road and autonomous vehicles)
• Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)

• Knowledge of relevant standards and frameworks, including:
• NCSC NIS Guidance and Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF)