Job Description
Contract: OT Engineer
Start: ASAP (on completion of background checks)
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £500 - £550 outside of IR35
Location: UK remote - some international travel
Reference: 20923
The OT Security Engineer provides hands-on technical evidence and verification work that underpins the architecture decisions during discovery, conducting detailed configuration and capability reviews at the comparator plant, regional hub, and shared IT/OT services.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather evidence for each in-scope OT security capability and control, populating and maintaining the evidence register with sources.
- Conduct configuration and capability reviews at the comparator plant, the regional proximity hub, and shared IT/OT services.
- Validate regional viability per capability and control, including in-country OEM and regulatory availability and cross-border data transfer position.
- Provide hands-on technical verification supporting the reuse, extend, and new status calls in the capability and control map.
- Feed findings into the regional constraints register and support gap identification where evidence cannot be closed remotely.
Essential
- Must have experience with OT remote access and Micro Segmentation
- Hands-on OT/ICS security engineering experience in industrial or critical infrastructure environments.
- Strong practical knowledge of NIST SP 800-82, the Purdue Model, and IEC 62443 in real OT environments.
- Experience conducting OT security assessments, configuration reviews, and capability gap analysis.
- Familiarity with OEM vendor tooling and regional and regulatory constraints affecting OT security
- Proven ability to document findings clearly - evidence registers, gap analysis, constraint registers.
- Comfortable working independently in complex, multi-vendor environments.
Desirable
- Experience in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or life sciences OT environments.
- Familiarity with OT asset visibility tools - Claroty, Nozomi, Dragos or equivalent.
- ISA/IEC 62443 certification or equivalent.
Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Engineer in opleiding in London employer: NP Group
NP Group is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Cardiff where innovation meets collaboration. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide opportunities for professional development and certifications, ensuring our team stays at the forefront of technology. Our supportive culture fosters teamwork and creativity, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of network engineering.
