Senior OT Architect

4 months, 1 week ago
Full-time
Senior
Cybersecurity
Sword Group

Sword Group

Sword Group is a world-leading IT and digital transformation partner, delivering high-value business applications and solutions to streamline businesses, improve quality, and reduce costs globally.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K

Description

  • Lead discovery engagements and define architectural approaches across complex OT environments.
  • Design end-to-end OT solutions aligned to operational requirements, safety considerations, and long-term sustainability.
  • Partner with commercial and delivery teams to support technical proposals, scope definition, and solution shaping.
  • Act as the senior technical escalation point across OT engagements.
  • Lead and oversee site surveys to understand OT systems, networks, and asset landscapes.
  • Guide security and compliance assessments across operational environments.
  • Facilitate risk identification and support the development of mitigation strategies.
  • Develop architectural roadmaps to support capability uplift and long-term improvement.
  • Support the creation of governance models, policies, standards, and operating frameworks.
  • Oversee third-party suppliers and technical partners across project delivery.
  • Present architectural approaches, findings, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and direction to OT consultants and engineers.
  • Work alongside project managers to ensure delivery aligns with scope, timelines, and outcomes.

Requirements

  • Significant experience working within OT, ICS, or industrial environments in an architectural, senior consultant, or technical leadership capacity.
  • Strong background in one or more OT domains, such as network architecture and segmentation, asset discovery and environment visibility, governance, policy and standards, endpoint protection, or risk assessment and situational review.
  • Experience designing and shaping OT solutions across complex environments.
  • Proven ability to develop roadmaps and structured improvement approaches.
  • Experience producing detailed technical reports and architectural deliverables.
  • Confidence presenting complex technical concepts to senior and executive stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of cyber security processes, tools, and implementation approaches within OT contexts.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Significant experience within OT security, industrial environments, or critical infrastructure is desirable.
  • Previous consultancy experience across energy, oil & gas, chemicals, manufacturing, or utilities is desirable.
  • Knowledge of recognised industry frameworks and standards including IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NESA OG86, or GICSP is desirable.
  • Additional cyber security certifications such as CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, or CEH are desirable.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary.
  • Personalised career development plan tailored to your goals and aspirations.
  • Learning and development opportunities within a growth-focused culture.
  • Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
  • Generous annual leave allowance.
  • Enhanced family-friendly benefits.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes.

Interested in this position?

Apply directly on the company website

Apply Now

Similar Roles

Staff System Software Engineer, AOSP (Android OS)

Motive 1K-5K Road & Rail

Motive is hiring a Staff System Software Engineer to design and develop next-generation IoT and hardware platform software across Linux, Android, and real-time operating systems.

Agile C++ Java Kotlin Linux
7 hours, 8 minutes ago

Research Security Consultant

Attain Partners 251-1K Media

Attain Partners is seeking a Research Security Officer to manage university research security and export controls compliance programs within a higher-education and research environment.

1 day, 7 hours ago

Global Safety and Security Lead, Workplace and Facilities

Gong 251-1K Internet Software & Services

Gong is hiring a Global Safety and Security Lead to build and run worldwide safety, security, and business continuity programs that keep employees and offices safe, compliant, and resilient as the company scales globally.

2 days, 7 hours ago

Principal Data Center Controls Engineer

Montera is hiring a Principal Data Center Controls Engineer to define and govern portfolio-wide controls architecture, data exposure, and commissioning outcomes across hyperscale data center sites.

Microservices MQTT REST API
2 days, 7 hours ago

You're on a roll! Sign up now to keep applying.

Sign Up

Already have an account? Log in

Used by 14,729+ remote workers