Security Platform Engineer

  • Job Reference: 26768
  • Date Posted: 19 April 2024
  • Employer: EDF Energy
  • Website: https://www.edfenergy.com/
  • Location: Remote (.), United Kingdom
  • Salary: On Application
  • Sector: I.T. & Communications
  • Job Type: Flexi
  • Duration: Permanent

Job Description

Join us in driving excellence, innovation, and security at EDF UK!

 

At EDF UK, we are on a mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero by championing trust and confidence in our brand, ensuring the safety of nuclear power, maintaining the availability of critical systems, and safeguarding our customers' data and sensitive nuclear information. Join our diverse Cybersecurity team, where you will play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence and promoting a secure environment.


We are currently recruiting for 3x Security Platform Engineers to join a brand-new function within an existing team where you'll have the opportunity to help shape and mould the future of this new team.

 

What You'll be doing:

  • Working as part of a new security platform team, you will be able to contribute and share the way in which the team operates.
  • Perform platform management tasks such as refreshing hardware, applying software & security patches, performing device configuration changes, tuning access policies, managing and maintaining all our security profiles.
  • Performing Monitoring and Capacity Management across the security infrastructure
  • Working with our GRC teams, contributing towards our regulatory requirements.
  • Performing security posture management including security policy reviews, vulnerability management, and SASE controls
  • Planning, scheduling and executing platform upgrades.
  • Help shape security controls and contribute towards improving our overall posture.
  • Operate in line with our defined platform standards


What You Bring:

  • High level of technical competence is required.
  • Any experience with DevSecOps, or scripting capabilities would be beneficial.
  • Any cloud security experience would also be beneficial.
  • A deep understanding and professional experience of next generation firewalls and vulnerability management in a complex enterprise environment.
  • Experience with stakeholder management is key
  • Good understanding of what good service delivery and good customer service looks like.
  • Clear and concise communication, organisation, and prioritisation skills.
  • The ability to collaborate and communicate with both IT and business-facing colleagues.
  • The desire to contribute towards a highly technical team and be prepared to challenge the status quo, guiding more junior engineers around you.

 

Pay, Benefits, and Culture

In addition to a starting salary of £46,400, the potential to earn a 5% bonus and 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, we offer a market-leading pension scheme and a host of flexible benefits to support you in all aspects of life. From electric vehicle leasing to enhanced parental leave, health insurance, and exclusive discounts, your rewards package is designed to cater to your unique needs.


Embrace flexible working with the option to work from home, complemented by a suite of IT equipment for remote productivity. Our team is based in our Gloucester office and you'll be expected to visit the office once or twice a month for essential meetings, the rest of the time, your work environment is your choice.


At EDF, everyone is welcome. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone's voice is heard, and you can be yourself. Striving for equality, diversity, and inclusion, we encourage applicants from all walks of life, aiming for an equal gender balance, representation from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, individuals with disabilities, and those supporting social mobility. As a disability-confident employer, we will make necessary adjustments to support your application and ensure you thrive in your role.

 

Security Check (SC) clearance is a requirement for this role.

 

Closing date for applications: 11th December 2023

 

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.