Security Manager Utilities - Start-up in London

Do you have a broad range of security knowledge? Would you relish the opportunity to take ownership and build a security function from the ground up? You could be progressing your career at a fast-growing energy technology company, backed by major investors, that is transforming the way renewable energy is managed across Europe. Operating large scale battery energy storage assets, the business helps balance electricity grids while driving the transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy network. With ambitious plans to expand into hydrogen storage and establish an in-house energy trading desk, it's at the forefront of energy innovation.

As the Security Manager, you'll take ownership of protecting critical cloud platforms and strengthening the organisation's overall security posture as security is brought in-house. Working across Microsoft Sentinel, EDR, DLP and network security technologies, you'll monitor and respond to security events, investigate incidents and help drive continuous improvements across the security estate.

This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll implement and fine-tune DLP controls, support penetration testing and third-party security assessments, evaluate new security technologies and work closely with external SOC providers and internal engineering teams. You'll also contribute to cyber resilience initiatives, security awareness programmes and ensure security controls align with recognised frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST.

You'll have an impactful role with lots of autonomy and excellent career progression through to CISO as the company continues to grow.

Location / WFH: You'll join colleagues in the London office with flexibility to work from home once a week.

About you:

• You have experience in a similar Security Manager role in a start-up or scale-up environment.
• You have hands-on experience with security tools e.g. SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, network security tools, query writing and alert tuning.
• You have experience implementing and managing Purview DLP solutions.
• You have experience monitoring and responding to security events in cloud environments AWS and/or Azure.
• You have a strong understanding of security operations, threat detection and incident response.
• You have a good knowledge of security standards and regulatory compliance requirements (ISO, NIST).
• You have experience with 3rd party risk management and supplier assurance.
• You're familiar with penetration testing processes and remediation tracking.
• You have a good understanding of network security principles, including in cloud-based environments.
• You're collaborative and pragmatic.
• Experience with OT (Operational Technology), physical security or critical infrastructure would be great but not essential.

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £90k
• Pension
• Impactful role with excellent progression

Apply now to find out more about this Security Manager (Utilities Purview DLP SIEM) opportunity.