The Lead OT Cyber Security Engineer will be integrated into an active and ambitious global cyber security function, contributing to SPEN’s cyber security purpose of delivering cyber-resilient OT and IT, to enable a safe and reliable electricity supply to customers. The role will involve working in a team alongside other security specialists and being responsible for ownership, designing, and implementing highly secure network solutions that protect against potential OT cyber-attacks.
As the Lead OT Cyber Security Engineer, you’ll be focusing on network and infrastructure domains - owning, designing and implementing highly secure solutions that protect against potential OT cyber-attacks. You will also help to support the design and delivery of security services to address key business requirements, providing guidance and technical leadership to project teams.
You’ll execute and delegate allocated work, recording and reporting progress to the designated project manager, whilst proactively identifying challenges in the programme. You’ll work with other senior stakeholders internally and externally to help articulate delays, risks and issues.
A key part of the role will be accountable for testing & assurance, ensuring that security is embedded in all stages of the infrastructure/systems deployment and to ensure continuous monitoring through operations. You’ll advise on and test the efficacy of measures to build security into continuous integration and deployment pipelines, and be proactive to anticipate potential threats and data breaches against SPEN and identify how best to deal with them. You will also be responsible for planning the requirements of the organisation’s OT estate, liaising with SP Energy Networks’ internal ‘customers’, and wider stakeholders across ScottishPower and Iberdrola.
What you’ll bring
- Experience of implementation, development and update of Cyber Security policies, procedures and working practices, including the Directive on security of network and information systems (the NIS Directive).
- Experience with designing, implementing and maintaining security tools/applications.
- Previous experience of first line IT or OT operational support.
- Demonstrates a deep understanding of common system platforms (Linux/Windows, Cisco).
- Experience of security architecture across different deployments (On-Prem, Cloud).
- An understanding of the PURDUE model and required security controls.
- Ability to produce reports to C-Suite level.
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
- 36 days annual leave.
- Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave.
- Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme.
- Payroll giving and charity matched funding.
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes.
- Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change.
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving.
- Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans.
- Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments.
- Life Assurance (4x salary).
- Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support.
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more.
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in renewable energy. We keep electricity flowing to our 3.5m connected customers in homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 100,000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission and distribution networks – connecting customers and infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of the transition to Net Zero for our customers and the communities we serve. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£9 billion into our transmission and distribution networks, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy and the adoption of low carbon technology. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, SP Energy Networks can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
