1 to 25 of 54 Permanent Operational Technology Jobs in the South East

OT Technical Manager

Hiring Organisation
Pertemps Thames Water
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 90,000 Annual
delivery of essential water and wastewater services to 16 million customers. We are looking for a highly technical, operationally focused and delivery driven OT Technical Manager to lead the performance, security, resilience and support of our Operational Technology estate and associated digital services. You will … senior operational technical authority across OT infrastructure, IT and OT connectivity, enterprise network security, cyber compliance, compute platforms, active directory and identity services. Leading specialist internal teams and strategic service partners, you will ensure that the critical technologies supporting our water and wastewater operations remain available, secure, resilient ...

Lead Operational Technology Specialist

Hiring Organisation
National Highways
Location
Bedford, Bedfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£50,000
office, based at any National Highways office location. Provide technical leadership for tunnel systems and operational technology, working closely with the Principal OT Architect for Tunnels and Connected Vehicles and senior stakeholders to shape direction, offer challenge, and support informed decision-making. Act as the technical authority … tunnels OT, strategically driving governance and assurance processes in supporting tunnel renewals and the adoption of emerging technologies, digital solutions and data-driven approaches to asset management, with risks clearly understood and mitigated before deployment. Define and drive the technical strategy for tunnel systems, developing architectural guardrails, specifications, and long ...

Lead Operational Technology Specialist

Hiring Organisation
National Highways
Location
Guildford, Surrey, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£50,000
office, based at any National Highways office location. Provide technical leadership for tunnel systems and operational technology, working closely with the Principal OT Architect for Tunnels and Connected Vehicles and senior stakeholders to shape direction, offer challenge, and support informed decision-making. Act as the technical authority … tunnels OT, strategically driving governance and assurance processes in supporting tunnel renewals and the adoption of emerging technologies, digital solutions and data-driven approaches to asset management, with risks clearly understood and mitigated before deployment. Define and drive the technical strategy for tunnel systems, developing architectural guardrails, specifications, and long ...

IT Systems Engineering Lead

Location
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Engineering Lead to join a major project delivery team and provide technical leadership across IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, and Operational Technology (OT) integration. This is a key role responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, security, and compliance of IT systems throughout both project execution and operational … successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping technical standards, driving best practices, and ensuring seamless integration between enterprise IT and industrial OT systems. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Governance Lead the assurance of IT systems design and engineering activities, ensuring solutions meet performance, reliability, security, and compliance requirements. ...

Waste Site SCADA Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Pertemps Thames Water
Location
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 62,000 Annual
business continuity arrangements. Work closely with operations teams to understand challenges and identify opportunities for improvement. Provide technical input into capital delivery and OT improvement projects. Champion OT change management, risk management and cybersecurity best practice. Act as a subject matter expert, sharing knowledge and mentoring colleagues across the wider … OT community. Why join Thames Water? This is an opportunity to work at a scale that very few organisations can offer. You'll be joining a team responsible for supporting operational technology that directly impacts millions of customers and some of the UK's most critical infrastructure. ...

Cyber Security Consultant

Hiring Organisation
eTeam
Location
Kent, England, United Kingdom
Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you. Role Title: OT Cyber Security Manager Location: Kent (100% onsite) Duration: 26/02/2027 Pay Rate: £ 626 per day all inc. (PAYE through Umbrella) Clearance: Contractor … Eligible candidates The candidate hasn't been outside the UK for more than 28 consecutive days during the last 5 years Role Description: The OT Cyber Security Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the organization's Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity strategy to protect industrial control systems ...

IT Product Manager

Hiring Organisation
Context Recruitment Limited
Location
London, South East England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£80,000 - £83,000 per annum
+ Benefits We're working with a leading public-facing organisation to recruit an experienced IT Product Manager to help shape, develop and deliver technology solutions across a diverse portfolio of operational and enterprise systems. This is a broad, strategic Product Management role working across Digital & Technology, Operations, Commercial, Finance and Procurement. You'll take ownership of technology products and solutions, helping define roadmaps, identify opportunities for improvement and ensure technology continues to meet both operational and business needs. You'll work across a varied technology landscape, collaborating with internal teams, other ...

Digital Telecommunications Manager

Hiring Organisation
Pertemps Thames Water
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 62,000 Annual
Digital Telecommunications Manager, you will play a key role within Thames Water's Digital and Technology function, leading the organisation's approach to reliable, resilient, and future-ready telecommunications services across a complex operational estate. Working closely with suppliers, operational teams, programme delivery, architecture, and business stakeholders … Experience working within utilities, critical infrastructure, or regulated industries. Experience supporting large-scale telecom or digital transformation programmes. Knowledge of operational technology (OT) environments and critical operational communications. Experience managing large-scale enterprise telecom estates with complex operational dependencies. Experience working within matrix organisations and multi ...

