Cloud Security Engineer (Azure)

Cloud Security Engineer (Azure)

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 an Azure Cloud Security Engineer to join our Azure Landing Zone team.

What You’ll be doing:

• Work closely with cloud platform engineers, solution, and security architects to input into solution and design requirements.
• Implement security solutions and controls against business requirements, with a focus on securing our platforms through automation, shift-left and infrastructure-as-code.
• Own assigned security assurance standards, policies, and tooling.
• Mitigate / correct security deficiencies identified during security/certification testing.
• Contribute towards any relevant Security Risk Assessments
• Performing analysis and troubleshooting of any escalated complex issues.
• Working closely with our service delivery teams to further develop new Cloud Security services.
• Working closely with the wider Security Engineering team to support other internal security initiatives.

Who you are, and what you will bring:

As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will need as much demonstrable knowledge and experience in as many of the following areas as possible.

• Networking design and operations, ideally in the cloud

• Cloud Security Engineering and / or architecture
• Using CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, GIT, Azure Dev Ops
• Development languages such as Python, Terraform, Bash
• Knowledge and experience of utilising Azure security services
• Stakeholder management, and great customer facing skills
• Ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision and to integrate well within a team.
• Agile development and operations using SAFe, scrum or a similar method.
• Proven ability to collaborate and communicate with both IT and business-facing colleagues.
• Experience of working with Security Ops, compliance, risk, and governance practices
• Previous experience working for an MSSP would be considered a plus
   

Pay, Benefits, and Culture

In addition to a minimum starting salary of £48,000, 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.

Dylan Arkle, Cyber Security Apprentice says: "I have found working in the Security Engineering team to be an exciting and challenging opportunity since I have been provided with a variety of interesting projects/work to focus on where I have learnt about different parts of EDF Energy estate and their various technologies. That exposure has provided me with experience in a range of different areas. Throughout my time working in the Security Engineering team, I have found everyone in the team to be very supportive and friendly when requiring support. The team provides a flexible way of working offering flexible working hours and the option for working from home encouraging a healthy work-life balance."

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.

You must be eligible to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance as a requirement for this role.

Closing date for applications: 07/02/24

Location: Gloucester/Home working

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