OT Security Platform Engineer – Hybrid Infra & Automation

SSE plc; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym membership discounts

Online GP and counselling services

Cycle to Work scheme

Family leave entitlements

Job summary

SSE plc is seeking a Platform Engineer - OT Security to join the OT Security Value Stream. You will support secure delivery, operation and continual improvement of platforms across generation, storage and network operations, spanning on-premises and cloud environments.

You will develop automation, manage vulnerability remediation, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver new capabilities while ensuring resilient, secure services for critical energy operations.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, platform services or hybrid technology environments (server, virtualization, cloud, network).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving across Windows & cloud platforms.
• Experience with vulnerability management, backup & recovery, identity services, and security monitoring.
• Proficiency using scripting/DevOps tools to improve reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support operation, maintenance and improvement of IT/OT platforms ensuring security and availability.
• Administer hybrid infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments (virtualisation, identity, networking, platform services).
• Support security operations including vulnerability remediation and access controls.
• Develop automation and processes to increase reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to deliver new capabilities and manage lifecycle of services.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Entra ID

Hyper-V

Azure

Networking

Firewall technologies

Vulnerability management

Automation scripting

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Azure DevOps

Job description

SSE plc is seeking a Platform Engineer - OT Security to join the OT Security Value Stream. You will support secure delivery, operation and continual improvement of platforms across generation, storage and network operations, spanning on-premises and cloud environments.

You will develop automation, manage vulnerability remediation, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver new capabilities while ensuring resilient, secure services for critical energy operations.