Product Manager

Hiring Organisation
Nigel Wright Group
Location
London, South East England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£65,000 per annum
Opportunity Product Manager Franchise Mobilisation & Operational Technology London or Leicester | Hybrid Up to £86,000 + Benefits I'm supporting a major organisation with the appointment of a Product Manager to play a key role in shaping technology solutions that support franchise bids, mobilisation programmes and ongoing … operational delivery. This is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys operating across business, technology and commercial functions, ensuring complex operational services are supported by scalable, cost-effective and supportable technology solutions. Working across multiple product teams, suppliers and operational stakeholders, you'll help define ...

Business Office Lead

Location
Old Woking, England, United Kingdom
Manufacturing Strategy & Business Office (direct line). Chief Manufacturing Officer and the Manufacturing leadership team. Finance and FP&A. IT, Operational Technology (OT) and digital manufacturing teams. Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering and Product Development. PMO (including the Project Lead) and Group/inter-company Business Office … adoption they depend on. Success rests on borrowed authority and peer influence: understanding the competing priorities of Finance, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, IT/OT and Procurement, and building the informal currency needed to align them behind shared goals. The role must continually connect strategy to financial impact and operational ...

OT Cybersecurity Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Infosec
Location
Rochester, Kent, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£60,000
client, a leading firm in the cyber security sector, is currently seeking an OT Cybersecurity Engineer to join their dynamic team. This permanent position is focused within the energy industry, playing a crucial role in ensuring the secure development and implementation of cybersecurity policies, processes, and controls for Operational Technologies (OT). Key Responsibilities: Support the Threat and Risk Assessment process for client products, solutions, and services. Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments for OT components within solutions and services. Provide secure design and architecture support for OT projects following Purdue Model principles (Levels 0-3). Contribute to security ...

PLC Engineer

Hiring Organisation
South East Water
Location
Detling, Kent, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£61121/annum
Summary: Ready to transition into Operational Technology? At South East Water, we know that great talent comes from a variety of technical backgrounds. While prior PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) experience is a bonus for this role, it is not essential. We are very keen to hear from candidates … Industrial Electrical or ICA (Instrumentation, Control, and Automation) who are passionate about learning and eager to progress their career into Operational Technology (OT) expertise. If you have the core skills and the drive to upskill, we want to hear from you. As part of our ongoing commitment ...

Actemium Automation Hampshire - OT Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Actemium
Location
Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Operational Technology (OT) Systems Engineer (Layer 2)Waterlooville, Hampshire | Full-time | Competitive + Bonus + Share Scheme + EV Car Scheme + Pension + Healthcare + Benefits + unpaid leaveActemium Automation Hampshire, part of VINCI Energies, is looking for an OT Controls Engineer to help deliver secure, future … focused automation across critical UK industries. The RoleDesign and configure OT servers & industrial networksStrengthen OT cyber security across key infrastructureSupport PLC/SCADA integration & commissioning activitiesProduce technical documentation and lead site supportCollaborate across multidisciplinary teamsAbout YouEngineering qualification (Degree/HNC/HND or similar)Experience with OT servers & industrial networkingStrong ...

Cyber Security Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£46,000 - £60,000 per annum
risks across complex environments. The Role As a Cyber Security Consultant, you will support clients in understanding and mitigating cyber security risks across IT, OT and business systems. You'll work closely with stakeholders to deliver risk assessments, security assurance activities and resilience-focused programmes across a variety of challenging … high-profile projects. Successful candidates may work across several specialist areas, including: Information Security and Risk Management Cyber Security Assurance Operational Technology (OT) Security Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Business and Operational Resilience Secure-by-Design Implementation Key Responsibilities Conduct security risk assessments within complex operational ...

OT/Marine Cyber Security Engineer

Location
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
harnessing technology and creativity to disrupt a traditional industry. We are not your average workplace. Position Overview Ocean Infinity is seeking a OT/Marine Cyber Security Engineer. Responsibilities Own the OT and marine cyber security programme for the operational technology Ocean Infinity designs, builds and maintains … blast radius and containment design, so that the impact of any single compromise across autonomous, robotic and vessel systems is limited by design. Lead OT and vessel incident response, from identification through containment and recovery to post-incident review, in coordination with the wider Cyber team and vessel stakeholders. ...

Control Testing Automation & Monitoring Lead

Hiring Organisation
Pertemps Thames Water
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 65,000 Annual
Control Testing Automation & Monitoring Lead, you will be responsible for designing and delivering automated control testing and monitoring solutions across IT, OT, and business environments at Thames Water. Working closely with the Control Testing & Assurance Manager, digital teams, and a wide range of business stakeholders, you will identify opportunities … level. What you'll be doing as a Control Testing Automation & Monitoring Lead Identify and assess opportunities to automate control testing across IT, OT, and business functions. Design, develop, and implement automation plans and workflows to support continuous monitoring of controls. Evaluate and recommend appropriate tooling and technologies for control ...

