UKI Technology Consulting - Energy Transition - Power & Utilities Operational Tech Professionals

Technology Consulting / Energy Transition

Power & Utilities Operational Technology Professionals – Various Roles & Levels

Location: Ireland

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No 

Business Area: Technology Consulting

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you, we are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY has a number of career opportunities available, and we are interested in meeting candidates who are looking for a new challenge, one where you can develop your range of skills significantly. Be that a move out of industry into practice, or from within practice into advisory services. We are looking for future leaders with a genuine creative vision and confidence to make it happen. Our opportunities will allow you to apply your expertise to a variety of projects whilst offering you excellent career progression opportunities.

The team and the opportunity

EY UK&I’s Energy Transition team services clients across the energy industry, specifically organizations and organizations across the power & utilities value chain. We are contracted by our clients to deliver digitization, modernization, and decarbonization pieces of work, and serve as transformation solution partners to key energy organizations in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland. We also support power & utility clients in delivering BAU initiatives related to grid planning, operations, asset management, maintenance, reliability, and markets. Our offerings span: market and technology design, engineering, technology implementation, data & analytics, strategy, policy, asset lifecycle management, and customer engagement activities in spaces such as: generation, transmission & distribution, operations, markets, retail, and regulatory reporting.

Your key responsibilities

We are looking for candidates who have experience working with operational technology and telemetered sites at power, water, and gas utilities. Focus areas we are looking to hire for include: OT architecture, OT cyber, and OT delivery.  The candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing end-to-end OT solutions at critical facilities and at enterprise organisations. 

Skills and attributes for success

This role is suitable for individuals with expertise and experience in a majority of some of the following areas, not necessarily all:

•    Operational Technology Architecture
o    Define OT solution requirements and support technology selection, design, testing, and implementation
o    Design secure IT/OT integration architectures, including data flows, connectivity, access controls, and network segmentation
o    Configure customisation of OT platforms and communications technologies
o    Deliver solutions across SCADA, ADMS, DERMS, EMS, DCS, PLC, HMI, historian, RTU, and telecommunications environments
o    Design OT data architectures and communications, spanning historians, contextualisation, asset/tag standards, and integration to enterprise systems, using DNP3, Modbus, IEC 60870-5-104, OPC UA, and MQTT/Sparkplug B over fibre, radio, and cellular bearers
o    Address brownfield realities including obsolescence management, legacy RTU and SCADA migration, multi-vendor estates, and change control on live operational systems
o    Provide subject matter expertise in the assessment and selection of operational technologies, capabilities, and plans. Advise clients on OT modernisation, digitisation, and technology roadmaps
o    Produce solution designs, implementation plans, configuration documentation, go-live plans, roadmaps, and technical documentation
o    Support project planning, testing, commissioning, and handover activities
o    Deliver OT transformation and technology deployment programmes

•    Operational Technology Cyber Security 
o    Conduct OT cyber security assessments, risk reviews, and remediation planning
o    Design and implement secure OT architectures, including segmentation, remote access, monitoring, and access management controls
o    Support threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security assurance activities
o    Support maintenance, enhancements, and patching of OT security platforms and applications
o    Develop governance, security controls, and compliance requirements for OT environments
o    Apply industry standards and frameworks including NIS2, IEC 62443, NIST, and ISO 27001

•    Operational Technology Delivery 
o    Lead OT workstreams and delivery teams across the full project lifecycle.
o    Manage vendors, systems integrators, and OEMs, including scope definition, technical assurance, and acceptance.
o    Plan and execute migrations, cutovers, and phased rollouts across distributed and business-critical assets, with rollback and contingency planning.
o    Report and track technical and delivery issues, risks, and dependencies to support PMO processes

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

Inclusion & Diversity
We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. 
 
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need. 

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.