OT Cyber Specialist

Job title: Operational Technology Cyber Specialist

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £47,683 - £52,426

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the development and deployment of cyber security focused solutions within Operational Technology (OT) Environments
• Support security control specification, standards, technologies and overall cyber secure design models within the OT domain
• Provide definitive and expert advice in the specialist area of OT into other cyber security activities, such as incident response
• Act as point of contact for senior stakeholders and influencers for cyber security activities within the OT space
• Support the coordination the promotion, development, acquisition and implementation of security controls and services in close liaison with those responsible for management and strategy
• Ensure system compliance with the internal standards and leverages other appropriate industry standard frameworks for support
• Supporting the reporting, and analysis the cyber security metrics and KPIs gathered across the BEMS, Manufacturing and Engineering domains

  Your skills and experiences:

  • An understanding of emerging cyber requirements and cyber security threats
  • A broad and comprehensive technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and technologies, with an interest / experience in Operational Technology
  • Strong understanding of government and industry standard security policy, standards and best practice guidance
  • Experience of working in an Operational Technology function and relevant field
  • Experience managing, controlling and reporting project deliverables to project stakeholders
  • Experience of NIST Sp800-82, IEC62443, Purdue Reference Architecture Model

    Benefits:

    You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

    The Air Cyber Security team:

    As a part of the Air Cyber Security team, you will be centrally placed within the Air Sector, and will be pivotal in providing support in delivering and operating the Air Sector cyber security services across the business.

    As part of the Cyber Security Strategy for Air Sector, the team is aiming to deliver around 30 new services with the aim of enhancing Cyber Security Capability throughout the Air sector.

    Why BAE Systems?

    This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

    We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

    Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

    Closing Date: 30^{th June 2025}

    We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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