Staff Security Engineer (Attack Surface Management)

Job Description

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you'll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here's how:

We're hiring creators, challengers and coaches. Every role we're hiring puts people at the heart of our security strategy and uses technology and operational processes to build a resilient and performant business. The Path to Zero is paved with secure technologies and operations!

This role in a nutshell

Our people depend on us to deliver a rich, safe digital experience that is also a hard target for cyber threats. OVO has scaled rapidly in recent years - our processes and platforms need to meet and exceed those scaled demands. You'll lead projects to implement controls and automate remediation activities in response to persistent security problems. You'll be given challenging tasks, and you will take ownership and responsibility for driving them forwards.

Your key outcomes will be

• Enhancing the security posture of OVO systems across the technology estate by security control implementation, monitoring and management.
• Utilising security tooling and processes to reduce organisational risks and improve compliance to security best practice and widely recognised standards.
• Working collaboratively with other teams to proactively assist in identification, documentation, and response to security issues and gaps.

Systems Experience

• Mobile Device Management (e.g. Intune and Mosyle).
• Workflow/process automation.
• Cloud & SaaS platform management (specifically for security posture monitoring).
• Identity and Access Management and Privileged Access Management platforms (including Google Workspace and Entra ID).
• Familiarity with Endpoint Detection and Response and SIEM.
• Vulnerability and Patching Management.
• Bug Bounty Platforms.
• Issue and Project Tracking (Jira).
• Cyber Asset and Attack Surface Management Platforms.

You'll be a successful Attack Surface Engineer here at OVO if you...

• Are a challenger: settings and monitoring performance against security standards requires an analytical mindset, strong systems thinking and ultimately good judgement. Our culture calls on us to make wise decisions despite ambiguity. And when you inevitably make mistakes, you learn from them and share them with others so that we can all learn.
• Are a creator: you have experience of risk and threat assessment, problem-solving security gaps/weaknesses. You will be able to think outside the box to come up with alternative solutions to the norm when fixing problems. You will have a strong understanding of securing technical systems and experience using security tools.
• Are a communicator and coach: you are committed to ongoing personal and team development, for example evangelising a secure and safe digital experience with clear and direct written and verbal communication. You will be able to take technical concepts and reframe them so that different audiences can understand them.

Let's talk about what's in it for you

We'll pay you between ??77,639 and ??103,006, depending on your specific skills and experience.

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You'll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO...and there's flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary - 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here's a taster of what's on offer:

For starters, you'll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home
Get up to ??400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other's experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We'd be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it's just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we're looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We'd still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there's a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.