Security Engineer

Octopus Energy

3800

London, UK, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2023-03-22

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

Kraken is the technology behind Octopus Energy.

As an Security Engineer t you’ll form part of a small but growing security team with a wide range of active and planned projects across the entire Octopus Energy Group.

You’ll work with all parts of the Group to improve our security posture. This will include observing our security certification controls, ensuring new infrastructure meets appropriate security standards, being hands-on with security tooling, and generally working with the security team to offer guidance, define strategy and provide oversight on all InfoSec matters.

This is a varied role in a new team. You’lll have the opportunity to get involved in other security-related projects and initiatives as needed. We encourage you to take on new challenges and projects that align with your skills and to collaborate with other teams to drive improvements in security across our entire organisation

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

Build and maintain security tooling and infrastructure to improve our overall security posture

Monitor and respond to security incidents

Work with the wider Platform and application teams to ensure that our infrastructure, systems, and applications are secure

Develop secure coding practices and provide guidance to development teams on application security best practices

Keep up to date with the latest security trends and technologies related to application security, and evaluate their potential impact on our systems and data

Develop and maintain security documentation related to application security, including policies, procedures, and guidelines

What you'll need

Good experience in at least some of the areas mentioned above (we’re not expecting any candidate to be an expert in all areas)

Excellent information security and technology background

Strong understanding of web application security concepts, including OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, secure coding practices, and application security testing tools

Experience with security tools and technologies, such as web application firewalls (WAFs), static and dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST) tools, and vulnerability scanners

Good AWS experience and familiarity with various AWS security services

Knowledge of industry and regulatory security standards, such as ISO 27001, SOC2, and GDPR

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate security risks

Prior experience in software development, demonstrating a strong foundation in programming principles and an understanding of secure coding practices

What will help

Security certifications (any of the famous abbreviations)

Certifications from cloud providers’ certification paths

Security qualifications (e.g. apprenticeships or degrees)

Experience with preparing high quality documentation

Experience using logging tools (whether this was a SIEM system or not) to generate alerts and reports

Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework

What you'll love about us

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 we're 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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