C&I & OT Cyber Security Technician - Cheshire Site

Astute People; Puddinglake; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

26 days annual leave

12% pension contributions

Job summary

Astute is recruiting a Controls, Instrumentation and Cyber Security Technician for a site in Cheshire, United Kingdom, with a starting salary up to £60,000 and a strong benefits package including private medical and dental insurance.

You will support the Lead C&I Engineer, diagnose faults in field instrumentation and control equipment, perform planned and corrective maintenance across C&I and automation systems, and assist the OT Security Engineer to reduce cyber security risks.

Qualifications

• Technical apprenticeship or equivalent experience in C&I, Automation, Control Engineering or Cyber Security.
• Proven C&I, instrumentation or industrial automation maintenance experience.
• Experience with sensors, actuators, signal conditioning equipment and industrial control systems.
• Knowledge of OT security including network segmentation, access control, patching and logging.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead C&I Engineer in delivering the site's maintenance strategy.
• Investigate, diagnose and resolve faults in field instrumentation and control equipment.
• Carry out planned and corrective maintenance across C&I and industrial automation systems.
• Support OT Security Engineer with maintenance activities to reduce cyber security risks.
• Undertake routine OT security activities including patching, antivirus updates and application control.
• Maintain OT asset inventories, network diagrams and technical records.
• Prepare maintenance orders and deliver packages of work.
• Support OT security infrastructure maintenance and implement corrective actions from audits.
• Provide technical support during OT and cyber-related incidents.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, panel schematics, loop drawings and cause-and-effect charts.

Skills

Fault finding

Safety conscious

Problem solving

OT cyber security interest

Education

Level 3 C&I apprenticeship

Tools

ABB 800xA

SCADA / DCS familiarity

Job description

Astute is recruiting a Controls, Instrumentation and Cyber Security Technician for a site in Cheshire, United Kingdom, with a starting salary up to £60,000 and a strong benefits package including private medical and dental insurance.

You will support the Lead C&I Engineer, diagnose faults in field instrumentation and control equipment, perform planned and corrective maintenance across C&I and automation systems, and assist the OT Security Engineer to reduce cyber security risks.