Industrial Cyber Security Research Engineer (OT)

MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre; Coventry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is seeking an Advanced Research Engineer – Cyber Security to help secure the future of UK manufacturing. You will support the development of MTC's Industrial Cyber Security Strategy, focusing on OT security across connected manufacturing environments.

You will work on commercial and collaborative R&D projects, identifying risks, strengthening resilience, and delivering secure-by-design solutions using cutting-edge technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in cyber security roles, ideally within OT/IT environments.
• Relevant certifications such as OSCP, OSDA, CISSP or GISCP would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform cyber security assessments and testing activities to identify vulnerabilities within connected manufacturing systems.
• Support penetration testing and security analysis of industrial equipment, networks and emerging manufacturing technologies.
• Develop and maintain OT cyber security testbeds that demonstrate industry best practice in asset management, network monitoring and threat detection.
• Design and implement secure-by-design IT and OT infrastructure architectures for both internal and customer-facing projects.
• Work with industry partners and technical specialists to expand MTC's cyber security capabilities and services.
• Monitor developments in cyber security standards, legislation and emerging technologies, including AI and critical infrastructure protection.
• Produce technical guidance, customer-facing content and best-practice materials for manufacturing organisations.
• Present findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Wireshark

Malcolm

Kali Linux

Vulnerability assessment

Penetration testing

Linux administration

Network architecture

Container orchestration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security

Tools

Greenbone

Kali Linux

Job description

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is seeking an Advanced Research Engineer – Cyber Security to help secure the future of UK manufacturing. You will support the development of MTC's Industrial Cyber Security Strategy, focusing on OT security across connected manufacturing environments.

You will work on commercial and collaborative R&D projects, identifying risks, strengthening resilience, and delivering secure-by-design solutions using cutting-edge technologies.