Principal Consultant / Associate - OT Cyber Security

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health & wellbeing programs

Gymflex and wellbeing support

Chartership support

Job summary

WSP is recruiting a Cyber Security Consultant to join our industry-leading Cyber Security Capability team. You will deliver cyber security services to a wide range of clients, providing strategy, assurance, and testing guidance across OT/IT projects.

You will contribute to risk assessments, governance development, and solution design with delivery teams, while collaborating with clients, partners, and internal specialists to advance digital resilience.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, computer science, or equivalent
• Experience delivering cyber security services in OT/IT contexts
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and support junior colleagues

Responsibilities

• Provide technical consultancy on OT/IT cyber security across lifecycle
• Translate strategy into practical delivery with risk-based recommendations
• Support governance, risk assessments, and security management systems
• Assist client proposals and bid responses with delivery and sales teams

Skills

Cyber Security

OT/IT security

Threat modelling

Governance frameworks

Cloud Security

Education

Engineering or Computer Science degree

Tools

IDS/IPS

SIEM

EDR/MDR

Job description

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

As one of the world’s leading engineering, professional services and technical consultancy firms, at WSP, we are passionate about the big questions. And big answers, naturally. For us which is all about reaching beyond the expected to do work that will make a profound impact felt long into the future.

WSP’s recent global digital strategy, defines key strategic offerings that WSP wants to grow and invest in, and ‘Operational Technology Cybersecurity’ is one of them. This marks a significant acknowledgement of our cyber security success story so far and the commitment to our teams and clients to continue to deliver cyber security services applied and in context.

We are recruiting for a Cyber Security Consultant to join our industry-leading Cyber Security Capability team, which is delivering specialist cyber security services to a wide spectrum of industries.

As a valued member of the team, you will access a range of benefits including targeted professional development and the opportunity to work alongside specialists across our business. You will contribute to projects by providing cyber security and strategy advice, technical assurance, solution guidance, specification input, design support, and testing assurance to our domestic and international clients.

A Little More About Your Role…

You will provide technical consultancy services aligned to client needs and will support WSP’s cyber security deliverables through the lifecycle of OT/IT development and Digital Transformation projects. You will contribute to the development of proportionate, risk-based recommendations and help translate strategy into practical delivery.

You will have a background in Cyber Security, OT, Integration or Systems Engineering, ideally gained in a consultancy or supplier environment. You will be comfortable working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, supporting junior colleagues where needed, and building trusted relationships with clients.

You will be involved in the following activities;

• Supporting clients on cyber security compliance, including NIS-D, NIST, ISO 27001, ISA/IEC 62443 and other relevant industry standards and best practice
• Contributing to governance frameworks and supporting the development of Cyber Security and Information Security Management Systems
• Assessing cyber security controls, reviewing architecture proposals, and supporting threat and risk assessments
• Supporting cyber security requirements analysis and tailoring outputs to client context
• Understanding business and technical requirements and translating them into clear, deliverable actions with support from senior colleagues
• Collaborating with clients, government agencies, partners and supply chains to help define technical and procedural solutions to complex problems
• Working across projects to support consistent delivery of best-practice cyber security
• Supporting client presentations and proposals by explaining our cyber security services and helping shape the best way to address digital resilience challenges

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• Specifics of OT, IT and IoT/IIoT cyber security
• Industry specific experience of applied cyber security, ideally gained within the following sectors; Energy e.g. Nuclear, Oil/Gas, Electricity, Rail/Road, Healthcare, Smart Infrastructure/Buildings, Aviation, or Maritime.
• A degree in an engineering, computer science or other technical discipline or equivalent industry experience. A chartership in Engineering or Cyber Security or equivalent professional registration or the planning of achieving one is highly recommended.
• Ability to work effectively within teams, contributing to knowledge sharing and supporting early career professionals
• Supporting proposal writing and bid responses in collaboration with delivery and sales teams
• At least one of Telecoms, SCADA, mission critical, safety critical or big data architectures
• Threat modelling, Vulnerability analysis, Risk matrix modelling.
• Secure DevOps and secure systems engineering lifecycle
• Security Policy and governance
• Cloud Security including OT in the Cloud
• Incident Management frameworks, Security incident analysis, digital forensics, crisis management, SOC operations and supporting tools
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of cyber security platforms/tooling including IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR/MDR, and system/device hardening would be advantageous.

Also, during your professional experience you will have gained experience in an OT/IT or electronics engineering/systems company with knowledge and practical experience in leading teams, collaborating with clients and partners within a Cyber Security environment.

We are looking for someone who has sound practical knowledge on the use and application of risk assessment methodologies in systems and software development (including Agile, ITIL and V-model processes) and combining them for optimal solutions.

If your career has given you the opportunity to contribute to technical reports, advise clients, work with formal security frameworks including ISA/IEC 62443 and NCSC’s CAF, and support the definition and design of OT solutions from a security perspective, then you would be a real asset to our team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

• Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most.
• We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need.
• Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program.
• Comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.