Cyber Security Solutions Engineer

Location: Ipswich, GB

Reference Number – 79373

This Cyber Security Solutions Engineer will report to the Cyber Security Architecture Manager and will work within the Information Systems directorate based in either our Ipswich, Crawley or London office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £57,600.00 and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) – 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 07/08/2024

• We also provide the following additional benefits:
• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Occupational Health support

DIMENSIONS:

UK Power Networks is expanding its presence in Microsoft Azure and enhancing its on-prem OT Mission Critical Systems. It is necessary that a secure environment is developed for the hosting and management of our critical information assets. We ask that you have a blend of skillsets across cyber security including solution design, configuration, implementation, operation, governance, change management, communications, and the understanding of protecting data in employing the use of relevant encryption standards.

Communication – able to communicate technical cyber security concepts to all kinds of colleagues across multiple levels of seniority to facilitate and ensure common understanding of decisions taken across the business.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Ensure highest standards of safety are applied across all responsibilities.
• Implement the cyber security plans, technology roadmaps based on sound cyber security best practices to help implement UK Power Networks Cyber Security Strategy ensuring alignment to the company vision, values, and strategic goals.
• Support the Cyber Security Architects, research new security technologies, toolsets, and solutions for both OT and Enterprise on-prem and cloud infrastructures.
• Work as an important partner with third party vendors to design and implement proof of concept (PoC) cyber security solutions and evaluate against strict requirements and criteria following UK Power Networks policies and the cyber security technology roadmap.
• Support the Cyber Security Teams at a technical level to install cyber security product technologies and systems, such as firewalls, end point protection, encryption, VPN, SIEM, PAM, VM etc.
• Translate our requirements into technical solutions, and communicate with product teams on your solution design.

Qualifications:

Work experience: Experience in cyber security, preferably in a security engineering or a security architecture role. Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining security solutions for multiple platforms, and using various security technologies and performing security testing and analysis.

Cyber Security Knowledge: An understanding of the principles and standards of cyber security, such as encryption, authentication, authorization, network security, application security, cloud security, and threat intelligence.

Security Solutions Design: Ability to design and implement security solutions that meet the requirements and goals. Analyse the security requirements, identify the security gaps, and propose the best security architectures to address them. Evaluate the costs, benefits, and trade-offs of different security solutions and make recommendations based on the UK Power Networks Policies, Standards and Security Patterns.

Security Tools and Technologies: Proficient in using multiple security technologies, such as firewalls, end point protection, intrusion detection and prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, encryption software, VPNs, and SIEMs.

Programming and scripting: Proficient programming and scripting skills to automate security tasks, develop custom security scripts and tools, and perform security testing and analysis. Familiar with some of the common programming and scripting languages used in cyber security, such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, Java, C#, and SQL.

Certifications: Relevant certifications in cyber security, such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, SSCP, or CCSP. Further technical certifications in Microsoft Azure, Networking, Firewall, SIEM, PAM or VM Products are beneficial.

Technical Capabilities: Technical competence in one or more of the following areas: Industrial Protocols (DNP3, ICCP, IEC-61850), IPSec VPN’s, Networking, Network Security, RADIUS, MFA, Microsoft/Linux Operating Systems, Virtualization Platforms such as (VMware, Hyper-V, OpenShift), Cloud Security in Azure, PKI and Certificates.

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