Industrial OT Security Consultant for Critical Infrastructure

Jacobs; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holiday allowance

Additional perks

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Consultant to help protect UK critical national infrastructure. You will work across Energy, Water, Rail, Highways, Aviation and Defence, bridging engineering and security to secure OT/ICS environments and improve resilience.

Join a team that designs, reviews and implements cyber controls for industrial systems. You’ll engage with stakeholders, develop secure architectures, and advance threat detection and monitoring across diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in OT cybersecurity within CNI or industrial environments.
• Familiarity with IEC 62443, NIST CSF, ISO 27000, MITRE ATT&CK, NIS/NIS2.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills in business terms.
• Understanding of OT/ICS technologies across CNI sectors.

Responsibilities

• Support assessment, design and implementation of cybersecurity controls in OT and IC environments.
• Collaborate with engineers and operations to understand system architectures and risks.
• Review OT networks and ICS to identify security improvements and resilience.
• Develop secure OT architectures, including network segmentation and remote access.

Skills

OT cybersecurity

Industrial networking

Control systems engineering

Automation

Tools

SCADA

PLC

DCS

RTUs

Industrial communications

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an OT Cybersecurity Consultant to help protect UK critical national infrastructure. You will work across Energy, Water, Rail, Highways, Aviation and Defence, bridging engineering and security to secure OT/ICS environments and improve resilience.

Join a team that designs, reviews and implements cyber controls for industrial systems. You’ll engage with stakeholders, develop secure architectures, and advance threat detection and monitoring across diverse projects.