OT Information Security Specialist

Closing Date

2024-11-10

Job Title:                                OT Information Security Specialist

Location:                                Durrington (Worthing)

Contract Type:                      Permanent

Hours:                                    37/ week

Salary:                                    Up to £75,000 DOE

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!

During a time of huge Digital Transformation, we are looking to grow our InfoSec team here at Southern Water. This role will be working in our Information Security Team, reporting into our OT Security Manager.

This is an opportunity to work for an organisation where what you do, really makes a difference to the communities we serve.

Job Overview

Overall, you will be responsible for general information and cyber security; planning for regulatory compliance, supporting operations connectivity, dealing with cyber attacks and assisting on audits.

Day to day this role will involve:

• Writing & reviewing policies, standards, and processes – creating and updating
• Responding to security related incidents
• Planning for proactive projects in the InfoSec space
• Protecting Southern Water’s assets from cyber-attacks
• Monitoring, hunting and defending from threats
• Reviewing architectural solutions
• Assessing 3rd party cyber security maturity

You will be responsible for:

• Documenting and updating, as appropriate the information security policy, standards and processes ensuring these are communicated and actively considered during solution and service design
• Conducting security assessments for Industrial Control Systems
• Monitoring, auditing and reporting on compliance to IT security standards: highlighting compliance breaches or potential risks
• Monitoring and actioning requests & queries to the OT Information Security Team
• Participating in strategic planning for the deployment of ICS technologies and program enhancements
• Providing advice and practical assistance on information security risk and control throughout the organisation. 
• Promoting security awareness to all staff
• Vulnerability management reporting ensuring patching policies and process in place and that these are applied in a regular and controlled manner
• Researching and tracking information about current security threats and potential vulnerabilities
• Participating in ongoing quality assurance activities during the development and implementation stages of the IT security initiatives
• Maintaining and managing of security systems/devices
• Responding and reporting on NIS and DWI compliance and complete compliance submissions (e.g. DWI CAF)
• Visiting sites across the south of England to carry out Cyber Security assessments and improvements

About You

You will be an established Information Security Specialist who has had exposure to Critical National Infrastructures and the complexities and regulations of such organisations. You will be able to take a ‘birds eye view’ of how what you do, affects the wider organisation. You will be able to liaise and build rapport with stakeholders at all levels.  

You will have:

• Experience in each of the following functional areas – Identity & Access Management, Network Security, Integration Security, Data Protection and Recovery
• Experience of threat assessment and vulnerability management across ICS
• Experience of Critical National Infrastructure
• General knowledge of control system protocols
• Full driving licence and access to a car to travel to sites across the south of England

Capability:

• Attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Able to manage situations of complexity with positive outcomes
• Ability to clearly communicate actionable insights and complex findings
• Positive problem-solving ‘can-do’ attitude
• Innovative ways of working
• Summarise technically complex findings to our business leads
• Must understand the differences between a Corporate and ICS/OT environments

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington (Worthing) office and home.

We are offering a salary of up to £75,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

• Generous pension up to 11% company contribution

• 25 days annual leave

• Life assurance equal to 4x salary

• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)

• Health Cash Plan

• Full funded eye tests

• Two paid volunteering days a year

• Occupational health service

• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers

• Digital GP service

• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications

• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

• Cycle to work scheme

Join our InfoSec team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

Privacy Statement:

Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.

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