Job Description
Governance and Assurance Lead (Cyber)
Are you ready to make a significant impact on the safety and effectiveness of IT services within Nuclear Operations?
As the Governance and Assurance Lead (Cyber), you’ll lead the charge in developing and implementing governance frameworks, providing assurance, and overseeing projects and programmes that ensure safe, compliant, and value-driven IT services and products.
Your leadership and expertise will guide services and IT changes to meet regulatory, legal, and process requirements, driving operational safety and business effectiveness.
This role does require you to travel when needed to our sites throughout the UK, this could be once or twice a month. We are open to applications throughout the UK.
To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Clearance (SC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 5 years.
The Opportunity
In this role, you’ll plan and lead assurance activities on contracted services provided to Nuclear Operations, ensuring compliance with ONR regulations and Nuclear Operations policies. You’ll define, implement, and maintain a penetration testing framework, manage and perform penetration tests, and remediate findings in line with security and regulatory requirements.
Additionally, you’ll ensure physical, and information assets are categorised against appropriate security clearance levels and support the development and maintenance of access control policies, managing access rights and privileged access procedures effectively.
Pay, Benefits & Culture
Alongside a market leading competitive salary, we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle. You’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Personal Contract agreement. We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone’s working needs are different. Whether you’re in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you’ll ensure compliance with nuclear safety license conditions, security regulations, and IT project delivery standards. You’ll lead assurance activities, manage penetration testing frameworks, and oversee the categorisation of physical and information assets against security clearance levels.
Your work will support the development and maintenance of access control policies, ensuring that authorised users and privileged access are managed effectively. Your expertise will be crucial in guiding IT services and changes to meet stringent regulatory and legal requirements, safeguarding the integrity and safety of Nuclear Operations.
Who You Are
You are a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, capable of managing discussions with contractors and external regulators. Your ability to influence and build relationships at various levels within the company is key.
You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, understanding the broader implications of decisions and knowing when business input and authorisations are required. Your leadership and coordination skills will drive the success of IT projects and services, ensuring they align with regulatory and security standards. You are committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where diverse perspectives are valued, and innovation thrives.
Applications close for this role on 5th August 2025 , with interviews following shortly after.
Additional Information
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