Senior Engineer Technology Security

About us

In order to support and enable the Big Work and the dramatic shift in today's cyber-risk landscape, our security decision-making and implementation processes are shifting from centrally controlled, stage-gated, waterfall approaches to more decentralized and agile methods. Instead of being confined to a centralized authority, risk decisions are to be made at the edge by delegated CISOs using agile processes and cyber judgment.

To facilitate this shift, cybersecurity requires scalable processes that can effectively handle conflicts, excess residual risks, and exception requests. These processes should be able to provide hands-on support at the speed required by the business.

The Global CISO is embracing an approach that involves centrally creating cybersecurity policies and capabilities with input from delegated CISO’s. These policies and capabilities are then adapted locally into standards, guidelines, and operating procedures. The "what" is defined centrally, while the "how" is resolved locally.

National Grid is hiring a Senior SSO/MFA/PAM Operations Analyst.  This is a hybrid position located in Waltham, MA. 

Job Purpose

Our vision is to be recognised as a world leading Security function in the energy sector and a trusted partner across National Grid businesses. As a National Grid Security Engineer, you will be a key member of the Network Security Engineering service tower. You will need to have a strong understanding of security solutioning and design processes needed to enable and securely deliver resilient cyber security services. You will work collaboratively with the Product and Architecture teams to ensure solutions and services are designed and adopted effectively. The security engineer is responsible for, but not limited to, performing maintenance and support functions associated with our security systems. You will be closely working with other members of the security team and Group IT teams to ensure continued success operation of the National Grid digital data network.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with the business, Product teams and users to define needs, identify problems, evaluating potential solutions, demonstrating and implementing improvements.
• Performs analysis of Network security needs, responsible for design, install, configuration and maintenance of network security systems and applications.
• Fault handling and escalation (identifying and responding to faults, liaising with 3rd party suppliers, handling escalation through to resolution).
Build, manage, secure, maintain, troubleshoot and administer Firewalls, Web- gateways, proxy.
• Create scripts with purpose of automating tasks and share knowledge as relevant.
• Focus on innovations and respond quickly and confidently to change.
• Collaborate with other Security teams on finding the right solutions to existing problems.
• Challenge ideas and methods while working together with talented, highly skilled team members.
• Assist the Engineering team to improve the skills of junior team members and provide technical guidance.
• Maintain and develop knowledge of technology trends.
• Maintenance of technical documentation of processes and procedures used throughout normal operations.
• Management of system performance, capacity, service quality.
• Lead initiatives for the optimization and restructuring of Network security architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Typically 5 - 7 years of experience in position. Bachelors degree may be required
• Maintains a high level of managerial knowledge and technical experience.  Has a broad technical depth in multiple, related fields sufficient to lead programs or projects.  Understands well defined goals and sets priorities to reach them.  Understanding of the roles of the various functions. Knowledgeable in business policies affecting the division/area. Makes difficult decisions in a timely manner while balancing internal client and external customer needs.
• Work performed without direction; exercises latitude in determining assignment objectives.
• Frequently explains information to others who use it to advise and negotiate at higher organizational levels. Maintains occasional external contact with counterparts within and external to the industry .Positively influences others and gains their cooperation. Ability to modify practices and procedures to meet individual situations. Manages people and/or processes to meet operating goals and quality standards

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