OT Engineer - Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Strong infrastructure engineering background across both IT and Operational Technology environments
• Experience working within secure or critical infrastructure environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience working within complex governance and multi-supplier environments
• Excellent technical documentation skills
• Fortinet product suite implementation experience
• Microsoft Windows build and deployment experience
• Linux build and deployment experience
• VMware ESXi and Dell VxRail experience
• Security hardening and infrastructure security implementation
• SCADA environments and technologies
• Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Carbon Black App Control
• McAfee / Trellix ePO
• Tenable Vulnerability Management
• Nessus Scanners
• On-Premise PKI / Certificate Authority implementation

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support IT and OT infrastructure solutions
• Implement and configure Fortinet technologies
• Build and deploy Microsoft Windows environments across physical and virtual platforms
• Build and administer Linux environments
• Configure and support Dell VxRail, VMware ESXi and virtualisation technologies
• Implement security hardening within OT environments
• Deploy and integrate cyber security products and controls
• Produce technical documentation and requirements packs
• Work within complex multi-supplier delivery environments
• Engage with engineering, cyber security and programme governance stakeholders
• Support knowledge transfer and capability uplift activities

Technologies

• Support
• Linux
• Security
• VMware
• Windows

More

We are recruiting for two experienced OT Infrastructure Engineers to support a major critical infrastructure programme in Newcastle. This is a 3-month initial contract with a strong likelihood of extension, offered outside IR35 at £425 per day. The role is hybrid, with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote each week. We are working within secure Operational Technology environments and delivering key infrastructure and cyber security initiatives, and this opportunity requires active SC Clearance.

last updated 36 week of 2026