Senior Security Engineer

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• Team
  :
  Security Engineering (Information Security Office)
• Salary banding
  : £52,800 - £76,038
• Experience level
  :
  Expert
• Reporting to
  :
  Senior Security Engineering Manager
• Sponsorship
  :
  Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
• Top 3 qualities
  :
  Collaborative, Integrity and Problem-Solving Oriented

Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub‑based people to be in the office at least once a week and to attend OVO Connection events in‑person. You will be assigned to the closest hub office—Bristol, Glasgow, or London—unless your role requires field‑based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop and is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life.

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. Naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. We’re hiring creators, challengers and coaches—every role puts people at the heart of our information security strategy and uses technology and operational processes to build a resilient and performant business. The Path to Zero is paved with well‑informed risk and reward decisions!

As an application security specialist, your primary responsibility will be to ensure the security of software applications. You will work closely with development teams to develop and implement secure coding practices and guidelines, conduct security assessments to identify vulnerabilities, recommend mitigations, and perform code reviews to ensure new code adheres to security best practices.

• You are an engineer with a growth mindset who seeks to broaden your soft and technology skills.
• You are passionate about developing products that positively impact our mission to deliver Plan Zero.
• You love working in teams, collaborating and sharing knowledge to build customer‑impacting features.
• You are motivated by owning products from inception to continuous improvement.
• You value test automation as a key part of your role as a security engineer.
• You love building scalable, resilient solutions.

• Cloud Native Application Protection and Cloud Security Posture Management (Wiz)
• Application Security Posture Management (Wiz Code)
• Web Application Firewall and related technologies (Cloudflare)
• GCP, AWS and Azure native security and compliance monitoring
• SaaS discovery, event monitoring and security posture management
• Endpoint, Cloud and Identity Detection and Response
• Threat Modelling
• Issue and Project Tracking (Jira)
• Cyber Asset and Attack Surface Management
• Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning

• Creator
  :
  You are a hands‑on Senior Engineer who builds and administers automated security verification workflows, leveraging APIs and policy agents to pull and aggregate data from various sources, enriching and informing GRC.
• Challenger
  :
  You embrace failure, do not shy away from difficult conversations, and drive business and cyber risk strategy and security architecture alignment. You champion clarity about boundaries of responsibility for security work.
• Coach
  :
  You inspire your team, provide practical support and approaches to integrate with the business, educate, advise and influence activities with cyber risk implications, and help innovate and instigate change to manage risk.

• Salary
  : £52,800 – £76,038 (depending on skills and experience)
• On‑target bonus
  : 15% with the OVO bonus plan focused on collective performance
• Flex Pay
  : 9% flex pay (4% auto‑enrolled into pension, 5% available for flexible benefits)
• 34 days holiday, including bank holidays
• Health: healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance (depending on level), critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more
• Wellbeing: gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will‑writing services, dental insurance, and more
• Lifestyle: extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, support for charitable giving
• Home: up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers
• Commute: low‑emission car leasing, cycle‑to‑work scheme, public transport season ticket loans
• Green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel part of OVO and align with the Plan Zero goal
• 8 Belonging Networks providing opportunities to contribute to diversity and inclusion efforts

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. All abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, and backgrounds are welcomed. We value the perspectives and experiences of every team member.