Cyber Security Functional Lead

Cyber Security Functional Lead

Department: Technical Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Stockton on Tees

Reporting To: Andrew Runcie

Our Business

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a Cyber Security Functional Lead.

The Cyber Security & Systems Engineer responsibilities include the provision of technical and professional leadership to the CI & Cyber Principal Engineering Authority and the Responsible Systems and Cyber Security Engineers on the operational sites.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

• Implement strategies for engineering systems and cyber security within the group
• Provide tactical advice to the group engineers pertaining to cyber security, management of control systems and engineering systems management.
• Be conversant with, and ensure compliance to, relevant legislation, standards, Company policies, Procedures and instructions.
• Ensure NIS Regulations /IEC 62443 / ISO 27001 compliance.
• Support the NIS Responsible Officer (NRO) in his duties.
• Act as the Deputy NIS Responsible Person (DNRO) as and when required
• Lead the annual Cyber Assessment Frameworks (CAF) submissions to the UK regulatory authorities for Critical National Infrastructure.
• Regular reporting of cyber key performance indicators(KPI’s) to asset owners and the px corporate board.
• Contribute to Cyber Security Risk Assessments providing advice and guidance for implementation of findings and recommended actions
• Provide asset operations personnel with specific technical support, in coordination with Site support team, ensuring continual and cost-effective improvement of process equipment.
• Propose and justify technical and regulatory compliant modifications to the assets to sustain and improve safety/efficiency/reliability of equipment.
• Providing systems cyber security engineering support for modifications made through Management of Change (MoC) process including risk assessment, design, execution and close out.

• Have a HNC or equivalent in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Have broad experience across industrial systems, communication systems and security e.g SCADA, PLC, DCS etc.
• Have experience with the management of ageing and obsolescent equipment
• Have experience with regulatory compliance and adherence to standards
• Be able to develop and manage suitable cyber KPIs/PSPIs
• Have knowledge of HASAWA, IEC
  62443, HSE OG-0086, PUWER, NIS, COMAH

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contribution towards eye test and glasses
• Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
• Long Service Awards
• Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.