OT Security Consultant in Newcastle upon Tyne

Capgemini’s Operational Technology (OT) Security team has been helping clients secure their OT environments for over 14 years. We provide consultancy and managed services that help organisations understand their current security posture, identify vulnerabilities, implement solutions, and maintain secure operations. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping clients reduce risks in their OT environments. You’ll work alongside a supportive team and contribute to projects that span industries such as energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and more.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your role: As an Operational Technology Security Consultant, you’ll collaborate with clients and colleagues to deliver security-focused activities across one or more of the following areas:

• Conducting site surveys to help clients identify systems in their OT environments (including offshore locations)
• Assessing systems and network security for compliance and best practice and performing risk assessments
• Developing OT security policies and procedures to support safe and resilient operations
• Performing audits and gap analyses to help clients maintain compliance and improve security
• Providing practical advice and guidance to help clients address OT security challenges, act as trusted advisor
• Producing security artefacts for future use cases
• Delivery of OT training.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience: We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. You may have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Working in OT environments with a focus on security, across industries such as energy, oil and gas, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or manufacturing
• OT-related network architecture, endpoint protection, governance, and awareness initiatives
• Supporting organisations in developing roadmaps and processes to improve OT security
• Leading or contributing to assessments and evaluations of OT environments, including analysis and reporting
• Understanding OT security controls and how they apply to large organisations

If you’re passionate about cybersecurity and want to grow in a supportive and inclusive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

We are a Disability Confident Employer: Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who: Declare they have a disability, and Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process.

Your security clearance and pre-employment checks: To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

Make it real – what does it mean for you?

Flexibility to work your way: You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Your wellbeing: You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Shape your path: You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.

Shared energy: You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.

Why should you consider Capgemini? Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini: Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion.