Principal OT Cyber Security Consultant, Utilities & Defence (UK Wide)
Jacobs North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
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Our values are the fundamental tenets shared across our organisation and the standards we hold ourselves toWe do things right | We aim higher | We challenge the accepted | We live inclusion.
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 programs, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
About The Opportunity
We have exciting opportunities 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, Power and Defence. We are focused on building and developing long term and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients. This role will focus on Operational Technology Cyber Security for our Defence, Power & Energy clients.
We develop solutions that address our client’s critical challenges when supporting digitalisation and security. As part of our team, you will provide support across the full spectrum of security engineering activities _ design, development, integration, delivery and in-service support of complex technical projects.
- Full time employment with us is based on 40 hours per week
- This role is based on a Hybrid basis from the Jacobs office in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, York, Leeds, Manchester or Warrington and will require occasional client travel
- We require you to have or be able to gain SC level security clearance
Some Key Responsibilities Include
- Develop cyber security assessment approaches as well as the security requirements, architecture and design for complex information systems
- Specify and implement robust security risk management processes and support accreditation activities with the client and regulating authorities
- Conduct security operations including Protective Monitoring, Incident Management, Incident Response, Incident Recovery and conduct Security Reviews and Audits
- Provide technical assistance to Business Development when necessary and maintain your familiarity with legislation and regulations of relevance
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Here's what you'll need
- Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) and Cyber Security experience within the Defence, Power or Energy markets which has included the setting and delivery of projects and maintenance of complex systems
- Ability to convey the business benefits of a threat based, risk informed security approach ensuring business risk owners are empowered to make appropriate and proportionate security decisions
- An understanding of the design considerations with emphasis on operational safety and the security of operating environments _ experience of security engineering and associated solutions (Endpoint Protection, IDS / IPS, Firewalls etc) for IT and OT environments with a working knowledge and understanding of networking technologies
- Experience of implementing standards & frameworks including EU NIS Directive, ISA / IEC 62443 Series / ISO 27000 Series, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF), Technical Assessment Guides and supplementary guidance
Our culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Women and Vetnet. Find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
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Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.Seniority level
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- Job functionInformation Technology
- IndustriesCivil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting
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