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Senior Security Engineer
Permanent, Full-time
Location: Glasgow, hybrid work pattern
Closing Date: 26th June
Due to continued growth, we’re looking for a Senior Security Engineer to join our Operations & Project Delivery function at our office in Glasgow, supporting the security engineering compliance which includes NIS compliance and governance.

As a Senior Security Engineer, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of the strategic Security Engineering programme across our FlexGen estate e.g. Hydro and BESS assets. Delivering both innovation and strategic maintenance initiatives, tailored to meet Security requirements across Cyber, physical and market economics, this provides an opportunity to play an integral role in Drax’s continued evolution!

This role will require travel to sites across our FlexGen portfolio throughout the UK.

Who we are:
We’re not just talking about making a difference, we’re making it happen. We generate dispatchable, renewable power and create stable energy in an uncertain world. Building on our proud heritage, we have ambition to become the global leader in sustainable biomass and carbon removals.

You’ll be joining our teams of practical doers, future thinkers and business champions. We’re enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future for all, and working hard to decarbonise the planet for generations to come.

About the role:  
As a Senior Security Engineer, you’ll deliver the Hydro focussed NIS Enhanced Profile plan, including helping draft technical policy and general documentation. You’ll also assist the FlexGen engineering teams with the identification, remediation and avoidance of network-based attacks from internal and external sources.

Key accountabilities include: 

• Utilise processes and technologies to detect and prevent malicious attacks to the FlexGen networks, ensuring a response to security events, from detection, analysis to closure.
• Assist in ensuring the network architecture upholds the three principles of security: confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) utilising pro-active monitoring, resilient technical design, effective capacity planning and identification and remediation of network vulnerabilities.
• Maintain documentation of proposed & deployed infrastructure and contribute to Business Continuity Planning and Crisis Management.

Who we’re looking for:  
To be successful in this role you’ll ideally have…   

• Experience of operating in a Cyber Security, network engineering, maintenance or operational role, with experience of operating within critical national infrastructure highly desirable.
• Knowledge of network security technologies and processes, including understanding of current and emerging security threats and an awareness of systems and methods to counter them.
• Design and implementation of security zones and conduits (IEC 62443)
• Hands-on knowledge of Firewalls (enterprise and industrial).
• Ability to read and interpret network diagrams, IP addressing schemes and VLAN and routing tables.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to build and manage relationships with colleagues, senior management and external stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, comfortable with creating and delivering reports, procedures, presentations.
• Ability to interpret and understand complex analytical data to ensure effective decision making.

Rewards and benefits:  
As you help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards and benefits to help you thrive and support your lifestyle. If successful in this role, you’ll get:   

• A discretionary bonus depending on company performance
• Private Healthcare 
• SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time 
• Personal accident cover 
• Group personal pension plan where we’ll contribute up to 10%  
• Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays  
• Reimbursement of the cost of your annual membership of one relevant and appropriate professional body 

We’re committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your career drive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing what’s right for the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future for generations to come.

Together, we make it happen.

At Drax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. To make this a reality, we actively work to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives and talents, no matter their background.

How to apply:  
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We understand that you may have some additional questions about the role. If you’d like to have a confidential chat to discuss the role in more detail, please email