Cyber Ancillary Systems Lead

About the role

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it is essential that it is continually evolving, advancing, and improving. 

We’re passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.

As Cyber Ancillary Systems Lead, you’ll be responsible for the security and resilience of specific operational technology (OT) laptop assets and applications, which are used to interface with critical OT assets, ensuring essential data is in place to operate the system.  You’ll have accountability for the security controls that ensure the critical cyber data can be safely stored and moved on to OT Cyber Assets without loss of integrity or confidentiality.

You’ll also be responsible for the hardware used to transit the data to the critical OT Assets to the databases and applications that securely store the data. This will include the data security of internal national grid systems as well as those that are held within the supply chain contracted to manage and maintain OT Cyber assets for the essential service.

You’ll manage NGET’s OT Ancillary system cyber risk, and maintain the inventory of critical systems, setting the roadmap for prioritising and mitigating the highest risks. You’ll also set the strategy and policy for the routine security patching of OT Cyber Ancillary Systems to ensure they remain resilient to potential threats.  You’ll act as a second level business support, providing your technical expertise regarding cyber risks, defining operational processes, procedures and designs to enable the safe connection and disconnection to primary assets.

We’re flexible on where you’re based but there will be a requirement for you to work out of our offices in Warwick 2 days per week and this can be combined with hybrid working from home.  There will be the need for occasional travel to substations across the country.  
 

What you'll need

With knowledge and experience of Microsoft Azure, as well an IT ticketing system (ITIL), you’ll have a background in IT or cyber security and cyber security risk management. CISSP or ISO27001 certification would be an advantage.  You’ll ideally also have experience working in asset life cycle Cyber Data Management.

As you’ll be interacting with NGET operators and third-party contractors and suppliers, good stakeholder management and communication skills are essential.  You’ll have a high degree of self-motivation and possess analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
 

What's in it for you?

• A salary of £50,000 - £61,000 + Benefits package + Training and Development.
• Holiday package 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days, with the option to buy additional or sell holiday days. 
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. Overall 18%.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role. 
• Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few. 
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days). 
• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.
   

More Information

This role closes at midnight on 7th May 2024, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you are excited about this role but your experience or qualifications do not match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.  

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