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National Grid
Specialist DevSecOps Engineer - ESO
£55,000
- £65,000
Wokingham
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Description
Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
About the role Great Britain’s electricity system is undergoing an ambitious, exciting and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, greener system, one that protects the planet and serves generations to come.
The Energy System Operator (ESO) are now looking for a Specialist DevSecOps Engineer to be a part of our growing cyber security team. This exciting opportunity within that team will allow the post holder the design, shape and embed the security elements of a wider move to a DevSecOps methodology across every phase of the software development and deployment in ESO as part of the ESO Security strategy.
The Specialist DevSecOps Engineer will work in collaboration with our wider Agile DevSecOps initiatives to automate and shift-left active security testing and auditing in a standardised and scalable manner. They will also foster a DevSecOps mindset and shared responsibility among engineering, data, security, and operations teams, to ensure continuous and automated security best practices are embedded during the software delivery and deployment process. This is an essential area of a comprehensive cyber defence in a rapidly changing threat landscape.
This role can be based from Wokingham or Warwick, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.
Key accountabilities
Develop and embed into automated pipelines strategies that secure and create efficiencies for on-premises and cloud-based systems Integrate and automate active security testing and auditing into the operational and development processes using various tools and technologies following Agile DevSecOps and Security By Design. Hands-on scripting, coding, configuration, development, and integration of security automation in partnership with the Agile DevSecOps team ensuring security is automated into continuous integration, deployment, and operation pipelines Consult on DevSecOps requirements from diverse application/line of business partners Provide regular reports and dashboards on the security status, trends, and metrics, integrate security incidents back into automated pipelines to proactively prevent reoccurrence Help Develop and maintain security content and artefacts, such as rules, signatures, indicators, dashboards, reports, etc., to enhance the detection and response capabilities of the CSOC Keep up to date with current and emerging DevSecOps ways of working to ensure that ESO leads by example Collaborate with Agile DevSecOps initiatives and engineering teams within ESO to understand what is needed to activate the DevSecOps capability effectively. As an advocate, determine appropriate stakeholders and establish relationships to ensure the Agile DevSecOps ways of working are considered at all stages of the development process.
About you
In-depth knowledge and experience in security engineering, operations, analysis, and response Proficient in DevSecOps methodology, frameworks, tools, and automation integration, such as Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, Black Duck, Terraform, Git/Version Control Software, SAST, IAST, DAST, etc. Experience in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Etc) Familiar with various security frameworks and standards, such as NIST, ISO, COBIT, etc. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex and dynamic situations Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences Awareness of current and emerging cyber threats, trends, and best practices Previous experience in critical national infrastructure or similar sector, involving the delivery of security engineering using the Agile DevSecOps methodology
Role tech stack
Ansible
Jenkins
Jira
Terraform
Python
Bash
National Grid
Specialist DevSecOps Engineer - ESO
£55,000 - £65,000
This role has expired