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OT Cyber Security Consultant (Rail)

Jacobs
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1 year ago
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Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. 
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity 

Jacobs are offering an exciting opportunity to join our growing team of Cyber Security professionals to work on a range of projects for our diverse client portfolio that covers Critical National Infrastructure industries such as Rail, Aviation, Highways, Water, Energy and Power and more. 
Our team is growing are we looking for a self-starting and motivated rail or Cyber Security Professional to work in the rail market. With our deep technical, commercial, and strategic rail expertise, we develop solutions that address our client’s critical challenges supporting digitalisation and security. As part of our team, you will support across the full spectrum of security engineering activities in support of the design, development, integration, delivery, and in-service support of complex technical projects. You will collaborate with the team to deliver cyber security solutions, address risks, and support secure and resilient digital transformation across the information and operation technology environments. 

Jacobs is a “Relationship” focused company and the building and developing of these relationships with our clients is a significant and important part of this role. 

You will have the opportunity to work across multiple market sectors to suit your interests and career aspirations under a hybrid working arrangement that best suit each client’s needs. Training and development opportunities specific to the project needs and those of your own career plan will be available and supported.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. Our teams are based across Jacobs’ offices in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, York, Leeds, Manchester, and Warrington. However, with offices throughout the UK, we can be flexible about location and are happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours to suit you and our business. 

Key responsibilities include:

Develop security requirements, architecture, and design for complex information systems. Conduct cyber security assessments. Follow a robust security risk management process. Support accreditation activities with the client and regulating authorities. Conduct security reviews and audits. Conduct security operations, including Protective Monitoring, Incident Management, Incident Response, and Incident Recovery activities. Maintain familiarity with legislation and regulations of relevance.

Here's What You'll Need:

Primary Location

:United Kingdom-United Kingdom Countrywide

Job Posting

:May 21, 2024, 1:00:19 PM

Job

:Information Technology

Organization

:DVS

Job Type

:ExperiencedJob Classification:Fulltime-RegularCapabilities:Cyber

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