Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Remote) - KrakenFlex

The energy industry is undergoing the largest transformation since industrialisation at an unprecedented rate of change and we are positioning ourselves to be at the heart of that change.

Our aim is to be the leading global provider of solutions that enable customers to release £30bn of value per annum from distributed energy resources (DERs).

We are building a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription business with a global addressable market of £ billion per annum, by digitally connecting hundreds of thousands of DERs with energy markets.

We have already attained a market leading position and KrakenFlex is a recognised thought leader and innovator in the industry.

Our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are pleased to announce that we now have the full support and backing of Octopus Energy, an award-winning UK energy supplier who share our passion and values.

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer that will become a member of newly formed security team within KrakenFlex.

You’ll play a crucial role in securing our cloud environment, integrating security practices, and shaping a culture of security.

This is a creative, and collaborative position that is a full-time member of an AWS-focused, agile engineering organisation.

The role will work closely with our development and platform teams, to help them following crucial security principles and industry best practices.

If you’re passionate about AWS technologies and driving cloud security, we encourage you to apply!

What you'll do

• Setup and maintain monitoring, metrics & reporting systems for fine-grained security observability of cloud environment and actionable alerting
• Monitor and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities, and remediate security misconfigurations.
• Design and implement secure cloud architecture.
• Implement standards and policies to safeguard workloads and the cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with product teams to integrate security best practices into cloud-based applications.
• Plan and implement solutions for backup and recovery, high availability, secrets & key management, and other strategic initiatives
• Conduct regular security checks and audits, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Act as a technical security professional, providing advice and guidance to other team members and the wider business
• Help cultivate a strong technical security culture across the organisation
• Collaborate with external pen-testing company to help evaluate the security for all aspects of our cloud infrastructure
• Work with our delivery teams to ensure our services adhere to the AWS Well-Architected Framework (Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimisation and Sustainability)

What you'll need

• A strong technical security background
• Multiple years of experience working with cloud technologies, preferably with a security focus. AWS certification is really welcomed.
• Competence in incident response planning, vulnerability management, security event management, supported by strong knowledge of tooling and detection techniques
• Firm understanding of IAM and RBAC, with emphasis on applying Least Privilege principle
• Strong experience in implementing and automating security best-practices
• Experience working with teams around the globe
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work independently
• Experience working with infrastructure as code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform and CDK.

It would be great if you had

• Foundational networking knowledge, such as switching, firewalls, routing and DNS
• AWS networking knowledge, such as VPCs, Transit Gateways and how this works in a multi-region environment

Why else you'll love it here

Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary.

The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!

Octopus Energy is a unique culture . An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground.

We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded and how we empower our people

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If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements.

Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic.

Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.