Principal Cyber-Physical Security Specialist

Principal Cyber – Physical Security Specialist

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience (up to £80,000).
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 20% of annual salary)
• Private health care (Self and partner, if applicable)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Cyber – Physical Security Specialist to join the Tech team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Technology team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This role sits at the heart of our mission to keep our operational technology safe, resilient, and future-ready. You’ll play a key part in shaping and evolving our cyber-physical security strategy, ensuring we stay ahead of shifts in regulation, emerging technologies, and an ever changing threat landscape. Your work will directly strengthen one of our most important foundations: building a high performing team that makes smarter, more informed decisions.

By doing so, you’ll help reduce the likelihood of malicious incidents that could impact the environment or the services our customers rely on every day.

• Lead regulatory compliance and governance by overseeing CAF (C P) submissions, regulatory reporting, and ongoing alignment with industry standards.
• Drive cyber-physical risk management and assurance, including threat and horizon scanning, risk assessment processes, internal audits, and development of the CP security audit function.
• Provide strategic oversight of cyber-physical security initiatives, acting as project sponsor and maintaining effective long term partnership with the CP SOC.
• Promote a strong security culture across the organisation through training, awareness activity, and championing safe and secure working practices.
• Strengthen cross functional collaboration, working closely with capital delivery, OT, IT, operations, engineering teams, and supply chain partners to embed security into all areas of the business.
• Build and maintain influential relationships with academia, other water companies, cross sector partners, and internal stakeholders to share best practice and enhance organisational capability.
• Plan and coordinate key submissions, including Price Review preparation, delivery and ongoing performance monitoring.

• A solid understanding of the water industry, its operational environment, and the challenges and opportunities facing the sector today.
• In depth knowledge of the regulatory landscape in which Yorkshire Water operates, with the ability…