IT/OT Security, Telecom networking engineer

Location:

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Job ID:

R0066930

Date Posted:

2025-01-29

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be

part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

The HVDC market for large scale offshore wind is booming as an enabler in the energy transitions. In these projects, we have a larger scope of automation systems compared to on shore HVDC. To meet these requirements, we are forming a new and dedicated engineering department with a focus on Automation; overall SCADA and HMI systems, IT/OT infrastructure, cyber security, and telecom systems. We are looking for people with long experience in industrial or electrical automation systems, both managers, specialists, and engineers to work on tenders and projects together with our external sub-supplier partners.

You will be technically responsible primarily for network and cybersecurity in our SCADA, network and IT/OT solutions defined in tender and execution projects.

Our delivery model is to use external partners for the major part meaning your role will be mainly to guide, specify and review our partners’ work and ensure it fits into the overall solution.

Responsibilities

• IT / OT Security, Networking & Telecom Engineer
• Technical responsible for overall project networking, cybersecurity in line with standards, project specification.
• Discuss and drive internal and external stake holders.
• Validate design documents from supplier.
• Plan and follow up with the activities and conduct regular meetings with customer on the project progress

Qualifications / Background

• You have 7+ years of experience working in the field of Telecom & Networking.
• Hands on experience with MPLS Telecom system
• Hands on experience on high level network design on P2P MPLS Connection
• Product knowledge on FOX615, Nokia MPLS System
• Network management, Switches and Firewall configuration in line with project requirements
• Networking concepts are added advantageous – IPSEC, MACSEC, VPN Connection, IDS, IPS, etc.,
• Certification in Networking & Cybersecurity is added advantageous.
• Involved in both engineering and commissioning activities in previous roles.
• You have experience in Hitachi’s product portfolio, but it is a merit is if you have worked with competitor products.
• You are a good communicator as your role has technical interactions with several partners, internal and external.
• You have a Bachelor of Engineering, M.Sc. in Electrical engineering, Computer Science, or another relevant area.
• You are proficient in English since you will be part of an international setting where you will need to communicate with people from all over the world.

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