Senior Technical Consultant - OT Cyber Security

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Overview

As one of the world’s leading engineering, professional services and technical consultancy firms, WSP is passionate about the big questions and big answers. This role focuses on delivering cyber security services applied to OT/IT and Digital Transformation projects for a wide range of industries, leading cyber security deliverables and providing strategic advice to clients.

WSP’s recent global digital strategy defines key strategic offerings that WSP wants to grow and invest in, and ‘Operational Technology Cybersecurity’ is one of them. This marks a significant acknowledgement of our cyber security success story so far and the commitment to our teams and clients to continue to deliver cyber security services applied and in context.

WSP has a vacant position for a Cyber Security Consultant to join our industry-leading Cyber Security Capability team, which is delivering specialist cyber security services to a wide spectrum of industries.

As a key member of the team, you will contribute to the capability of our team providing cyber security and strategy advice, technical assurance, solution guidance, specification, design, and testing assurance to our domestic and international clients.

You will provide technical consultancy services in close alignment with client needs and will be leading WSP’s cyber security deliverables through the lifecycle of an OT/IT development and Digital Transformation projects. You will also be providing strategic advice across our client spectrum as part of your delivery and growth role.

You will have a background in Cyber Security, OT, Integration or Systems Engineering with a consultancy or supplier. You will ideally have led teams and worked with junior cyber security professionals and supported them in their career development.

You and your team will be involved in the following activities;

• Advising the client on Cyber Security compliance especially in regard to NIS-D, NIST, ISO 27001, ISA/IEC 62443 and other relevant industries standards and best practices
• Developing a framework for governance as well as developing Cyber Security and Information Security Management systems
• Analysing Cyber Security controls, commenting on an architecture proposal and conducting Threat and Risk assessments
• Cyber Security requirements analysis and tailoring them to the client’s needs
• Understanding business and technical requirements and translating them into tangible actions
• Collaborating with clients, government agencies, partners and supply chain to define technical and procedural solutions to complex problems
• Working across projects to support the delivery of best practice Cyber Security
• Present to clients our Cyber Security services and define the best possible way to support them with challenges in Digital Resilience

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate

Expertise in several of the following areas:

• Specifics of OT, IT and IoT/IIoT cyber security
• Industry specific experience of applied cyber security, ideally gained within sectors such as Energy (Nuclear, Oil/Gas, Electricity), Rail/Road, Healthcare, Smart Infrastructure/Buildings, Aviation, or Maritime
• Team leadership skills and early career professionals development
• Government Frameworks
• Writing proposals in collaboration with the sales team
• At least one of Telecoms, SCADA, mission critical, safety critical or big data architectures
• Threat modelling, Vulnerability analysis, Risk matrix modelling
• Secure DevOps and secure systems engineering lifecycle
• Security Policy and governance
• Cloud Security including OT in the Cloud
• Incident Management frameworks, Security incident analysis, digital forensics, crisis management, SOC operations and supporting tools
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of cyber security platforms/tooling including IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR/MDR, and system/device hardening would be advantageous

Also, during your professional experience you will have gained experience in an OT/IT or electronics engineering/systems company with knowledge and practical experience in leading teams, collaborating with clients and partners within a Cyber Security environment.

We are looking for someone who has sound practical knowledge on the use and application of risk assessment methodologies in systems and software development (including Agile, ITIL and V-model processes) and combining them for optimal solutions.

If your career has given you the opportunity to author and publish technical reports, advise clients, work with formal security frameworks including ISA/IEC 62443 and NCSC’s CAF framework and define and design OT solutions from a security perspective then you would be a real asset to our team.

Adding to the Cyber Security capability’s further growth in WSP, you are able to define new services and offers to clients who need advice and support in their Cyber Security activities and responsibilities.

Client-facing experience and excellent communications skills, both written and face-to-face with the ability to work well as part of a team. Experience in a consultancy, pre-sales or security engineering role would be an advantage.

A degree in an engineering, computer science or other technical discipline or equivalent industry experience. A chartership in Engineering or Cyber Security or equivalent professional registration or the planning of achieving one is highly recommended.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

What’s in it for you

• Work-life balance - Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging - We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We have employee resource groups to promote our culture of inclusivity.
• Health & Wellbeing - We are committed to supporting our people, with Thrive programme and Virtual GP service for quick access to medical advice, along with workplace adjustments, Gymflex discounts, and menopause support.
• Flex your time - WSP My Hour allows you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to adjust the time as needed. We also offer part-time and flexible working, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
• Your development - We invest in your growth through training, mentoring, and Chartership.

#WeAreWSP Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.