OT Infrastructure Engineer — Modern Energy Grid & Innovation

Northern Powergrid; Leeds; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Powergrid is seeking an Operational Technology Infrastructure Engineer to join the Digital & Innovation team in the UK. The role covers a wide range of OT and IT disciplines with training and development to build a multi-skilled team.

Key responsibilities include maintaining OT infrastructure (VMware vSphere, Windows, Unix), implementing security tooling (firewalls, SIEM), supporting incident/change processes, and testing releases across projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC / Level 4 in information systems or similar.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in an OT or IT infrastructure support role at 2nd/3rd Line level, including support of VMWare vSphere, Microsoft and RHEL.
• Firewall configuration.
• Cyber Security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain OT infrastructure including VMware vSphere, Microsoft and Unix platforms.
• Implement and maintain security tooling such as firewalls, AV, SIEM, and vulnerability scanning.
• Support the OT Incident and Change process.
• Support system testing for new releases and assist projects with testing standards.
• Represent OT on infrastructure related projects.
• Implementation of software releases, patches and service packs.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Windows

Unix / RHEL

Firewalls

SIEM

Vulnerability scanning

OT/IT infrastructure

Incident & Change process

Education

HNC / Level 4 in Information Systems

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Northern Powergrid is seeking an Operational Technology Infrastructure Engineer to join the Digital & Innovation team in the UK. The role covers a wide range of OT and IT disciplines with training and development to build a multi-skilled team.

Key responsibilities include maintaining OT infrastructure (VMware vSphere, Windows, Unix), implementing security tooling (firewalls, SIEM), supporting incident/change processes, and testing releases across projects.