OT Security Engineer

Role: OT Security Engineer
Duration: 6 Months
Location: UK

Key responsibilities:

Overall responsibility to represent the policy and views of the ICS team within the wider business acting as a consultant to product teams

Identify information security risks and proactively work to ensure that Information risks are identified, assessed and mitigated across the business.

Work within the established governance processes to ensure that new IT solutions are delivered to a high standard of security.

Collaboration with the wider Information Technology Management community to provide information security advice and ensure that the appropriate technologies in place to protect the information of the business.

Work with the business to identify and understand future Information security risks and provide appropriate input to ensure that such risks are minimised ahead if time.

Identify information security threats and vulnerabilities within projects and programmes, assess information security risks and advise the relevant team on appropriate methods and security configurations to protect and prevent impact to business systems.

Maintain a view of key stakeholders within the business and proactively manage their attitude to security

Monitor trends in information security and incorporate into departmental strategy

Key skills/knowledge/experience:

Excellent people skills, able to positively influence up to board level.

Previous experience and background in Information Security at a management level

Proven good working knowledge of industry IT compliance standards, particularly in design and implementation.

Knowledge of information security principles and best practices and experience in managing information security risk

Background and previous experience of IT security controls

Significant experience of working and influencing cross-functionally and managing external agencies

Experience of relationship management of senior stakeholders

Strong IT skills, able to analyse data for reporting purposes and follow work instruction

Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred

Good to have: (As applicable)

Knowledge and experience in Information Security Auditing Techniques

Advanced IT security certifications such as CISSP.

Experience in manufacturing Industries and OT

Experience in IoT technologies & connected car

Agile code development toolsets

Specialist skillsets in Network Security

Specialist skillset in Cloud Security

Specialist security skillset in Collaborative tools / email

Specialist security skillset in Application development and code implementation