Cyber Architect - Operational Technology (DV)
Posted 5 days ago by Synergize Consulting Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Hybrid working/Lancashire, UK
Summary: The Cyber Architect role focuses on designing and consulting for Operational Technology (OT) security within a leading defence client. The position involves identifying OT-specific threats, securing both legacy and emerging systems, and ensuring operational resilience in safety-critical environments. The successful candidate will engage with various stakeholders to implement robust security architectures. This is a contract position with hybrid working arrangements based in Lancashire.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand and interpret internal security policies and regulatory requirements applicable to OT environments.
- Map vulnerabilities across Legacy and new OT systems, including interfaces with IT environments.
- Ensure OT architectures meet availability, safety, and security requirements.
- Support assurance, accreditation, and security reviews as required.
- Identify and assess OT-specific threats, risks, and attack vectors.
- Support the implementation of OT security architectures in collaboration with engineering and operational teams.
Key Skills:
- A strong background in architecture and design, ideally related to OT or ICS systems and security.
- Strong understanding of OT security principles, threat models, and risk management.
- Experience of securing Legacy OT systems and integrating security into new OT architectures.
- Familiarity with OT threat, security and monitoring tools.
- Previous defence sector experience would be highly desirable.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Eligibility and willingness to undergo a certain level of security clearance (DV) is advantageous.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Lancashire
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Cyber Architect - Operational Technology (DV) - Contract role - Hybrid working/Lancashire - £competitive
Synergize Consulting are now hiring for a Cyber Architect to work at a leading defence client of ours on a contract basis.
The successful candidate will work in a role that combines design and consultancy, focusing on identifying Operational Technology-specific threats, securing Legacy and emerging systems, and ensuring operational resilience across complex, safety-critical environments.
Responsibilities include:
- Understand and interpret internal security policies and regulatory requirements applicable to OT environments.
- Map vulnerabilities across Legacy and new OT systems, including interfaces with IT environments.
- Ensure OT architectures meet availability, safety, and security requirements.
- Support assurance, accreditation, and security reviews as required .
- Identify and assess OT-specific threats, risks, and attack vectors.
- Support the implementation of OT security architectures in collaboration with engineering and operational teams.
Experience required:
- A strong background in architecture and design, ideally related to OT or ICS systems and security
- Strong understanding of OT security principles, threat models, and risk management.
- Experience of securing Legacy OT systems and integrating security into new OT architectures.
- Familiarity with OT threat, security and monitoring tools
- Previous defence sector experience would be highly desirable
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Due to the nature of the client, it would be an advantage for candidates to hold, or be eligible and willing to undergo, a certain level of security clearance (DV).
If you are looking to take the next exciting step in your IT career, please send in your CV for immediate consideration.