Regulatory Security Assurance Senior

Ofgem; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ofgem is seeking a Senior Cyber Assurance Lead to enhance the resilience of energy sector operational systems against cyber threats. This role involves monitoring compliance with regulations and managing inspections and assurance activities. Suitable candidates will possess relevant industry experience and professional qualifications in cyber security, actively contributing to the UK's critical national infrastructure.

Benefits

30 days annual leave after 2 years

Excellent training and development opportunities

Generous Civil Service pension

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Strong experience in the Oil, Gas, Electricity industry security assurance.
• Expertise in operational technology and ICS standards.
• Proven record of high performance in cyber risk assessments and controls application.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support compliance with NIS regulations.
• Deliver inspections, audits, and testing ensuring OES compliance.
• Provide recommendations to enforcement teams based on audit outcomes.

Skills

Security assurance

Negotiation

Report writing

Education

Professional qualification such as CISSP, CISA, CISM

Relevant degree

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Job summary

Ofgem is committed to making a positive difference for energy consumers through effective regulation of the market and close working with suppliers to ensure sustainable energy for consumers and businesses in the UK.

It is vital that operational systems and networks in the electricity and downstream gas sectors in Great Britain remain resilient against cyber and related security threats.

This role will be within the Cyber Profession’s Cyber Regulation Team of at Ofgem who act as Competent Authority (CA) for implementing regulations for Operators of Essential Services (OES), to improve security and resilience in the Downstream Gas and Electricity (DGE) sector.

The key purpose of the role is to monitor, support, report and instruct against the regulatory frameworks such as the NCSC Cyber Assurance Framework to ensure operational systems and networks owned and/or managed, by Operators of Essential Services, in the electricity and downstream gas sectors in Great Britain, remain resilient against cyber and related security threats.

You’ll operate as a Senior Cyber Assurance Lead, providing cyber assurance across Operators of Essential Services (OES) with high strategic impact to GB critical national infrastructure.

Candidates with Operational Technology, Industrial Automation and Control System or other relevant downstream gas and electricity industry experience are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities, Outputs and Deliverables

• Provide advice and guidance to the DGE sector on the compliance with the NIS regulations and ensuring through inspections, audits and testing that OES maintain compliance.
• Deliver and/or manage a set of inspections and assurance activities in line with the NIS regulations.
• Write and maintain high quality inspections and audit reports, providing analysis and outcomes.
• Provide scrutiny of audit reports, assurance reports, improvement plans and incident reports.
• Record outputs and decisions from inspections and assurance activities.
• Effectively communicate recommendations to Enforcement teams based on sound judgement and understand and use regulatory tools to drive improvements.
• Ensure alignment with government and industry objectives and standards, and liaise with senior stakeholders on how these can be met

Key Skills/Capabilities Required

• Experience of security assurance in the Oil, Gas, Electricity industry.
• Experience in utilising operational technology / ICS related standards, NIS Regulations and NCSC Cyber Assurance Framework.

Person specification

Role Criteria

• [LEAD] Qualification in cyber security, evidenced through an appropriate professional qualification such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, GICSP, SA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert, relevant degree, or equivalent industry experience.
• [LEAD] Experience of the following criteria that can be demonstrated by proven record of high performance and substantial achievements in past positions:
• Proven experience in understanding cyber risk assessments and methodologies in relation to Critical National Infrastructure environments, and the application of appropriate and proportionate controls across people, process, and technology to mitigate risk.
• Proven client-facing experience with strong negotiation and advising skills across a wide range of cyber security best practices.
• Proven experience of inspecting, auditing, or testing with an information security role.
• Strong drafting and report writing skills.
• Extensive experience working collaboratively with diverse colleagues.
• Have experience in the process of developing and managing a range of options and decisions that aligns with your organisation’s priorities.
• Able to achieve and maintain SC clearance.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.

Alongside your salary, OFGEM contributes towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; Hybrid working, flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

Things you need to know

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), and upload a copy of your CV anonymising all details where necessary.

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Ofgem take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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  Full-time

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  Government Administration and Utilities

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