Cyber Security Specialist

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Cyber Security Specialist

Gloucester Business Park (Gloucester) or Atlantic Quay (Glasgow). Hybrid, flexible working arrangements to be discussed.

Are you an experienced Cyber Security specialist from an Information Technology (IT) background? Or, are you someone experienced in IT and looking for a career in Cyber Security? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity, that is rewarding, and where you can really make a difference?

If so, we have a role for you! 

The Opportunity

We are looking for an IT Cyber Security Specialist to join our Nuclear Security Branch, as part of our Nuclear Services Business. EDF Nuclear Services is a specialist technical area, and we bring together technical capabilities to support the Hinkley Point C (HPC) and Sizewell C (SZC) nuclear new build projects as well as the existing operating power stations and decommissioning sites.

As an IT Cyber Security Specialist, you will be part of a team supporting the IT Cyber Security Requirements Manager to improve and assure the security of Information Technology (IT) assets across EDF’s nuclear licensee businesses.

You will work with other members of the team to provide support relating to network, system and device security, including input to governance, design review, risk assessment and incident response. 

You will also provide advice and guidance on information security issues and topics to colleagues across the business.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary from £53,000 (negotiable depending on experience) and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

• In your role you will support the IT Cyber Requirements Manager in implementing and ensuring Information Security standards, while actively contributing to the improvement of the organisation's security culture.
• You will advise on compliance with relevant regulatory and company policy requirements, escalating non-conformances as needed.
• It is important to build and maintain strong relationships with Cyber Security Leads, Site IT Services Team Leaders, Site Heads of Security, and other key personnel, and you will promote Information Security policies, procedures, and practices to staff, contractors, and third parties across nuclear businesses.
• You will conduct and supervise formal Information Security risk assessments to identify risks to the Nuclear licensee business and ensure appropriate mitigations are selected.
• Finally, you will provide additional support for Information Security activities across nuclear licensee businesses, as directed by the IT Cyber Requirements Manager and Nuclear Information Security Officer (NISO).

Who you are

• You should have an HND or Degree in a relevant subject and a working knowledge of cyber security standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) is required, with some experience applying these in an operational role.
• Experience working on complex projects is essential and you must have the ability to work on your own initiative, while also building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders as part of a wider information and cyber security team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are needed, along with the ability to think critically and logically in a highly regulated environment.
• An understanding of IT functionality within the context of Nuclear Site Licence Conditions, Safety Cases, and handling sensitive nuclear information would be beneficial.
• Relevant cybersecurity qualifications such as Security+, CISSP, GICSP, CISM, Blue Team, Risk Fundamentals, or equivalents are desirable.

Please note: the successful candidate must be able to obtain security vetting at SC level.

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For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.