About the Role

Systems Analyst - UK wide with travel to Warwick and Interconnector sites (hybrid working)

Join us now and be part of a dynamic and highly skilled team that is making a real difference in the energy industry! A team responsible for the security, resilience and compliance of critical systems and networks in National Grid Interconnectors.

As a Systems Analyst, you will be responsible for the management of our Operational Technology (OT) and local IT at one of our Interconnector sites. The role can be undertaken remotely, and occasional site visits will be required.

The NGV Systems Analysts will work in a product owner/service manager capacity to ensure regulatory compliance, system security and resilience of the Operational Technology. As the primary point of contact for all site and control room OT/Cyber related activity, you will develop strong working relationships with site teams and system suppliers.

Working closely with suppliers and site engineers, you will facilitate the successful delivery of changes and maintenance in a controlled, consistent manner by ensuring all activities are well planned and clearly communicated to all impacted stakeholders and participants. This will incorporate asset management and documentation updates. You will also utilise your specialisms to support project activity. This could include taking ownership of deliverables which support the development and improvement of technology, processes and ways of working.

What you'll be getting up to

You will be responsible for ensuring that the systems under your purview meet operational and compliance requirements and act as a second line of assurance for one of the other areas. Ensuring systems and their data comply with policy and are maintained and updated in accordance with policy, working closely with the OT engineers, architects and system owners/users.

• Responsible for delivering design changes and system updates that meet business requirements.
• Policy / Standards adherence at a system/supplier level
• Supplier management (supported by the contracts team)
• Ensuring suppliers and systems are compliant with appropriate cyber security standards
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery plan development and testing
• Responsibility for management and design of applicable system network
• Custodian of the system designs, documentation and configuration
• Data steward for applicable system data
• Manage application testing requirements (UAT (User Acceptance) supported by the end-users)
• Bug and issue management and resolution
• Develop and support user training and system documentation

About You

An ideal candidate will be willing to learn different systems and support the team, having experience on delivering projects with a diverse range of stakeholders would be preferable as the ability to clearly communicate over a diverse range of knowledge bases is required.

• Experience working with Operational Technology or IT
• IEC62443 or ISO27001 experience would be preferable but are not required
• Experience in operational resilience
• Change / Project management
• Risk management
• Stakeholder management
• Supplier management
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid Ventures, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive salary of £49,000 - £62,000 - dependent on experience
• An annual bonus based on personal and company performance
• 26 days annual leave plus eight statutory days
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a
• maximum company contribution of 12% (overall 18%).
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course
• fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role.
• Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and
• technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to
• name a few.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

Advert Close Date

This advert closes on 11th March at 11:59PM

Interviews will take place week on the 21st and 22nd March

We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

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