Lead OT Cyber Security Consultant

Lead OT Cyber Security Consultant

Location: Manchester
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time

Lead the Future of Cyber Security in One of the UK's Most Critical Industries

Are you an experienced cyber security professional looking for an opportunity where your work genuinely matters?

We're recruiting a Lead OT Cyber Security Consultant to join a highly respected organisation operating within one of the UK's most complex and highly regulated environments. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence cyber strategy, shape organisational resilience and work alongside senior stakeholders on large-scale security transformation programmes.

If you're passionate about cyber governance, security assurance and helping organisations stay ahead of emerging threats, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Lead Cyber Security Consultant, you'll act as a trusted advisor across the business, supporting the delivery of cyber strategy while ensuring security is embedded throughout projects and business operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert cyber security advice to business leaders and project teams
• Supporting the development of cyber policies, standards and governance frameworks
• Leading the resolution of complex cyber security challenges
• Monitoring emerging cyber threats, technologies and regulatory developments
• Supporting cyber assurance activities and regulatory compliance
• Working closely with stakeholders to embed security into programmes and projects
• Supporting cyber transformation initiatives and organisational capability development
• Assisting senior leadership during cyber security incidents where required

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with a strong cyber security background who enjoys influencing stakeholders and driving positive change.

You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience within cyber security or information assurance
• Experience working within large or complex organisations
• Good understanding of cyber security frameworks, governance and risk management
• Knowledge of regulations including GDPR, NIS/NIS2, CAF or similar compliance frameworks
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience supporting cyber transformation or security improvement programmes

Desirable

• CISSP, CISM or ISO 27001 certification
• Experience within highly regulated industries
• Knowledge of incident response and cyber assurance
• Experience supporting organisational change or project assurance

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to work on meaningful projects that protect critical national infrastructure while developing your career within a forward-thinking cyber security function.

You'll benefit from:

• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits package
• Ongoing professional development
• Exposure to enterprise-scale cyber programmes
• Collaborative and supportive team environment

Apply Now

If you're ready to take the next step in your cyber security career and want to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.