ICS/OT Cyber Support at Rolls-Royce

About the Role

• We’re looking for proactive and collaborative people to join our growing Nuclear Security Case team as we continue to design the Rolls‑Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR). This role sits at the heart of our mission to deliver safe, secure, low‑carbon power for the UK and beyond.
• As an ICS Cyber Security Support professional, we need you to help shape a greenfield Cyber Protection System (CPS) that protects essential operational technology (OT) within our SMR design. You’ll work closely with the ICS Cyber Security Lead, engineers, designers, and our Environment, Safety and Safeguards colleagues to make sure our cyber security requirements are robust, future‑proof and fully aligned to regulatory expectations.

What You’ll Be Doing

We need you to:

• Support the development and implementation of Cyber Security Risk Assessments and contribute to CPS requirements, specifications and control sets.
• Apply Secure‑by‑Design principles and help shape Claims, Arguments and Evidence for the Generic Design Assessment (GDA).
• Translate complex cyber risks into clear, meaningful insights for technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Support colleagues across engineering, safeguards and safety functions, ensuring cyber security is embedded into design decisions at every stage.
• Contribute to site‑specific design work in the UK and internationally as the programme evolves.

 What You’ll Bring

• We know there’s no such thing as the perfect candidate — if you meet around 75% of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for people who can demonstrate:

Technical & Cyber Expertise

• Experience with ICS/SCADA/OT systems, plus familiarity with standards such as IEC 62443, IEC 62645 or NIST SP series.
• Understanding of secure‑by‑design principles, requirements identification and cyber security frameworks.
• Awareness of IT/OT interaction and ideally experience in highly regulated, safety‑critical environments.

Collaboration & Communication

• Ability to communicate cyber risk clearly to specialists and non‑specialists, responding constructively to challenge.

Qualifications

• A relevant engineering degree — or equivalent experience in EC&I, ICS or OT roles.
•  Beneficial but not essential: certifications such as GICSP, GRID, GCIP, CISSP, CISM or CISA.

Working Style & Location

• Your team operates in a hybrid, relaxed and highly collaborative way, with occasional office visits for team sessions, collaboration or training.
• You can be based anywhere in the UK, and we encourage applicants who need flexibility. We do expect some time in the office across either Warrington, Manchester or Derby.

Security Clearance

• This role requires SC clearance. If you already hold it, great — if not, we’ll support you through the process.

Pay & Benefits

• A salary between £42,000 - £55,150
• 12.5£2,200 benefit allowance
• % bonus opportunity
• 6x pensionable life assurance
• 50% income protection
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• £250 new joiner payment

Selection Process

• Once you apply, our Talent Partners will review your application. If you meet the criteria, you can expect a telephone screening call with the talent partner and if shortlisted, a 2 stage interview process, One Virtual interview and a final stage Face to Face in one of our offices.

End Date: April 12, 2026