Cybersecurity Graduate Consultant

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Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The Opportunity

The Cybersecurity team embodies Arup's Total Design philosophy by integrating people, processes, technology and physical assets into cohesive cybersecurity strategies that are embedded from concept through to implementation. The team works with a variety of public sector organisations, including Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

With reference to our Cybersecurity service within Digital Services, it exemplifies Arup's Total Design by embedding cybersecurity and resilience governance frameworks, proactive cybersecurity risk intelligence and compliance assurance into the design, implementation and operational phase of projects - ensuring that systems, processes and people are holistically protected from cybersecurity threats.

Arup is at the forefront of smart and connected building, city and transport technology and our cyber-advisory specialists have expertise in Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Automation Control Systems (IACS) and IoT technology. We advise clients on risk and vulnerability analysis and propose mitigation strategies that enhance infrastructure resilience and safety.

This is an office-based role, with successful candidates expected to work 5 days per week in the Arup office in Cork or Dublin

The candidate will be expected to:

• Deliver high-quality cyber advisory services to Arup projects and clients
• Support cybersecurity risk, gap and assurance assessments across digital, cloud, system, application, AI, Data
• Contribute to Operational Technology /Industrial Automation Control System security requirements, architectures and governance outputs
• Engage with stakeholders to understand risks and provide clear recommendations
• Support supplier assurance, documentation reviews and audit readiness
• Produce structured deliverables (risk registers, requirements, reports, roadmaps, specifications)
• Support proposals, scope development and delivery planning
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed cybersecurity into project outcomes

Is this role right for you?

Arup is looking for a technically capable cybersecurity Graduate with experience in cybersecurity risk-based advisory and assurance, who communicates clearly and enjoys working in multidisciplinary teams supporting the built environment and connected infrastructure

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:

A minimum Undergraduate / Bachelor's level (or equivalent) in:

• Computer Science (incl. Cybersecurity); Data Science / Engineering
• Risk Management; Threat & Vulnerability Management; Security Design; Network Security; Infrastructure Security; Application Security; Data Security; Cloud Security (AWS; Azure; Google Cloud);
• Network Design; Application Design; Cybersecurity Management; NIST CSF; ISA/IEC 62443; ISO 19650; CompTIA Security+; CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+, CompTIA Network+;
• Problem Solving; Technical Excellence; Communication (written and verbal)
• To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must include a copy of your academic transcript and meet the following criteria:
• Full working rights in the country of application
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes;

• Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
• Innovative minds: We're looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Growth seekers: You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
• Adaptable adventurers: You're ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.

We're able to consider candidates who require an employment permit to work in Ireland, where the role and offered salary meet the Irish Government's eligibility criteria (for example, under the Critical Skills or General Employment Permit schemes). All Employment Permits are granted at the discretion of the Deciding Officer with offers contingent to obtaining the correct immigration to work and reside in Ireland.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and wellbeing of our graduates.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas - this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion - we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. Candidates may inform us of any disability, learning difference, or other circumstance that may require reasonable adjustments for interviews or assessments. Any information provided will be used only to make appropriate arrangements and will not be considered in any other aspect of your application or selection process.