Information Security and Privacy Analyst

Number of employees

3800

London, UK, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2023-05-25

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

What we do. Electric Car Leasing

Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.


Electric cars are coming faster than most people can imagine.

The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2030 you will no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK. Just like the iPhone revolutionised phones, Tesla kick-started the car revolution - and now every other manufacturer is racing to catch up - with >30 now available and more being launched every day. PLUS - the UK has almost twice as many places you can charge up your car publicly than you can fill up with petrol, and the government is investing a further £1.3bn into the network. Not to mention, many of us will just charge up at home overnight - like a mobile phone. So convenient.

Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it easy to make the switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience. 

This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric - getting set up with their new car or van, and charging.

We’re expanding our InfoSec and Privacy team at Octopus Electric Vehicles! 

We’re looking for an Information Security and Privacy Analyst to join our growing team and support our fast-paced security landscape. 

You’ll be supporting our business and ensuring that we remain fully-operational and compliant with infosec legislation and processes while working with various teams to expand our capabilities and develop creative solutions to business challenges and opportunities to improve our service to both new and existing customers.

If this sounds exciting and you have a genuine passion for what we do - we'd love to hear from you.

Our group includes Octopus Energy, Kraken Technology, Octopus Renewables, and Octopus Energy Services. Together, we recently secured investment from Origin, Australia’s largest Energy Company, and Tokyo Gas in Japan (valuing us most recently at >$2bn) to help continue our mission. At Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, a diverse and inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your race, gender identity, sexuality, age, family or civil status, disability, religion, or ethnicity. 
 

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

What you'll do

  • Support on secure and proper handling, storage, and deletion of our customer data
  • Continually improve how we process customer data and the recording of our processing activities and related risk documentation (ROPA, DPIA, LIA etc.)
  • Ensure that the firm’s policies, procedures, and training materials are up to date and well-communicated 
  • Build and maintain excellent working relationships with key colleagues across the business and our clients, suppliers, and third parties
  • Provide technical sales support by responding to any relevant parts of tenders/bids, completing supplier due diligence requests and handling ad-hoc customer queries or concerns
  • Carry out internal audits of our systems, developing and delivering improvement plans
  • Audit existing suppliers on a regular, rolling basis
  • Assess and give recommendations on new supplier information security arrangements
  • Maintain, extend, and validate our data maps, both internal and external to OEV
  • Respond to employee and customer Data Subject Access Requests (DSARS)
  • Support in the management and lessons learned of any breaches/privacy incidents
  • Be a point of contact for any questions around information security and data privacy
  • Assist the wider tech team and across group to provide internal technical support
  • What you'll need

  • A passion for Information Security and Data Privacy and an ability to explain these concepts in a clear and meaningful way to those who may not be familiar with them
  • Good understanding and practical experience of the principles/issues involved in Information Security & Technology Risk Management 
  • Understanding of the principles/issues involved in Data Privacy 
  • Understanding of the UK Data Protection Act
  • Disciplined, pragmatic approach
  • Analytical skills, including the ability to present ideas clearly to others and to identify and escalate issues of concern to management as appropriate 
  • Ability to work in a pressured environment while prioritising work in a considerate way
  • Supportive and reliable team member
  • Self-motivated, demonstrating enjoyment in your work
  • Why else you'll love it here

  • Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
  • Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people 
  • Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
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