Operations Cyber Engineer

We're looking for an Operations Cyber Engineer who has a background in Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering to be the technical lead within an operational area and to undertake the role of authorising engineer for all disciplines within the permit to work system.

In this role you will help protect the UK's Energy Backbone from Cyber-attacks, be the point of technical escalation and be accountable for the delivery of cyber maintenance of operational technology on the National Transmission System.

As an Operations Cyber Engineer, you'll lead the works to resolve defects and operational risks within your engineering discipline, working 'hands-on' alongside Technicians and Officers in the area.

As an exciting new role, there will be opportunity for develop the scope to achieve the requirements set out in security governance. We will be looking for you to lead in taking the central security policy and developing it in to Local Work Instructions for a wide range of Operational Technology.

You will oversee a team of technicians and officers who will implement the instructions. We will look to you to lead on continuous improvement and efficient use of resources to improve our cyber resilience and deliver real world cyber risk reductions.

To be successful in this role you will have a strong ability to apply logic and problem solving for engineering faults. We are happy to receive applications from people that have a technician background but are wanting to explore the cyber side but also someone who has a strong cyber background to understand more the technician side (supported by the surrounding teams of course).

We recognise that cyber is a quick pace industry and that we need to set you up for success through a defined training plan. Whilst cyber experience is desirable (control systems, PLC's and RTU's) it is not essential as we will be providing National Gas specific training and international cyber standards training.

We will also look for you to support operations and construction with cyber resilience of control systems so you will be externally trained in a specific control system. You will then act as initial point of contact across operations for that system. Examples include, backups, IDS alerts, upgrades etc.

Another duty aligned to this role is that of being the incident controller during planned and emergency situations which includes participation in a standby rota (1 week in every 6) and in an emergency response acting as duty engineer. It's worth noting, your role in this standby rota is managing call outs and being contactable for escalations not to go on site and resolve.

At National Gas, we really take the time to understand what you want to achieve out of your role and career, that's why we encourage people to speak about their personalised development plan early on. This might be developing in your existing role, you might even have your sights set on a higher level position, whatever it is we will give you the support and tools needed to succeed.

Are you kind of like a Swiss Army knife: A multi-skilled problem solver who people can count on? If so, we're looking for a co-worker like you!

We are proud of our role at the heart of Britain's energy system. Our skilled colleagues bring gas to around 23m homes and over 200,000 businesses, including heavy industries and power stations that keep the lights on, all whilst enabling the transition of our network to hydrogen.

We are a flexible working organisation. At National Gas, we are committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation, and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

Studies suggest that women tend to apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. If you resonate with our mission and meet a good portion of our requirements, we encourage you to apply.

• A basic salary of up to £62,399, dependent on experience and capability


• A bonus of up to 6% based on personal and company performance


• Company Car


• 26 days' holiday plus statutory holidays - option available to buy extra holiday days


• A pension scheme where we double match your contribution (maximum Company contribution of 12%)


• Paid expenses for any business travel and accommodation


• A flexible benefit scheme where you can opt into a whole host of lifestyle options


• Access to employee support, care, and assistance helplines