Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

Operational Technology EndPoint Protection Specialist

Technology is making a difference in bp’s plans to invest in today’s energy system and help build tomorrows. As an expert community of science, safety, and security, as well as digital specialists, our aim is to advance and protect bp. We use our expertise to help improve efficiency, increase effectiveness, and harness the transformational potential of digital technologies to deliver value.

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

You will work with

The Operational Technology (OT) Endpoint Protection Specialist works within our global OT Security Operations Security service.

This team secures bp’s process control networks and operational technology (OT) systems. We work with business teams to protect systems, critical to frontline operations. We design and enforce security controls, collaborating with site teams to ensure smooth operation of those controls

Let me tell you about the role

The Operational Technology (OT) Endpoint Protection Specialist will be responsible for monitoring and administering Anti-malware solutions and technologies and administering patch deployment to secure BP’s OT environments. Operating within a collaboration of teams, the Specialist will follow operational processes and procedures to monitor and safely implement changes in the environment and support incident response.

What you will deliver

The post holder will operate the technologies for the OT Security Service

• Endpoint Protection - Anti-Malware/EDR/Application Control/DLP
• OS Patch management systems, within an OT environment.
• Vulnerability and asset inventory management tools
• Management of secure file transfer tooling
  

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)

• Working with and managing endpoint Anti-Malware software and associated tools (Application Control, DLP). Trellix is preferred.
• Experience in OS Patching using Microsoft WSUS.
• Coding/scripting skills are desired
• Be a self-starter that can multi-task and prioritse activities.
• Adept at working within a collaborative and open environment, sharing knowledge, ideas and developing team members.
• Critical thinking, attention to detail, enthusiasm, and ability to learn and understand new technologies
• Prior experience working within an Industrial Control System/Operational Technology environment is advantageous.
• Prior experience in firewall management and/or Layer 2 and 3 networking.
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Please note: This role requires a minimum of 3 days per week onsite at our Sunbury  office. This is a fixed requirement of the position and is not open to negotiation &/ flexibility.

Please note that roles based out of Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Consulting, incident investigation and response, Incident Management, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information security behaviour change, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier security management

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Future Location Notice:  This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. This presents an exciting opportunity for all employees and leaders to come together in one London location. The specific date of the move will be confirmed closer to the time.

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.