Network Security Engineering Manager in Stafford

As a Network & Cybersecurity Senior Engineering Manager, you will be leading the Engineering team and working across two engineering disciplines. You will support the design and implementation of Network & Cybersecurity by analysing customer requirements, assessing the necessary deviation from standard solutions, and providing technical solutions that meet project delivery and Tender objectives.

This includes working with the Global Network & Cybersecurity Leader on the following:

• Developing organizational talent
• Engineering process management
• Providing technical guidance
• Driving consistent design practices and common global processes for projects

Roles and Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for leading a team that designs, develops, configures, and verifies HVDC Control & Protection Network & Cybersecurity, driving consistent design practices and common global processes for project implementation. You will also provide technical solutions that meet project and Tender objectives.

Responsibilities include:

• Overall design of secure networks and Communication Architectures of the HVDC Control System from concept to commissioning based on IEC 62443-3-3 principles.
• Acting as the point of contact for all matters related to cybersecurity and networking in a project environment.
• Evaluating solutions from various 3rd party suppliers interfacing with the control system.
• Supporting Tendering teams during the bidding process for cybersecurity and networking related requirements.
• Ensuring adherence to Secure Deployment Guides for the HVDC Control System and 3rd party system interfaces.
• Following Security Assurance Plans by all relevant project stakeholders during the complete project duration.
• Defining IP address strategies for the complete control system.
• Performing hardening in a substation environment.
• Ensuring project plans contain necessary activities and studies to meet customer requirements.
• Recruiting, coaching, and developing organizational talent.
• Providing direction and guidance to exempt specialists and supervisory staff.
• Managing engineering resources, workload, schedule, and project milestones.
• Playing a key role in engineering design reviews and technical leadership.
• Working closely with internal and external customers to optimise engineering specifications.
• Building strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.
• Developing and executing organizational and operational policies.
• Defining the project work breakdown structure (WBS), resources, and skill levels required to meet delivery timescales.

Qualifications / Essential Requirements:

• Degree in Electronics/Electrical engineering or related field.
• Strong background in Networking & Cybersecurity fields.
• Proven experience implementing cybersecurity networks.
• Knowledge of industrial communication networks such as IEC61850 and Ethernet based protocols.
• Knowledge of communication networks Security/Hardening and Cybersecurity best practices.
• Excellent knowledge of commonly used Layer 2 & 3 protocols such as IPv4, OSPF, LACP, DMZ, VPN/DMS/ADMS/DNP, IEC, Modbus.
• Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment.
• Preferably experience in control and protection system design.
• Mandatory to have an industrial background.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Proactively serving on cross-functional leadership teams.
• Demonstrating a track record of designing quality systems/components that exceed design requirements.
• Experience relevant to electrical power systems and Substation automation engineering.

Additional Information: Relocation Assistance Provided: No