Application Cyber Security Lead

Iberdrola; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company seeks an Application Cyber Security Lead to enhance their cybersecurity framework. This role involves managing security standards, conducting vulnerability assessments, and promoting secure development practices to align with global objectives. Candidates should possess robust knowledge of cybersecurity threats and the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (S-SDLC). Competitive benefits include 36 days annual leave, a pension scheme, and more.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Share Incentive Plan

Electric Vehicle Schemes

Private medical insurance options

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Technology Vouchers

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cybersecurity roles, especially in application security.
• Understanding of web application security.
• Ability to lead security assessments of commercial packages.

Responsibilities

• Implement and evolve the application security model.
• Lead vulnerability management processes and controls.
• Ensure compliance with global cybersecurity standards.

Skills

Detailed knowledge of Secure Software Development Life Cycle (S-SDLC)

Knowledge of cybersecurity threats and associated attack techniques

Threat analysis and modelling

Vulnerability discovery techniques

Stakeholder management

Job description

Application Cyber Security Lead

The Application Cyber Security Lead will work within the Digital Transformation team, working across all ScottishPower businesses, with the objective of rolling out the Global Application Security Model, to ensure best practices for secure software development.

The Application Cybersecurity Lead will coordinate and collaborate with the global business, defining projects, initiatives and standards, making sure these are adopted across the business.

What you’ll be doing

A key focus of this role will be to implement and evolve the application security model, aligning it to the Global Application Cybersecurity team, ensuring standards and best practices are fully integrated into the Software Development Lifecycle.

Within this role, you’ll lead on vulnerability management, promoting the adoption and execution of the global vulnerability management processes and controls. This includes:

• Inventorying of logical components and dependencies of business solutions
• Proactively discovering vulnerabilities
• Coordinating the execution of scanning, pen testing, or in general the activities and services of vulnerability identification
• Vulnerability assessment
• Remediation and mitigation of vulnerabilities
• Solution verification
• Reporting
• Contributing to the evolution of the process for vulnerability management.
• Lead security assessments of commercial packages

You’ll look to continually evolve the implementation of cybersecurity, implementing new measures and optimising those already in place. You’ll act as the owner and subject matter expert for the Secure Software Development Standards, Methods and Tools, and has the overall accountability to:

• Work with the global teams to influence, direct and understand the Iberdrola defined standards
• Take overall accountability for the governance, oversight, and adoption of these standards within ScottishPower.
• Lead the education, training, and awareness of standards
• Implement governance and control mechanisms to ensure compliance

What we’re looking for

• Detailed knowledge of the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (S-SDLC)
• Knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity threats and associated attack techniques.
• Design knowledge: modelling of components, data, interfaces, etc.
• Threat analysis and modelling
• Knowledge of web application security
• Vulnerability discovery techniques and vulnerability lifecycle scanning and management.
• Knowledge of application security architecture: segmentation, API Gateway, Encryption, Privileged Account Management, WAF, publishing, event collection tools and alert management.
• Stakeholder management, with the ability to work across multiple projects and teams.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.