Cyber Security Engineer and Architect

The position

The Global Cyber Architect will support the Director of Cyber Security in ensuring that the company’s Information Technology and Operational Technology (IT & OT) systems are optimally designed and configured as well as adequately protected from cyber threats so to ensure continuous and effective business operations. This role will work with Cyber Service Providers, internal support teams and key stakeholders to implement and operate cyber security systems and processes on behalf of the Director of Cyber Security and the Group CIO.

Ultimately, this role will support RES to continually adapt and enhanced its cyber security. Through the embedding of cyber security into business practices and technology, this role will support RES in becoming recognised as a market leader in the delivery of cyber security services within renewables.

The post-holder will be required to travel periodically to RES sites to establish and maintain excellent customer relations.

• Lead the production of cyber architecture roadmaps, standards and patterns to the support the successful delivery of IT and OT solutions and business objectives
• Act as the lead design authority for cyber security architecture matters through the production and review of solution proposals
• Working closely with the Global Lead Architect to ensure all material cyber related technology change is assessed and endorsed by the Technical Design Authority (TDA)
• Oversee the delivery of activities within a continuous programme of cyber technology improvements focused on enhancing the resilience, standardisation and reliability of the RES technology environments
• Lead the technical design and implementation of a ‘cyber security management system’ to underpin getting and maintaining a global cyber accreditation
• Ensure cost optimization practices are applied to ‘AS-IS’ and ‘TO-BE’ OT cyber architecture solutions to maximize the benefits returned from IT and OT technology in line with business objectives
• Undertake cyber related technical due diligence for business proposals offered to clients
• Assist in the gathering, analyzing of threat intelligence and learning from security partners, industry peers and government agencies to understand potential and relevant impacts to RES
• Support incident response and recovery activities in relation to IT and OT systems in close liaison with the Cyber Security colleagues
• Oversee security penetration testing of IT and OT systems to ensure the effective management and remediation of any resulting improvement actions
• Assisting in the designing of cyber incident simulation scenarios to ensure response and recovery capabilities are routinely tested and adapted as required
• Lead on the technical design of Cyber ‘Health Check’ services to be provided to clients
• Shape and gain buy in to the cyber strategy and supporting standards, roadmaps and patterns across the OT and IT teams and business stakeholders

Direct supervision of 3rd parties’ suppliers in the delivery and execution of cyber services

• Extensive knowledge of cyber security in relation to IT & OT systems and infrastructure
• Extensive knowledge of good practice enterprise level of design, implementation and operation of IT & OT environments and
• Knowledge of technology governance processes covering financial management, project management, compliance and IT risk management.
• Excellent Knowledge and experience of Cyber Architecture (spanning Enterprise, Information, Technical, Application, People & Process)
• Solid understanding of managing and partnering with 3rd party cyber security suppliers.
• Deep understanding of Cyber security principles, frameworks and standards e.g. ISO
  27001, NERC-CIP and NIST-CSF

• A ‘business outcome’ approach and style to delivering technology change
• Strong Business Acumen and collaborative in approach
• Proven ability to engage, build strong relationships, influence and partner with stakeholders across functions and geographies.
• Credible and capable; able to quickly build the confidence in senior managers and peers
• Passionate about technology and how it can improve the customer experience.
• Excellent negotiation and…