Location:
Waltham, MA, US, 02451-1120
As part of National Grid’s continued commitment to safety, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or medical reason can request a reasonable accommodation.
Location: Waltham MA. Hybrid and flexible working is ingrained into our culture, this permanent role offers a mix of office and home working.
About us
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.
To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business
About the role
The Security Solution Architect serves as a security lead/visionary and will act as an expert in many areas of security, describing in business terms the impact of security policies, standards, technology standards and architecture on the business.
The Security Solution Architect is to provide security requirements and to ensure that the delivered solution has the appropriate security services integrated into the solution at release/go-live.
Primary Roles & Responsibilities:
- Providing a security service view to the business programs
- Work closely with project teams, architects, and DevOps teams to drive security requirements, architectures, patterns, and approaches ensuring solutions are secure by design
- Coordination of technical design/review activities with various segments within the Security team
- Accountable for ensuring that key risks and issues are identified, addressed, and remediated in a manner that satisfies the business risk appetite.
- Accountable for ensuring residual risk is captured with remediation plans and owners are identified and accept the risks.
About you
Knowledge and capabilities required:
Security Technology
- Appreciation of wider information security related domains including vulnerability management, Identity & Access Management, Platform and Network Security and Data Protection.
- Proven experience in cloud security solutions, Azure hands-on experience preferred
- Experience in vulnerability and risk management processes.
- Project Engagement experience with Product Operating Model approach, and agile, and waterfall projects
Collaborative Working
- Effective communication (written and verbal), leadership and partnering skills.
- Able to demonstrate a high degree of credibility and influence stakeholders within the Organization.
- Able to operate as a highly independent worker and as part of a strong team, taking a collaborative approach.
- Preferably somebody who has done hands on IT in the past and understands the pragmatic approach sometimes required.
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Security Qualifications such as Azure Security Associate/Azure Solution Associate/CISSP/CCSP/ MSc Information Security, etc.
What you get
As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and 401K retirement savings plan, comprehensive health plans, 3 weeks paid vacation plus 10 fixed holidays and 2 personal days and an option to buy extra holidays. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits that support your work life balance! Not applicable.
More Information
We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
Grade: Band D1
Global IT /Permanent
For further information please contact Sukhi.Shina2@nationalgrid.com
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Salary
$124,000 – $175,000 a year
Please be advised that due to the nature of this position, incumbents are subject to federal Drug & Alcohol safety regulations governing US Department of Transportation (“DOT”) covered positions, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA). As such, the Company’s testing programs and policies regarding the use of federally prohibited drugs or alcohol, for recreational or medical purposes, will remain in effect for these safety-sensitive, DOT covered positions.
This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.
