E&I OT Cyber Security Lead / £700 per day (Inside IR35) / 4 days remote / 1 day per month travel (various UK locations) / 6-month initial contract with long-term potential
Summary: This role is for an experienced E&I OT Cyber Security Lead responsible for overseeing cyber security operations within critical national infrastructure. The position involves translating security requirements into actionable priorities, ensuring effective cyber maintenance, and coordinating activities across various teams. The contract is initially for six months with the potential for extension, requiring one day of travel per month. The role is primarily remote, with a focus on operational cyber security leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Acting as the operational cyber security lead, translating central security requirements into clear priorities and actions for OT cyber operations teams.
- Providing assurance that cyber maintenance activities are completed effectively, challenging performance where delivery falls below agreed KPIs and escalating risk where required.
- Coordinating and prioritising OT cyber activities across operations, construction, asset engineering and security teams to drive cyber risk reduction.
- Working closely with the Security Resilience Lead to embed OT cyber risk considerations into incident response, business continuity and resilience planning.
Key Skills:
- Experience in operational cyber security, particularly within OT environments.
- Strong understanding of cyber maintenance activities and performance metrics.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage cyber risk effectively.
- Experience in incident response and business continuity planning.
Salary (Rate): £700 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
• £700 per day (Inside IR35)
• 4 days remote / 1 day per month travel (various UK locations)
• 6-month initial contract with long-term potential
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced E&I OT Cyber Security Lead to take a lead role supporting critical national infrastructure, balancing operational cyber maintenance with evolving cyber capability and major upgrade programmes.
What you’ll be doing:
- Acting as the operational cyber security lead, translating central security requirements into clear priorities and actions for OT cyber operations teams.
- Providing assurance that cyber maintenance activities are completed effectively, challenging performance where delivery falls below agreed KPIs and escalating risk where required.
- Coordinating and prioritising OT cyber activities across operations, construction, asset engineering and security teams to drive cyber risk reduction.
- Working closely with the Security Resilience Lead to embed OT cyber risk considerations into incident response, business continuity and resilience planning.
Next Steps: Ready to lead OT cyber security activity across a nationally critical infrastructure environment? Apply now to be considered for this long-term contract role.
