Job Specifications
Senior Operational Technology Expert
Contract Length: 9 months (potential for extension)
Contract Type: PAYE / Umbrella daily rate
Working Model: Fully remote (must be willing to travel globally when required)
Overview
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We are on an audacious journey to impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next decade. Our R&D division is at the forefront of this mission, dedicated to the discovery and development of groundbreaking vaccines and medicines. We are transforming the landscape of medical research by integrating cutting-edge science and technology and harnessing the power of genetics and new data. By fostering a collaborative environment that unites the talents of our people, we are revolutionizing R&D to pre-empt and defeat diseases. Join us in our commitment to uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Position Summary
This person will act as a Subject Matter Expert for the technology & processes related to OT Cyber Security (ISA/IEC 62443), will ensure that good security practices are embedded across manufacturing sites, make assessment, recommendations for improvement / oversight and set the direction of the OT security strategy.
Requirements (Global SOPs and Global Technical Standards) defined in written from the Cyber Security Office (CSO) Operational Technology (OT) standards. Those requirements have been gap assessed by the sites: requirements met/not met/partially met.
As part of the Internal Control Framework, independent business monitoring must be done across all sites, to ensure controls are in place / in use, and gaps properly managed.
Key Responsibilities
This person will support the team to assess the sites resiliency; primary objectives are to:
Evaluate the current state of operational resilience at each site.
Identify vulnerabilities and potential risks to operational technology systems.
Assess compliance with requirements (Global SOPs and Global Technical Standards).
Provide recommendations for improving resilience and mitigating identified risks.
Qualifications/Skills
Technical authority or SME on OT architecture and infrastructure with broad general knowledge on IT applications and infrastructure with specific knowledge on several of the following:
IT Networks (switches, routing, firewalls)
Firewall rules, logging, monitoring, IDS/IPS and troubleshooting (Checkpoint & Palo Alto)
Microsoft Active Directory
Enabling services (e.g NTP, SMTP, patching, AntiVirus)
System integration technologies (OPC, XML, middleware)
Database knowledge (SQL, Oracle, data warehousing, architecture)
Current and legacy operating systems (Microsoft Server, Microsoft Clients, Linux)
Server infrastructure (VMWare ESXi, storage)
Specific knowledge on control systems from a wide range of vendors (PLC, DCS, SCADA)
Manufacturing Execution Systems (Data historians, EBR, OEE, SAP)
ISA Standards (ISA 99/IEC62443, S95, S88)
Communication networks and protocols (Serial, Profibus, Ethernet)
Collaborate with other Business Units to share best practices
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
Inclusion at GSK
GSK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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