Insider Risk Analyst in Slough

Join us, be part of more. We're so much more than an energy company. We're a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That's why working here is #MoreThanACareer.

We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it. Centrica, Technology is a core driver of how we deliver our strategy. You'll join a team modernising our platforms, strengthening cyber and operational resilience, and advancing a product-led way of working that brings engineers, data specialists and business experts together to deliver meaningful outcomes at pace.

We're scaling automation and AI from proof-of-concept into real, end-to-end change - improving customer journeys, reducing cost-to-serve, accelerating delivery, and building the digital foundations that underpin everything from energy trading and risk to field operations and critical infrastructure.

If you want to work on complex, high-impact problems using modern engineering practices, and help build reusable platforms that will shape how Centrica operates over the next decade, this is the place to do it.

An opportunity to play your part - Join a new and evolving area of Cyber Defence where you'll help define how insider risk / DLP is managed in a modern, threat-informed way. This is your chance to influence processes, shape policy, and contribute to a programme that blends external threat intelligence with insider risk detection. If you're passionate about doing the right thing, love technology, and want to turn data into actionable insights, this is the perfect role to grow your career.

Location: UK-based hybrid role, Occasional travel to site.

Day to day:

• Investigation skills (case handling, fact-finding).
• Security tooling familiarity - for example, insider risk or data protection controls such as Microsoft Purview, DLP, SIEM/EDR dashboards.
• Risk management know-how - exposure to frameworks such as ISO 27001/27005, NIST CSF or similar, and how control effectiveness is assessed.
• Basic privacy/compliance awareness (e.g., data minimisation, necessity/proportionality) and understanding of insider risk behaviours.
• Develop and refine processes to help build and improve insider risk workflows.
• Collaborate with risk assessments working with other analysts and stakeholders to assess risks holistically, considering behaviour, technical and contextual indicators.
• Monitor and triage insider risk alerts ensuring engagement with relevant business areas such as HR, Privacy, Legal.

What we need from you:

• Previous experience in cybersecurity, focusing on Insider Risk / DLP.
• Relevant certifications to the field of cybersecurity preferred and a strong understanding of security frameworks and standards.
• Hands-on experience with security tooling including but not limited to Microsoft Purview (DLP/Insider risk) management tooling.
• Proactive mindset and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Strong team player who is focus driven and proactive.
• Digital literacy competencies/skill.
• Safe and responsible use of AI tools, knowledge of when AI use is appropriate with strong awareness of accuracy, bias and compliance.
• Skilled in using AI to triage, classify and analyse information within Centrica policy guardrails.
• Recognises higher-risk scenarios and escalates to governance or security as needed.
• Proficiency in enterprise AI copilots, knowledge assistants and AI-enhanced productivity tools.

Why should you apply?

We're not a perfect place - but we're a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That's why we've designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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