Security Lead

At EDF UK we pride ourselves on delivering quality service to all our customers. As the UK’s largest generator of low carbon electricity, it’s vital our Information Security infrastructure is of the highest standards.

We are looking for a meticulous Security Lead to join our Enterprise Information Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Team. You will be responsible for Enterprise-level Information Security governance and assurance across EDF (UK), taking responsibility for directing, developing and maintaining our internal cyber security policies primarily in relation to our Smart Metering Information Security Management System.

Pay, benefits and culture...

In addition to a starting salary we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, paid holidays with ability to buy additional holiday and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, gym membership, discounts and employee pricing.  

You’ll be mostly working from home therefore we are flexible on where you are located within the UK however, you may be asked to travel into the our office in Gloucester on occasions. We support you to work flexibly from home (providing a suite of IT equipment), whilst coming together on site to offer face to face support and collaboration when necessary. 

The Enterprise Product Manager (GRC) says:
"The blended approach to working and reduced time commuting, has allowed my team better control of their work commitments. This has allowed further flexibility for taking time to attend family events, school runs, etc. while maintaining the productivity of the team"

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.  We’re committed to equality, diversity, inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re an equal opportunity and disability confident employer. If you feel comfortable sharing with us that you have a disability, you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will guarantee you an interview.

We’ll value the difference you bring and give you opportunities to thrive and succeed and to feel you belong. 

The opportunity…

This is a great opportunity for somebody who has worked in a highly regulated environment and is well versed within information security frameworks and requirements, e.g.ISO27001. You will be comfortable providing guidance on laws, regulations, policies, standards or procedures across the business.

You’ll be working in an agile scaled framework and will be involved in governance and risk for EDF in the UK. There will also be some risk assessment involved and looking at policy documentation. You’ll also be scoping the documents to ensure they’re signed off at the right time by the right people. This role requires you to be a well organised individual.

What we’re looking for…

We are looking for a professional with an excellent awareness of the technology and best practice pertinent to the Smart Energy Code. We also ask that you be passionate about encouraging and maintaining that awareness across EDF (UK).

Excellent communication is paramount in this role, we need you to be comfortable collaborating and building relationships with both IT and business facing colleagues. This is a great opportunity to regularly engage with policy writers in the wider EDF group, understanding expectations and applying them to EDF (UK).

If you have experience working with IT security operations, compliance, risk and governance practices and AGILE methodology, we’d love to speak to you. It would be a huge advantage if you have skills or are qualified, AWS/Microsoft Azure, ISO27000, PCI-DSS and have previously evaluated and maintained security compliance in large complex business environments. Experience around provision of annual IT health check would be great.

This role will also require you to obtain SC Clearance. Therefore in order for you to be eligible you need to have worked in the UK for at least 5 years.