OT Security Officer – Operations

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Sentinel

OT Security Officer – Operations

Location – Scotland (Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness)

Salary – Up to £83,000

Are you an experienced SOC leader or OT engineer with an understanding of network data capture and logging from a highly regulated industry looking to move to a large organisation growing out their Operation Security function, who can deal with threats/vulnerabilities/compromises as they are happening, and strategizing action plans to negate the risks and producing measures to mitigate future threats?

Joining a growing Security team protecting critical infrastructure across the transmissions dept. Bridging the gap between IT Security Operations centre and the system operations teams. Providing domain expertise in the understanding of security threats impacting essential service. This role involves assessing current threats/alerts within the transmissions network and identifying a strategy to negate the risk and mitigate further similar risks in the future.

Key responsibilities

– Lead a small team monitoring critical systems for any indications of threats/vulnerabilities/compromises.

– Logging security events/alerts/requests raised through the Security information and event management (SIEM) acting as a bridge between the IT soc and teams managing Operational Technology that runs the electricity transmission network.

– Recommending and prioritising security investments to expand monitoring coverage.

– Developer processes/playbooks/standards to detect and respond to security incidents across OT estate.

Skills

– Security Operations experience – identifying indicators of compromise from system logs/other sources.

– OT experience within a large, regulated Utility.

– Understand how cyber security threats may disrupt electricity transmission systems.

– Greenfield experience – the ability to identify and produce new tools, processes and training to enhance maturity of team

– Leading/managing and growing a team including line management and recruitment.