At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
Job Purpose
We are looking to hire a Cyber Security Manager to support our IT team in providing cyber security services across Cadent in collaboration with other cyber specialists in DR&S. The hired person will be responsible for engagement with product owners and business stakeholders when analyzing vulnerabilities and should have exposure to 3rd party Service Providers through business as usual and in procurement situations to assess cyber risk of their solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible for ensuring related policies and standards as set out, protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all information owned or processed by Cadent, in all formats and states and leading the cyber security analysts, assigning responsibilities, and coordinating efforts during incident response activities.
* Accountable for ensuring that Cadent complies with applicable IT security regulatory requirements and plays a key role on external and internal cyber privacy related audits and developing a cyber incident response plan ensuring it aligns with organisational goals and industry best practice.
* Responsible for performing a broad range of tasks bringing together outputs from the CSOC (Vulnerability and DR&S).
* Responsible for assuring threat detection, monitoring, and mitigation activities, supporting the cyber security operations centre (CSOC) and security architecture where appropriate.
Skills and Experience
* Educated to degree level in information security, computer science or similar. Certification in Information Security such as CISA, CEH, CISM.
* Experience or understanding of the following areas: access control systems, penetration testing, ethical hacking methods, programming, scripting, networking, hardware engineering and system administration.
* Significant information security experience with a track-record of liaising at all levels of the business and being a credible peer and senior levels.
* Ability to assess and propose mitigation strategies for technical risk at macro and micro levels.
* Ability to work independently and autonomously, confidence to challenge senior stakeholders and communicate with business stakeholders at all levels.
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
* Funding and support towards completing qualifications.
* Ample opportunity for progression within the business.
* Mentoring and guidance opportunities.
Why Join Us
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
* 25 days’ holiday, plus 8 statutory days and an option to buy or sell holiday days.
* An Annual Performance Bonus of up to 15% of your salary.
* A generous pension scheme where the company double matches your contributions up to 12%.
* A competitive salary that’s reviewed each year against the market median salary for your role, skills, knowledge and experience.
* MyChoices benefits like bicycles, salary sacrifice cars and healthcare that you can pick and choose from.
* A free Employee Assistance Line where you can get support and advice on any of the challenges you’re facing, completely confidentially.
* Support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave.
* A Matched Giving scheme where the Company will match any funds raised by permanent employees for registered charities up to £400 each year.
* Private Medical Insurance for you, your partner and your family available through MyChoices.
* The chance to say “thank you” to one another through our Cadent Congratulates Scheme.
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it.
Diversity and Inclusion
Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees. All our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Circle Back Initiative
As an active member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.
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