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Recognised as Industry leaders in the development, design, delivery and integration of innovative complex Cyber OT solutions to Critical National Infrastructure industries such as Power Generation, Energy Storage and Transmission, Water, Rail, Aviation, Highways, and Defence, our Jacobs Cyber team continues to see unprecedented growth and increasing market share.

To support our success and growth a number of new roles have been created throughout the UK.

As an experienced Cyber OT professional, you will deliver complex and robust solutions across the full lifecycle of OT security engineering, including design, development, integration, testing, assurance, and in service support.

Your remit will include:

• Play a key role in the design, integration, and security testing of OT cybersecurity solutions.
• Facilitate the development of cybersecurity assessment methodologies.
• Manage the implementation of robust security risk management processes, including accreditation activities.
• Provide OT cybersecurity governance, advice, and assurance to stakeholders.
• Conduct security reviews, audits, and technical assessments.
• Provide subject matter expertise input to business growth and development.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant OT security standards.

• We would be delighted to hear from candidates with a mix of the following, skills, experience and attributes:

• An established or developing knowledge of OT cybersecurity within CNI or industrial/operational environments.
• Understanding of OT/ICS technologies used across CNI sectors (SCADA, DCS, PLCs, RTUs).
• Experience with security engineering technologies such as endpoint protection, firewalls, IDS, across both IT and OT networks.
• Familiar with implementing standards and frameworks such as IEC 62443, NIST CSF, ISO 27000, MITRE ATT&CK, and NIS/NIS2 regulations.
• Comfortable explaining threat‑based and risk‑informed security considerations in clear business terms, enabling risk owners to make proportionate and well‑informed decisions.
• Sound understanding of design principles relating to operational safety, reliability and resilience.
• Awareness of cloud/edge integration into OT environments.

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