Information Security Specialist

4 days ago


Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom ENWL Full time

Electricity North West is seeking an experienced Information Security Specialist to join their team in Preston. The estimated salary for this role is £55,000 - £65,000 per annum.


Company Overview

We are champions of the North West and proud to be the region's electricity network operator. Our mission is to lead the way in decarbonising the region and paving the way for the growth of renewable energy.

Salary and Benefits

  • An annual bonus scheme
  • Twenty-five days annual leave increasing with length of service
  • Private Healthcare
  • An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
  • A market-leading contributory pension scheme
  • Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

Job Description

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the business is compliant against security policy. As an Information Security Specialist, your key accountabilities will include:

  • To work with the Information Security Manager to undertake advisory functions to the business and support business areas to identify and reduce risk;
  • To input and manage the cyber security compliance schedule;
  • To assess the current threat landscape, provide a realistic overview of risks and threats in the enterprise environment, and support RFI/RFP, audits, supplier management, and projects with a security lens on new suppliers;
  • To input into security communication, awareness, and training for ENWL colleagues;
  • To input into security testing procedures to verify the security of systems, networks, and applications, and manage and report on the remediation of identified risks;
  • The interpretation of vulnerability management platform data and penetration testing data for determination of risks.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Proven IT experience and experience in an information security officer role or similar risk/security audit type role;
  • A certification in Information Security Management (ISC2 CISSP, CRISK/COMPTIA Security+ Network+);
  • A background in an information security type role with real-world experience of reviewing policies and acting as advisory to the business on a day-to-day basis, monitoring security compliance across diverse business functions, ideally also including exposure to Operational Technology (OT) environments;
  • Experience of using a centralised application risk management platform and business applications;
  • Experience of assessing vulnerability management platform data and interpreting attack scenarios;
  • The capability to become a policy subject matter expert and provide advice and guidance across the organisation in support of security compliance against policies;
  • The ability to articulate security risk simply and effectively with business managers and business stakeholders;
  • An understanding of information security related law and regulations such as GDPR and NIS Regulations;
  • Exposure to cybersecurity frameworks and standards.


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