C&I & OT Cyber Security Technician – Maintenance

Astute People; Middlewich; 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 People is partnering with a leading UK energy company to recruit a Controls, Instrumentation and Cyber Security Technician for its Cheshire site. The role offers a starting salary up to £60,000 with a benefits package including private medical and dental insurance.

You will support the Lead C&I Engineer, conduct maintenance on C&I and industrial automation systems, assist with OT security activities and contribute to reducing cyber risks across the plant.

Qualifications

• Technical apprenticeship with Level 3 qualification or equivalent 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.
• Working knowledge of DCS, process control principles and OT security, including network segmentation, access control, patching and logging.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC/DCS systems is desirable, ABB 800xA experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead C&I Engineer in delivering the site's Control and Instrumentation Maintenance and Engineering Strategy.
• Investigate, diagnose and resolve faults affecting field instrumentation and control equipment.
• Carry out planned and corrective maintenance across C&I and industrial automation systems.
• Support the OT Security Engineer with maintenance activities designed 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 within your area of competence.
• Support the operation and maintenance of OT security infrastructure and implement corrective actions from audits and assessments.
• Provide technical support during OT and cyber-related incidents, including fault finding and corrective actions.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, panel schematics, loop drawings, logic diagrams and cause-and-effect charts.

Skills

Fault finding

Safety conscious

Problem solving

OT security interest

Education

Technical apprenticeship Level 3

Tools

ABB 800xA

DCS/SCADA systems

Job description

Astute People is partnering with a leading UK energy company to recruit a Controls, Instrumentation and Cyber Security Technician for its Cheshire site. The role offers a starting salary up to £60,000 with a benefits package including private medical and dental insurance.

You will support the Lead C&I Engineer, conduct maintenance on C&I and industrial automation systems, assist with OT security activities and contribute to reducing cyber risks across the plant.