Operational Technology Security Specialist

2 months ago


Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom Sword Group Full time
About the Role

Sword Group is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. Our passion is using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help them achieve their goals.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Operational Technology Security Consultant to help grow our Security practice, with a focus on Operational Technology (OT) environments. As a trusted advisor, you will help our customers secure their OT environments, protect critical infrastructure, and mitigate security risks.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct site surveys to identify systems in OT environments, including offshore environments
  • Provide guidance on adhering to industry best practices and standards, such as OG86 and NIS
  • Conduct system and network security compliance assessments to assess vulnerabilities in OT environments
  • Facilitate risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in OT environments
  • Develop OT policies and procedures to reduce the risk of security breaches in OT environments
  • Conduct audits and gap analysis to assess customer compliance against policies and procedures
  • Remediate OT to close gaps and ensure compliance with policies and standards
  • Provide general OT security advice to assist customers addressing OT security issues and ensure safe, continuous production operations
  • Resolve customer issues
Requirements
  • Experience working in a consultant capacity or within an OT environment to establish roadmaps to improve security posture and develop functional/operational processes and procedures
  • Specialty in one or more of the following OT domains: Network Architecture, Inventory Gathering, Situational Review, Endpoint Protection, Policy & Governance, Standards, Education & Awareness
  • Experience developing content-rich final reports and associated deliverables with results of subject matter expert analysis and improvement recommendations
  • Experience presenting results of applied analysis to client stakeholders, including senior or executive leadership
  • Experience with cyber security processes, tools, and technologies and extensive knowledge of best practices regarding their implementation
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to successfully accomplish client-facing interactions
  • Prior experience working in OT environments across a variety of verticals, including Energy, Oil and Gas, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and related industries
  • Prior experience leading an assessment or evaluation of an OT environment, including execution of the assessment, analysis of results, and formulation of a final report for dissemination to key stakeholders
  • Prior experience evaluating and assessing large organisations from the standpoint of OT
  • GICSP Qualified (Preferred but not mandatory)
  • Cyber security certifications such as CISSP, CEH, GCIA, GCIH, GCFE etc.
  • Knowledge of industry best practices and standards, including IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NESA, OG86
  • Any exposure to NIS would be advantageous
What We Offer

At Sword Group, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where everyone is encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.

Our benefits package includes:

  • Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth
  • Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance
  • A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.



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