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Job Title Junior Systems Engineer Location Stafford Salary Up to £33,000 per annum Working Arrangements Hybrid: 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. Monday Thursday 8:00am 4:30pm, Friday 8:00am 12:30pm. Full time, Permanent Start Date ASAP Company Overview Our client is a specialist engineering organisation delivering system and design services to highly regulated sectors including nuclear and defence. They provide control and functional safety system solutions across the full project lifecycle, from requirements capture and design through to build, testing, installation, and commissioning. As part of a global engineering group with over 50 years of industry experience, the organisation operates across the UK, Europe, and North America, focusing on delivering innovative, technology driven solutions that support safe, secure, and sustainable operations. Benefits Basic salary up to £33,000 25 days annual leave, 8 Bank Holidays, plus the ability to buy and sell up to 5 days per year Flexible start and finish times, including flexi Fridays Competitive Employee Referral Award Scheme Private Medical Insurance after 6 months service Life Assurance Pension Payment of professional membership fees Healthy Extras - Employee Assistance Programme, access to a practising GP, Confidential Advice Enhanced family friendly policies Training opportunities to develop your career path Supportive working environment Access to a wellbeing support Key Responsibilities Support design and development of PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems Deliver assigned software engineering tasks across projects Work within multi disciplinary engineering teams Assist with technical documentation and tender preparation Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards Support business development and project teams with technical input Liaise with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders Requirements HNC (or higher) in a relevant engineering discipline 1 year of software or controls engineering experience in a project environment Experience with PLC, SCADA, or HMI systems Strong communication and problem solving skills Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines Eligible for UK security clearance Eligibility UK national (no dual nationality) Lived in the UK for the past 5 years Able to pass DBS and BPSS checks Why us? We operate across the entire project lifecycle, delivering innovative, technology driven solutions that support safe, secure, and sustainable operations. Join a team of experts in a dynamic, highly regulated environment and help shape the future of control system engineering.

Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security Project Engineer Warrington, WRT, GB, WA3 6UT Partial Remote (Hybrid) Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs. We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning. This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality. Role We are seeking an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security Systems Engineer to join our Automation team for a project-based contract role to design, develop & build and test networks and cyber security controls for an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environment. The role focuses on securing operational technology systems and networks while ensuring system availability, safety, and compliance with industry and client standards. The OT Cyber Security Project Engineer will take full responsibility for the successful delivery of cyber security and industrial networking aspects of the project (technical, quality, time and cost elements). The candidate must be pro active and able to deliver their own tasks whilst coordinating with project team members, supervising, assisting and monitoring task progress and support the Project Manager commercially on progress, risks, issues and opportunities. The Engineer must be capable of working within a complex, multi disciplinary project environment and should work co operatively with the Project Engineering Management team, Lead Automation Engineers and OT Cyber Security Manager to ensure smooth project progress in accordance with the agreed project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Working closely and collaboratively with the Project Engineering Management team, Lead Automation Engineers and OT Cyber Security Manager and project engineering team you will: Be responsible for technical delivery of the OT network management system and cyber security controls for the project. Design, implement and test secure systems and networks for an industrial control system. Produce clear technical documentation, including design specifications, test procedures and operating and maintenance documentation, taking ownership of and updating existing documentation. Deploy and test networks and cyber security controls for a PLC and SCADA environment. Conduct system integration and factory acceptance testing (FAT). Support OT Cyber Security project lifecycle management activities including vulnerability identification, patching, software and password management. Collaborate effectively with and support the Project Engineering Management team, Lead Automation Engineers and OT Cyber Security Manager and project engineering team with the planning and execution of OT cyber security aspects of projects to ensure they meet the time and quality required with clear reporting on progress and blockers. Support project and commercial management team with technical aspects of sub contracts. Provide health and safety leadership by example. Proven experience of design, implementation and testing of OT/ICS networks and cyber security solutions within industrial environments. Detailed experience of the full project life cycle from system specification through design, development, testing. Experience of the design, specification, implementation, testing and commissioning of security solutions, controls and countermeasures for OT/IACS environments. This should include: System security - Hardening of PLC, HMI and SCADA systems to recognised industry standards, guidelines and best practices. Network security - Secure deployment and hardening of network infrastructure including segmentation and boundary protection through managed switches and firewalls, and passive Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). Hands on experience of: Network design and implementation using Hirschmann industrial portfolio of managed network switch and firewall products. Network synchronisation, including dedicated time appliances and NTP Implementing security controls and hardening a variety of automation OEM vender systems e.g. Rockwell Automation, Bently Nevada, Det tronics, Opto 22 etc. Understanding of the OSI and TCP/IP Models in theory and application, with strong applied knowledge of industrial network protocols (including EtherNet/IP, with CIP Security beneficial) Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills. Experience of working within a Quality Management System (QMS), delivering well described outputs with traceability through project lifecycle Experience working in or for System Integrator, Operators of Essential Services (OES) or Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) organisations Familiarity with cyber security standards and frameworks relevant to OT. Experience mentoring junior staff members including apprentices Qualifications A degree or HND/HNC in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant engineering discipline Professionally registered engineer or working towards professional registration Relevant OT cyber security certification e.g.: ISA/IEC 62443 Cyber Security Expert Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional Certification (GISCP) If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact .

Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security Systems Engineer Chesterfield, DBY, GB, S41 7TD Partial Remote (Hybrid) We are seeking an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security Systems Engineer to join our Automation team for a project-based contract role to design, develop & build and test network management and cyber security controls for an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environment. The role focuses on securing operational technology systems and networks while ensuring system availability, safety, and compliance with industry and client standards. The OT Cyber Security Systems Engineer will take full responsibility for the successful delivery of cyber security and industrial networking aspects of the project (technical, quality, time and cost elements). The candidate must be pro-active and able to deliver their own tasks whilst coordinating with project team members, supervising, assisting and monitoring task progress and support the Project Manager commercially on progress, risks, issues and opportunities. The Engineer should work co-operatively with the Project Manager, Lead Engineers and engineering team to ensure smooth project progress in accordance with the agreed project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Be responsible for technical delivery of the OT network management system and cyber security controls for the project. Design, implement and test secure systems and networks for an industrial control system. Produce clear technical documentation, including design specifications, test procedures and operating and maintenance documentation, taking ownership of and updating existing documentation. Deploy and test networks and cyber security controls for a PLC and SCADA environment. Conduct system integration and factory acceptance testing (FAT). Support OT Cyber Security project lifecycle management activities including vulnerability identification, patching, software and password management. Collaborate effectively with and support the Project Manager, Lead Engineers and project engineering team with the planning and execution of OT cyber security aspects of projects to ensure they meet the time and quality required with clear reporting on progress and blockers. Provide health and safety leadership by example. Proven experience of design, implementation and testing of OT/ICS networks and cyber security solutions within industrial environments. Detailed experience of the full project life cycle from system specification through design, development, testing. Experience of the design, specification, implementation, testing and commissioning of security solutions, controls and countermeasures for OT/IACS environments. This should include: System security - Hardening of virtual environments and operating systems to recognised industry standards, guidelines and best practices. Cyber security applications for industrial control system environments: Malware detection and protection i.e. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). Hands on experience of: Network Performance Monitor. Network Traffic Analyser. Software Application Manager. Host-based Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS) and Host-based Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS) using Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) Definition and implementation of Microsoft Active Directory, including GPO's in a Windows Operating Systems environment. VMWare ESXi including configuration and environment security. Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems using Synology hardware Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills. Experience of working within a Quality Management System (QMS), delivering well described outputs with traceability through project lifecycle Experience of the design, specification, implementation, testing and commissioning of security solutions, controls and countermeasures for OT/IACS environments. This should include: Network security - Secure deployment and hardening of network infrastructure including segmentation and boundary protection through managed switches and firewalls, and passive Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). Hands on experience of: Network design and implementation using Rockwell Automation or Cisco industrial portfolio of managed network switch products. Firewall design and implementation using Cisco Firepower technology. Network synchronisation, including dedicated time appliances and NTP Understanding of the OSI and TCP/IP Models in theory and application, with strong applied knowledge of industrial network protocols (including EtherNet/IP, with CIP Security beneficial) Technical knowledge of a variety of control system Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) e.g. AVEVA, Rockwell Automation etc. Experience working in or for System Integrator, Operators of Essential Services (OES) or Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) organisations Familiarity with cyber security standards and frameworks relevant to OT. Experience mentoring junior staff members including apprentices Qualifications A degree or HND/HNC in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant engineering discipline Professionally registered engineer or working towards professional registration Relevant OT cyber security certification e.g.: ISA/IEC 62443 Cyber Security Expert Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional Certification (GISCP)