Cyber Security Architect

Cyber Security Architect

Salary: Up to €82,000 yearly

Azienda: Uk Power Networks

Tipo Lavoro: Full Time

This Cyber Security Architect will report to the Cyber Security Architecture Manager and will work within the Information Systems directorate based in either our London office (Elephant & Castle or Camden). You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of up to £82,000.00 (subject to experience) and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

Close Date: 10/07/2026

Benefit and Perks

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Private Medical Cover
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job purpose

You will develop the security systems and policies within the organisation and will ensure that UK Power Networks data, network, and systems are protected from cyber threats and will comply with the relevant standards and regulations. You will develop security standards, best practices, and guidelines to support the cyber security leadership team and provide training and guidance to other security staff, teams, and partners.

Dimensions

UK Power Networks is expanding its presence in Cloud and enhancing its on-prem OT Mission Critical Systems. It is necessary that a secure environment is developed for the hosting and management of our critical information assets. We ask that you have a blend of skillsets across cyber security including solution design, configuration, implementation, operation, governance, change management, communications, and the understanding of protecting data in employing the use of relevant encryption standards. The main measure of success is maintaining regulatory compliance and improving the technical and organisational resilience of UKPN concerning the ever‑changing cyber threat landscape.

• People – work collaboratively in a team of circa 8 permanent and temporary cyber security architecture resources.
• Financial – no direct budget responsibility.
• Suppliers – regular interaction with 3rd party service providers, specialist technical consultants and cyber security tooling vendors.
• Communication – communicate technical cyber security concepts to all kinds of colleagues across different levels of seniority to facilitate and ensure common understanding of decisions taken across the business.
• Partner – establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external technology teams and third party providers, suppliers, and partners to improve outcomes and create agreement around a course of action.

Principal accountabilities

• Implement the cyber security plans, technology roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices to help implement UK Power Networks Cyber Security Strategy ensuring agreement to the company vision, values, and strategic goals.
• Develop the security architecture framework including policies, standards, procedures, guidelines and blueprints that enables the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities in projects and operations that are aligned with business, technology, and threat drivers.
• Participate in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) as the design authority for all cyber security for all cyber security matters through the review and approval of all solution proposals.
• Create target and transition architectures which conform to best practice, and UKPN's Information Security policies and underpinning standards.
• Contribute to the development of cloud security and network architecture policies to facilitate the short, medium, and long‑term planning and enhancement of the technology landscape.
• Translate our requirements into technical solutions, and communicate with product teams on your design.
• Develop cloud security measurement tooling to manage cloud performance, resources, and cost to ensure budgetary compliance and make recommendations for improvement.
• Work with multiple DevOps teams across the business to assess existing cloud security architectures, advocate secure by design, secure coding practices, and define strategies that provide clear progression in improving security of the solutions and CI/CD pipelines in th