Senior Engineer (Cybersecurity)

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior or Principal Cyber Security Engineer to join our Cyber Security team within the Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline. This role suits a committed professional capable of leadership and commercial awareness to grow a high-performance team on rail and infrastructure projects.

You will deliver cybersecurity solutions from concept to operation, define strategy, maintain client relationships, and ensure standards compliance while balancing cost and

Qualifications

• BSc in Cybersecurity or related field.
• Minimum 3 years OT cybersecurity experience.
• Ability to define and manage cybersecurity strategy and governance.
• Experience in Threat Identification and Cybersecurity Risk Management for complex systems.
• Knowledge of major OT cybersecurity standards (IEC 62443 series).
• Experience in supply chain cybersecurity audits.
• Experience producing Zones and Conduits diagrams and Cyber Security Requirements definitions.
• ISO 27005 / NIST 800-82 / NIST 800-53 knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cybersecurity solutions to rail/infrastructure clients from concept through operation.
• Define cybersecurity strategy and governance with the Team Lead.
• Maintain relationships with clients and ensure requirements are met.
• Adapt designs to balance quality, cost and other disciplines.
• Ensure cybersecurity standards are applied; liaise with other teams.
• Support cybersecurity schedules and deliverables.
• Attend standards briefings and assist as needed.
• Liaise with clients to communicate requirements to the team.
• Review deliverables and assist in tender preparation.

Skills

OT cybersecurity

Cybersecurity strategy

Cybersecurity governance

Threat identification

Security standards IEC 62443

Supply chain audits

Zones & conduits diagrams

ISO/NIST standards knowledge

Education

BSc in Cybersecurity

BSc in Computer Science

BSc in Computer Science Engineering

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior or Principal Cyber Security Engineer to join our growing Cyber Security team within our Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline. This position will suit a committed and ambitious professional who can demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills combined with commercial awareness and the ability to play their part in growing a dynamic high-performance team.

Missions / Main Duties

• Supporting the Team Lead (Cybersecurity and software assurance), you will deliver cybersecurity solutions to our rail & infrastructure clients, on projects from the Concept phase up to the Operation and Maintenance Phase, managing the cybersecurity governance and lifecycle activities and actively contribute to the creation of relevant evidence.
• Supporting the Team Lead (Cybersecurity and software assurance) in cybersecurity strategy definition.
• Maintain good working relationships with clients and ensure that their requirements are being fulfilled by the business.
• Be able to adapt to design challenges and find workable solutions that take into account quality, cost and other disciplines.
• Ensure that all relevant cybersecurity standards are being met throughout the cybersecurity process and liaise with the other disciplines teams and other cybersecurity engineers if any issues are identified.
• Support the management of Cybersecurity schedules and deliverables.
• Attend standards briefings run by the Team Lead (Cybersecurity and software assurance) and assist if required.
• Liaise with clients and ensure their requirements are effectively communicated to the team.
• Review deliverables, including technical documents and reports and assist in the preparation of expressions of interest and tenders.

Profile / Skills

Essential Requirements For The Role Include

• BSc in Cybersecurity, BSc in Computer Science, BSc in Computer Science Engineering or similar
• At least 3 years’ experience in OT cyber security and cyber security risk management
• Ability to independently define and manage cyber security strategy/planning and establish the OT cyber security governance
• Experience in Threat Identification and Cyber Security Risk Management (Analysis and Assessment) for complex systems
• Working knowledge with the major OT cyber security standards (including IEC 62443 series)
• Ability to support supply chain management and perform cyber security audits
• Experience in producing Zones and Conduits Partitioning Diagrams, Cyber Security Requirements definition and cyber security Assurance
• ISO 27005 / NIST 800-82 / NIST 800-53 Knowledge

Desirable requirements for the role include

• NIS / NIS2 knowledge
• Railway industry experience and TS 50701 Knowledge
• Understanding of Railway frameworks (e.g. EN 50126 / 9 or IEC 62278 and IEC 62425) and/or System engineering standards (e.g. ISO 15288, 12207, ..)