Cyber Security Architect

Location: Elephant & Castle

UK Power Networks are looking for a Cyber Security Architect to help protect the data, networks and systems that support critical electricity infrastructure. Based from our London office at this permanent role sits within the Information Systems directorate and reports to the Cyber Security Architecture Manager.

You will attract a salary of up to £82,000, subject to experience, plus a 7.5% bonus.

This is an opportunity to shape secure cloud and on-premise operational technology environments at a time when UK Power Networks is expanding its cloud presence and strengthening mission-critical systems. You will develop cyber security systems, policies, standards, best practice and guidance, ensuring that our data, networks and systems are protected from cyber threats while remaining compliant with relevant standards and regulations.

You will work collaboratively with a team of around eight permanent and temporary cyber security architecture resources, with regular interaction across third-party service providers, specialist technical consultants and cyber security tooling vendors. The role requires you to communicate technical cyber security concepts clearly to colleagues at all levels, establish effective relationships with internal and external technology teams, suppliers and partners, and create agreement around practical courses of action.

There is no direct budget responsibility.

In this role, you will implement cyber security plans and technology roadmaps using sound enterprise architecture practices to support UK Power Networks' Cyber Security Strategy and align with the company's vision, values and strategic goals. You will develop the security architecture framework, including policies, standards, procedures, guidelines and blueprints, enabling security solutions and capabilities across projects and operations that respond to business, technology and threat drivers.

You will participate in the Architecture Review Board as the design authority for cyber security matters, reviewing and approving solution proposals, creating target and transition architectures that conform to best practice, and ensuring alignment with UKPN's Information Security policies and underpinning standards. You will also contribute to cloud security and network architecture policies, translate requirements into technical solutions, communicate designs with product teams, and develop cloud security measurement tooling to manage cloud performance, resources and cost while making recommendations for improvement.

Working with multiple Dev Ops teams across the business, you will assess existing cloud security architectures, advocate secure-by-design and secure coding practices, and define strategies that improve the security of solutions and CI/CD pipelines in the cloud. You will maintain key relationships on cyber security matters, supporting business confidence in cyber security and network architecture improvements. The Information Systems Department works across UK Power Networks to help us become the best-performing DNO through technology solutions, optimisation of current systems, continuous improvement, customer service and seamless delivery, all underpinned by effective cyber security.

If you are ready to use your cyber security architecture expertise to protect critical systems, strengthen resilience and support the continued improvement of UK Power Networks, we would welcome your application before the closing date of 10 July 2026