OT Security Officer

Job title:

OT Security Officer

Company

Sentinel IT

Job description

Job title: OT Security OfficerDuration: PermanentLocation: Hybrid, offices are based in Perth and Aberdeen.Salary: £55,000 – £83,000Are you passionate about control assurance, governance and reporting?This is an opportunity to be part of a growing security team with a clear mission to protect critical infrastructure and keep the lights on. This role will lead a new security operations team for Transmission. The team will provide an interface between an existing IT SOC and the system operation teams within Transmission. The role will provide domain expertise to understand how security threats may impact the essential service. This is a new team, and additional operations analysts will be recruited over the next year to support this lead role.Key responsibilities for this role will include:– Lead a small team to monitor critical systems for indicators of compromise.– Triaging security events, alerts and requests. Act as an interface between IT SOC and teams that manage the operational technology systems that run the electricity transmission network.– Collating and sharing threat intelligence and applying domain knowledge to convert this into actionable information for the wider security community.– Making recommendations to prioritise security investment to expand monitoring coverage.– Development of processes, playbooks and standards to detect and respond to security incidents across the OT estate.Experience Required:– Experience working in security operations roles, identifying indicators of compromise from system logs and other event sources.– Experience working within an operational technology environment, preferably for a large, regulated utility.– Understanding of how cyber security threats may disrupt electricity transmission systems.– Experience leading and growing a small team including line management and recruitment.– Experience in a greenfield role where you have produced new tools, process and training to enhancing the maturity of a new team.There are a number of vacancies within this team but as this role is a leadership position, they intend on hiring this role first so that they can assist with the growth plans!Your application with SentinelSentinel is an award-winning technology recruitment and consulting company with offices in the UK, Czech Republic, and Switzerland. We work with global brands, ambitious start-ups, and leading recruitment outsourcers, ensuring access to exceptional talent through permanent, contingent labour, and statement of work services.Get in touch today for new opportunities, or guidance on sourcing strategies, salary and rate benchmarking.We aspire to provide great service to all applicants. If we think you’re right for the role, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. If not, we’ll keep you updated with other opportunities in your field.To apply for this role or more information, please apply with your up to date CV below or email ashleigh.farrier@sentinelit.com.

Expected salary

£83000 per year

Location

Perth, Perth and Kinross

Job date

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:36:33 GMT

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