Cyber Assurance Engineer

Cyber Assurance Engineer – OT / Industrial Environments Salary: £80k • Bonus • Outstanding benefits • Flexible working A leading UK critical‑infrastructure operator is expanding its cyber function and is hiring a Cyber Assurance Engineer to strengthen security across complex Operational Technology (OT) environments. This is a newly created position with scope to shape, influence, and develop the organisation’s approach to cyber assurance. This role would suit: ✅ IT Security / GRC Consultants wanting to break into OT security ✅ Cyber Assurance professionals seeking more technical exposure ✅ Individuals eager to learn industrial security frameworks, OT risk, and engineering environments We are open‑minded about background. If you bring core cyber assurance capability, curiosity, and a willingness to learn OT, we’d love to hear from you. The Role You’ll sit within Engineering and provide cyber assurance across a high‑availability industrial environment. Key responsibilities include: Leading cyber assurance activities in line with internal policy and regulatory commitments Conducting technical audits, gap assessments, and compliance reviews against NCSC CAF and internal frameworks Managing requirements and evidence collection for cyber assessment frameworks Tracking cyber KPIs, compliance milestones, and reporting to key stakeholders Coordinating internal and external cyber resources, suppliers, and assessors Supporting the development of incident response plans and OT‑focused recovery playbooks Owning and maturing the Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) to drive continuous improvement Collaborating with engineers to ensure alignment between IT, OT, and security objectives About You You don’t need OT experience — just a willingness to learn. We’re looking for someone who can blend assurance, communication, and a pragmatic engineering mindset. You’ll ideally bring: Experience in cyber security assurance, governance, risk, or compliance Familiarity with standards such as ISA/IEC 62443 (advantageous, not essential) Understanding of differences between IT and OT, or an interest in learning Strong IT literacy, analytical thinking, and attention to detail Ability to work independently and proactively Positive, can‑do attitude and the confidence to own tasks end‑to‑end Degree or recognised cyber qualification (nice to have, not mandatory) What’s on Offer Competitive salary (£80k) Annual bonus Private medical Flexible working Salary‑sacrifice pension Ongoing training and development, particularly in OT security Opportunity to work in a unique industrial environment where your impact is tangible Security vetting is required, generally needing UK residency for 3 of the past 5 years.41bf1e1f-b16b-4260-a40a-17c77a06fd15…