Job title: Security Engineer

Location: London, Edinburgh, Bristol (including Hybrid)

Salary: £55,000 - £81,000

Kaluza reimagines energy to bring net-zero within everyone’s reach. The Kaluza Platform enables energy utilities to unlock the full value of a radically changing energy system and propel us to a future where renewable energy is sustainable, affordable and accessible for all. 

From automating and simplifying core operations including billing to create a lower-cost, higher-engagement experience, to optimising energy usage across smart devices in the home, we turn tough challenges into win-win-win outcomes for customers, suppliers and the energy system.

We have a strong flexible, hybrid working ethos, we aim to be as flexible as possible to balance work with life. Teams can choose how and where to work, whether it’s from one of our lovely offices or from home or a mixture of both. Each team is different but we do like to get together monthly/quarterly as teams - if they are not at your local office we will cover the costs of travel and accommodation if necessary. As a company we come together annually for our conference and end of year celebrations! 

Where in the world of Kaluza will I be working? 

You'll be joining the Kaluza Technology community. We’re a large team of both data-led and product focused Software and Production Engineers, pushing the boundaries of technology and working at an extraordinary scale. As a collective we strive for engineering greatness and by ensuring best practices across the board of the community.

What will I be doing?

• You will be working within the Security Engineering team
• Building tools and fostering our security culture to help Kaluza’s product teams rapidly deliver secure systems
• Providing those teams with clear actionable advice on what risks and threats they have to their systems
• Be responsible for defining and evolving security best practices for our systems. Helping teams take action on those practices through your expert training or automation will be key to your success
• This is a varied role where you’ll be exposed to the full stack and will work across technologies including GCP, AWS, Kubernetes and Kafka. You’ll be focusing on projects spanning infrastructure, release engineering and security monitoring

Is this the job for me?

Ideally you’ll have:

• Knowledge and experience in secure software practices
• Scripting and software engineering skills; we don’t mind what language! (Python, Scala, Clojure, Java etc.)
• Awareness of common software security flaws and web application security best practices (OWASP top 10, CWE/SANS Top 25)
• Application security testing
• AWS/GCP security best practices
• Kubernetes security best practices
• Container vulnerability management
• Open Source dependency scanning
• Web application firewalls
• Logging, monitoring and alerting on security events
• Thorough knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps principles and security considerations
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code
• An inquisitive and curious approach, with confidence to tackle difficult problems
• Rapid adoptee of merit-proven new approaches & technologies
• Problem solver / structured thinker
• Always happy to help and a natural sharer of knowledge

Kaluza Values

Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business: 

We’re on a mission, We build together, We’re inclusive, We get it done, We communicate with purpose.

Our values are not words on a wall — they are at the heart of our culture. They are how we make decisions and how we treat each other. They are concrete and clear, and reflect what we as people, and as a business, really care about.

Kaluza’s vision is to power a world where net-zero is within everyone’s reach. Would you be interested in joining us to help achieve this?

From us you’ll get

• Pension Scheme
• Kaluza Share Scheme 
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance + Virtual GP
• Life Assurance
• Access to Furthr - a Climate Action app
• Free Mortgage Advice and Eye Tests
• Perks at Work - access to thousands of retail discounts
• 5% Flex Fund to spend on the benefits you want most
• 26 days holiday
• Flexible bank holidays, giving you an additional 8 days which you can choose to take whenever you like
• Progressive leave policies with no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family 
• Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
• Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
• And more…

Even better? You’ll have access to these benefits from day 1 when you join.

We want the best people

We’re keen to meet people from all walks of life — our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.

Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.