EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK,.....
EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Security Architect
EDF have an exciting opportunity for a Security Architect to join our growing Enterprise IT department.
The Opportunity…
As the UK’s largest generator of low-carbon electricity, it's vital our Security Infrastructure is at the top of its game, so we are growing our Security Architecture team. We are looking for a Security Architect to help protect our systems and the UK's Critical National Infrastructure by working with the business to ensure security requirements are addressed throughout the system lifecycle. Help us on our mission to help Britain achieve net zero through low-carbon electricity, electric vehicles and other innovative technologies.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a competitive starting salary, potential to earn 5% bonus, 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.
Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.
Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively. The Cyber Security team travel to our Gloucester office once a month for some meetings as required.
James Byrne, Enterprise Product Manager 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 and 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 a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing
As the Security Architect, you will interact across EDF UK with key stakeholders to negotiate, reach consensus and communicate security guidance and recommendations. You will help Enterprise IT provide a quality service to meet our customers’ needs by working with the business and the Enterprise Security Architect to develop security requirements, patterns and roadmaps to meet them, and assuring the solutions.
Who you are
You will own the security architecture for our AWS cloud, helping EDF improve security, meet compliance requirements and reduce cost, while improving user experience and working towards business goals.
- You will be proven experience of security architecture, on-prem and experience with cloud and DevOps security
- Experience of designing, evaluating and selecting technical solutions for large complex programmes.
- Experience working with third parties such as solutions vendors, outsourced and research partners.
- Experience of working with IT security operations, compliance, risk and governance practices
It is a requirement of this role that the post-holder either currently holds or can obtain and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date for applications: 30th June 2023
Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.
