Scottish Water
Principal Digital Specialist (Networks and Cybersecurity)
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Cyber-Security Architect
Protect Scotland’s Digital Water Future
Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
Scottish Water is building an increasingly connected digital water system, bringing together cloud platforms, data, applications, operational technology, telemetry, SCADA and cyber-physical assets across the water network. We’re now looking for a talented and forward-thinking Cyber-Security Architect to help ensure these systems are designed, protected and operated to the highest standards of cybersecurity, resilience and trust.
This role sits within the Digital Strategy, Architecture & Platforms function and reports directly to the Digital Architecture Manager. You will shape cyber-security architecture across our digital and operational landscape, helping to protect essential services, reduce the risk of disruption, and support safe, secure and reliable water services for Scotland.
About the Role
As Cyber-Security Architect, you will provide architectural leadership across Scottish Water’s enterprise, cloud and operational technology environments. You’ll work closely with Cyber Security, Cloud Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Digital Platforms, Operational Technology, engineering teams and business stakeholders to ensure cyber-security is embedded by design across our interconnected digital water ecosystem.
This role is ideal for an experienced cyber-security, operational technology, cloud security or infrastructure architect who understands the importance of protecting critical national infrastructure, cyber-physical systems and modern cloud platforms from evolving cyber threats.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Cyber Security Architect, you will:
- Design secure digital water systems by defining cyber-security architecture patterns, standards and guardrails for interconnected water systems, including cloud platforms, applications, networks, telemetry, SCADA and operational technology.
- Ensure security is embedded from the outset so digital services are resilient, trusted and designed to minimise the likelihood and impact of operational disruption.
- Play a key role in protecting cyber-physical systems by applying recognised operational technology security principles, including IEC 62443 concepts such as zones, conduits, security levels, lifecycle security and defence-in-depth, to help protect our cyber-physical water assets.
- Shape cloud and enterprise security architecture by designing and assuring secure cloud and enterprise architectures aligned to ISO 27001 principles.
- Provide cyber-security assurance and governance through architectural oversight and security assurance for major digital, cloud, infrastructure and operational technology programmes.
- Help build cyber-security capability and culture by working collaboratively across digital, cyber, engineering and operational teams to raise awareness, improve decision-making and embed a proactive cyber-security culture across Scottish Water.
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What You'll Bring
We're looking for someone with strong experience in:
- Cyber-security architecture
- Operational technology security
- Cloud security
- Infrastructure security
- Or a closely related discipline
You will understand how to secure complex, interconnected environments spanning cloud platforms, enterprise systems, networks, applications and cyber-physical operational assets.
You will have practical knowledge of IEC 62443 and how it can be applied to protect industrial automation, control systems and operational technology environments, alongside an understanding of ISO 27001 principles and how to apply risk-based information security management to cloud and enterprise platforms.
You'll be able to communicate complex cyber-security risks, controls and architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience with Azure, identity and access management, network segmentation, SIEM/SOC integration, incident response, critical national infrastructure, water utilities or other regulated operational environments would all be advantageous.
What We Offer
You’ll join a collaborative and future-focused digital organisation with the chance to make a tangible impact on how Scottish Water protects and operates essential services. You’ll help shape secure digital architecture, strengthen resilience across our interconnected water systems, and support the safe, reliable delivery of water services for communities across Scotland.
Looking out for you
This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) and you’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.
For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you’re-retire’ kind), and life assurance.
As for some nice extras? You will participate in a company bonus scheme. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
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The not-so-small print
This role will be a Grade 8. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a starting salary of £54,776. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £74,386
If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on 15th October 2026.
We operate Balanced Hybrid working at Scottish Water and we encourage people to work half their time in a Scottish Water location.
Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don’t worry - we’ll only start these checks once you’ve accepted an offer.
A few final things worth knowing…
- Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!
- Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.
- As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
- Candidates should be aware that a valid UK driving licence is required for driving on Scottish Water business and claiming business mileage expenses.
- Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.
- Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.
We’re here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk
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