Cyber Threat & Vulnerability Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Pertemps Thames Water
Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 65,000 Annual
millions of customers every day. You'll play a key role in identifying, assessing, and reducing cyber risk across a large and complex technology estate, making sure vulnerabilities are understood, prioritised, and fixed before they can be exploited. It's a hands-on role where you'll work closely … help shape how we reduce cyber risk and strengthen our overall security posture. Support end-to-end vulnerability management across IT and operational technology environments Help shape and improve threat and vulnerability management processes, frameworks, and ways of working Work with technical and business teams to prioritise ...

PLM Architect

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
London, South East England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£595.00 per day
enterprise transformation. The successful candidate will play a key role in an Integration Discovery Programme, helping to define how engineering, manufacturing, and operational technology ecosystems can be connected to support future digital engineering capabilities. Working closely with business stakeholders, architects, and technology specialists, you will assess … understand current business processes, systems, and integration challenges. Define target-state architecture and transformation roadmaps supporting PLM and IoT initiatives. Assess engineering, manufacturing, and operational technology landscapes and identify improvement opportunities. Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and technical teams. Develop architecture artefacts, capability maps, business ...

Cryptographic Services Architect

Location
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Location: Reading, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security … standards. Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, or Bash. Identity & Access Management (IAM) integration. Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) or Operational Technology (OT) environments. Application and cloud security technologies. Qualifications Degree-qualified in Engineering, Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Experience in PKI administration ...

Cryptographic Services Architect

Hiring Organisation
Thales Group
Location
Asthall Leigh, Oxfordshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Location: Reading, United KingdomThales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability … standards. Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, or Bash. Identity & Access Management (IAM) integration. Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) or Operational Technology (OT) environments. Application and cloud security technologies. QualificationsDegree-qualified in Engineering, Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Experience in PKI administration, cryptographic ...

Internal Auditor Operational Technology

Hiring Organisation
Grant Thornton
Location
London, South East England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Salary negotiable
support our clients and internal teams on short to medium-term assignments. Skills we are looking for: Assess the risks and controls within OT infrastructure, which includes the hardware and software that monitor and control physical processes in industrial environments. Identify vulnerabilities in OT systems (like those in manufacturing, energy … utilities) Improve productivity Ensure regulatory compliance, and mitigate risks from increasing digitisation and interconnectedness with IT systems Evaluating OT security Assessing vendor risks Understanding regulatory impacts, and developing strategies for risk mitigation to protect critical infrastructure What’s in it for you Development: Your development is important ...

Ticketing Systems Lead

Hiring Organisation
FBI &TMT
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
seeking a Ticketing Systems Lead to lead the operational performance, support, and continuous improvement of customer-facing systems and field devices within a major public transport programme. This role goes beyond traditional IT support - it requires ownership of live operational technology , including ticketing systems, validators, gates, kiosks … ensuring reliable performance across stations and customer environments. Oversee the delivery of L2 and L3 support services , with a strong focus on real-time operational impact and customer experience . Act as the senior escalation point for major incidents affecting ticketing systems, gates, validators, kiosks, and associated platforms , coordinating ...

Product Technical Lead: Exercise and Training

Hiring Organisation
Thales
Location
Crawley, Sussex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP Annual
wide technical influence - Own the Exercise and Training technical strategy, defining the product and services SCT offer to UK customers. Lead architecture design of OT Range capabilities, including identity, segmentation, continuous verification, and policy-driven access. Define and evolve Exercise and Training products, including the classification, tagging, encryption, and attribute … control strategies. Drive inclusion of Thales wider solutions into Exercise and Training capabilities, including Thales security products and solutions. Develop defensible design patterns, for OT Exercising and assurance capabilities within the Ebbw Vale facility. Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, guiding implementation, testing, and assurance of Exercise and Training offers. ...

Cyber Security Vulnerability Manager

Location
Dartford, England, United Kingdom
lead an enterprise-wide vulnerability management programme. This is an opportunity to influence how vulnerabilities are identified, prioritised and resolved across a complex technology landscape, while helping colleagues make clear, informed decisions about cyber risk. Laing O'Rourke's IT function has renewed its strategy to support the company … ambition to transform the construction industry, making it more sustainable, more productive, and fit for the future. Technology has a critical role to play in achieving this ambition. Our focus is on applying digital capability in ways that genuinely matter, shaping how complex projects are delivered, how decisions ...

Programme Manager - Serialisation Plus

Location
Addlestone, England, United Kingdom
asset visibility, traceability, and digital intelligence across Brambles' asset network. The programme combines serialisation, asset digitalisation, IoT-enabled tracking, data and analytics, operational process transformation, and customer-facing capabilities to improve asset productivity, supply chain efficiency, loss prevention, inventory accuracy, and customer value.You'll bring experience delivering complex business … technology transformation programmes, ideally within supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, network, IoT, or digital operations environments. Experience leading global programmes involving connected assets, enterprise platforms, operational technology, data and analytics, and large-scale organisational change is highly desirable.Role Specific Accountabilities:The role is accountable for coordinating multiple programme ...