About the Role:
As Security Solutions Architect, you’ll lead from the forefront of cybersecurity innovation in the energy industry. You’ll be instrumental in thedefinition, development and implementation of the enterprise IT/OT informationsecurity architecture strategy and technology roadmap aligned to the strategicrequirements of the business.
This role will involve collaborating closely with the Drax Security andtechnology delivery teams. You’ll ensure compliance between businessstrategies and information security policy, and lead the provision of cybersecurity expertise, guidance, and systems necessary to fortify our operationsagainst threats and ensure resilience in a critical and dynamicenvironment.
You’ll as the voice for their wider team, advising senior stakeholders toensure challenges, learnings and opportunities experienced across the businessinform strategic decision-making. You’ll also empower and enable theArchitecture team to deliver the short and medium-term plan within cleardecision-making parameters, providing resources and guidance to supportthem.
You’ll provide thought leadership to help shape the function's response tochallenges, and approach to delivery of the medium-term plan.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Leading the definition and modelling of security architecture for current andfuture capabilities to solve systemic security challenges,
- Enabling cyber maturity and resilience and comply with corporate,legislative, contractual or regulatory requirements
- Crafting technology strategies, strategic product visions and roadmaps thatalign seamlessly with Drax objectives and support emerging use cases within theDrax business, ensuring our protective measures remain ahead of thecurve.
- Ensuring that the right security capabilities, technology selections,solution designs, and plans are in place to deliver optimal implementation andoperating boundaries.
- Monitoring external industry developments and establish business cases forinvestment capabilities and development initiatives.
- Continuously measuring the performance of both new and existing tools.
- Anticipating technology trends, future threats and capabilityrequirements. Assessing their business value and team and widercapability development to address these.
- Ensuring all activities conducted in the department are compliant withinternal organisational policies and external statutory & regulatoryrequirements where responsible.
- Delivering technical expertise to advise and guide business projects todeliver secure solutions, working with Enterprise, Solution and TechnicalArchitects, Technology and Data teams and the wider security group to ensure wemeet our compliance requirements and business standards in all change.
Who we’re looking for
Alongside a degree or have relevant industry experience, you’ll hold arecognised security and architecture accreditation such as CISSP-ISSAP, TOGAF,SABSA, SANS (GICSP), Senior CAP (Architect) or similar.
You’ll have extensive demonstrable cyber technology and domain technologyspecific experience, ideally supported by vendor specific accreditations suchas Azure and AWS.
You’ll have a deep understanding of Security Frameworks: notably, the Network& Information Systems Regulations (Cyber Assessment Framework), IEC62443,OG-86 and ISA-99; and evidence that security architecture is able to meetmultiple control frameworks in highly complex IT/OT environments and can becomplimentary.
This role requires you to have senior stakeholder influence and communicationexperience, excellent supplier and stakeholder management; supported by strongverbal and written communication skills.
You’ll need experience in systems delivery including analysis, design,implementation, testing and support and hold or able to successfully achieveGovernment SC vetting.
Rewards and benefits
As you help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards and benefits tohelp you thrive and support your lifestyle:
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary group performance-based bonus
- 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
- Single cover private medical insurance
- Pension scheme
We’re committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we allface. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your careerdrive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing what’s rightfor the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future forgenerations to come.
Together, we make it happen.
At Drax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feelsvalued and respected, regardless of their role. To make this a reality, weactively work to better represent the communities we operate in, fosterinclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build thetrust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives andtalents, no matter their background. Find out more about our approach here.
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