Telecom & Networking Engineer (Glasgow)

The HVDC market for large scale offshore wind is booming as an enabler in the energy transitions. In these projects, we have a larger scope of automation systems compared to on shore HVDC. To meet these requirements, we are forming a new and dedicated engineering department with a focus on Automation; overall SCADA and HMI systems, IT/OT infrastructure, cyber security, and telecom systems. We are looking for people with long experience in industrial or electrical automation systems, both managers, specialists, and engineers to work on tenders and projects together with our external sub-supplier partners.

You will be technically responsible primarily for network and cybersecurity in our SCADA, network and IT/OT solutions defined in tender and execution projects.

Our delivery model is to use external partners for the major part meaning your role will be mainly to guide, specify and review our partners’ work and ensure it fits into the overall solution.

Location of the role will be Glasgow in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• You will be technically responsible for the Telecom & Networking design and Engineering.
• Key in this role is collaboration skills working in overall tender and project teams and together with our customers and partners.
• Lead the design and technical solutions based on industry best practices, ensure a high level of base solutions and re-use between projects is achieved.
• Technical risks and associated mitigative actions is a key part of your work to ensure a final result meeting as per the contractual requirements.
• You ensure that specifications and guidelines are developed and used by our partners that make the projects well defined and allow for clear change handling.
• You are eager to learn and implement experiences from other as well as your work and has a mindset towards continuous improvement.

Qualifications / Background

• You have 7+ years of experience working in the field of Telecom & Networking.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in the UK.
• Hands on experience with MPLS Telecom system
• Hands on experience on high level network design on P2P MPLS Connection
• Product knowledge on FOX615, Nokia MPLS System
• Network management, Switches and Firewall configuration in line with project requirements
• Networking concepts are added advantageous - IPSEC, MACSEC, VPN Connection, IDS, IPS, etc.,
• Certification in Networking & Cybersecurity is added advantageous.
• Involved in both engineering and commissioning activities in previous roles.
• You have experience in Hitachi's product portfolio, but it is a merit is if you have worked with competitor products.
• You are a good communicator as your role has technical interactions with several partners, internal and external.
• You have a Bachelor of Engineering, M.Sc. in Electrical engineering, Computer Science, or another relevant area.
• You are proficient in English since you will be part of an international setting where you will need to communicate with people from all over the world.