Operational Technology Consultant in Belfast

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are a global professional services business with deep expertise across consumer, manufacturing, defence, security, energy, utilities, financial services, government, health, life sciences and transport sectors.

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Competitive benefits package
• Health and lifestyle perks, including private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

Digital & Data Community:

Work alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross‑disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions. Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust‑based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress on a technical career track. Hybrid working – the approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors – no project is ever the same. Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge‑sharing and peer‑level support, coaching and mentoring. Deepen your expertise through a culture of learning and growth – you’ll have budget to take courses (technical and non‑technical training) and gain certifications.

What You Can Expect:

• Work to agile best practices and cross‑functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• You’ll be using your technical skills to problem‑solve with our clients and on internal projects.
• Live in‑person whiteboarding sessions to problem‑solve as a team, with asynchronous communication on Teams.
• Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week.
• An environment that deeply cares about its values.

Qualifications:

Even if you don’t meet every requirement below, feel free to still apply as we are often hiring for similar roles which your background might be better suited to.

• Security management of industrial control and operational technology systems and applications, such as:
• Process control
• SCADA
• Distributed control
• PLCs and RTUs
• Industrial cyber security and data communications
• Electricity transmission and distribution network control.
• IoT and Industrial IoT
• Industrial cyber security risk management, architecture and security monitoring
• Key industries such as:
• Electricity generation, transmission, distribution and distributed energy
• Smart energy and metering
• Oil and gas
• Water
• Civil Nuclear
• Transport (including aviation, rail, maritime, road and autonomous vehicles)
• Wider critical infrastructure
• Security standards relating to the sector, including:
• NCSC NIS Guidance and CAF
• ISO 27001 and ISO 27005
• NERC CIP
• ISA‑99/IEC 62443
• NIST CSF

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years). If you’re unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

Assessment Process:

• Quick call with one of our Tech Recruiters – to discuss your application, the role and PA
• Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 minutes)
• Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview, whichever you didn’t do at first round (60 minutes)
• Final round: Meeting with a PA leader – a mini case study and discussion around your client‑centricity (60 minutes)

Life at PA:

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and supports our communities to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We focus on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. We are committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations – should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

EEO Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable laws. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.