We’re looking for a Cyber Technician (known internally as an ICA Technician) to join our Scotland and North 4-5 Operations Team, supporting the security and resilience of the National Gas Transmission System.
This role is ideally suited to an Operations Technician from an Electrical, Instrumentation, Control or Automation background who is looking to progress their career into cyber security within an operational environment. This is not a traditional IT or corporate cyber role. Instead, it is a hands‑on, site‑based position working directly with Operational Technology (OT) assets that underpin the UK’s critical gas infrastructure.
The role will cover our Wooler and Bishop Auckland Compressor stations as well as remote sites across the area, Daily travel to sites is required.
You’ll be part of a specialist team maintaining critical systems such as control systems, industrial PCs, firewalls, managed switches, and other OT assets across a range of operational gas sites from large gas terminals to smaller, unmanned locations.
In addition to day‑to‑day operational responsibilities, we will invest fully in your personal and professional development, providing training and support to help you build cyber capability and excel within this evolving technical discipline.
What you’ll be doing
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Placing health and safety first, demonstrating safe working practices to protect yourself, colleagues, contractors, and site visitors
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Acting as a technical subject matter expert, bringing specialist operational and instrumentation knowledge into day‑to‑day activities across the Scotland and North 4-5 area
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Working with the planning team to effectively organise, prioritise and deconflict work, including routine maintenance, investigations and defect management
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Completing routine maintenance of ICA and Cyber / OT assets across operational gas sites
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Working closely with the central cyber security team to ensure asset compliance, readiness, and resilience, while remaining embedded within the area operations team
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Supporting cyber assurance visits, site access coordination, and upgrade programmes
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Responding to asset failures and fault investigations, engaging third‑party contractors when required
Protecting critical assets from cyber threats by:
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Configuring and backing up OT systems
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Maintaining asset data and credentials
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Completing malware sweeps
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Carrying out upgrades to meet vulnerability management requirements
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Supporting capital project delivery, installation of new OT / Cyber assets, and secure disposal of retired equipment
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Participating in a one‑in‑four standby rota once training is complete (with additional remuneration)
