Offshore Cybersecurity Systems Specialist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 24, 2026.
We are at the heart of Ireland’s energy transition - connecting, operating and transforming the electricity grid to support a low carbon, renewable future.
We are building talented teams that tackle real world challenges every day and help us to achieve our goal to prepare the grid to carry up to 80% of Ireland’s electricity from renewable sources.
We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust, collaboration and inclusion. At EirGrid you will find supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work. We also offer secure employment with a range of flexible and family friendly working policies to support your life and wellbeing. If you want to know more about what EirGrid has to offer you, visit Life at EirGrid.
If you are ready to make an impact and grow your career in a purpose-led organisation, your journey starts here.
The Team
Ireland’s offshore grid programme is a critical national infrastructure initiative supporting the country’s 2030 renewable energy targets. EirGrid, as the designated Offshore Asset Owner (OAO), is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery, readiness, and operation of offshore transmission assets. The Offshore Programme Management Office (PMO) and Offshore Phase 1 Delivery Team play a central role in coordinating this transformation, ensuring robust governance, regulatory alignment, and delivery assurance across a multi-billion euro capital programme.
The Offshore Asset Readiness Programme (OARP) is responsible for ensuring EirGrid is operationally ready to assume ownership and management of offshore transmission assets. Cybersecurity is a critical capability within OARP, ensuring offshore infrastructure is designed, delivered, and handed over in compliance with statutory obligations, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice. The Offshore Cybersecurity Systems Specialist will play a key role in establishing and maturing EirGrid's offshore cybersecurity capability in support of critical national infrastructure.
The Opportunity
The Offshore Cybersecurity Systems Specialist will provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across all cybersecurity aspects of Offshore Asset Readiness.
The role is responsible for supporting the establishment of offshore cybersecurity capabilities, ensuring regulatory compliance, reviewing cyber risk assessments, and embedding security and resilience by design throughout the delivery lifecycle.
The successful candidate will work across business, engineering, operational technology (OT), information technology (IT), and programme delivery teams to ensure offshore assets are delivered and transitioned into operation with effective cybersecurity controls and governance arrangements in place.
About you
EssentialDegree or professional qualification in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computing, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent.
10+ years cybersecurity experience within critical infrastructure, utility, industrial control system, or operational technology environments.
Strong knowledge of NIS2, NIST CSF, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, and relevant cybersecurity standards.
Experience undertaking cybersecurity risk management and assurance activities in regulated environments.
Demonstrated experience implementing security and resilience by design approaches.
Experience converting technical cybersecurity requirements into project plans, deliverables, schedules, and business outcomes.
Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, report writing, and problem-solving skills.
Desirable
Experience securing OT environments, industrial control systems, or power system infrastructure.
Familiarity with OT protocols including IEC 61850, DNP3, OPC-UA and IEC-104.
Experience with SIEM, SOC, detection and monitoring platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk or QRadar.
Experience in offshore wind, transmission system operations, or critical national infrastructure.
Experience working with EPC contractors and major infrastructure delivery programmes.
Knowledge of IT/OT convergence, segmentation, secure remote access, and cyber incident response.
Closing date for applications
Closing date is 30th October 2026
We value potential as much as experience. If you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.
We're dedicated to diversity and inclusion at EirGrid. We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and the importance of a supportive culture for all our people to achieve their potential. Our diversity and inclusion networks have been designed to create an inclusive culture that enables our people to feel a sense of belonging at work.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.