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AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
Job Title: Director, Security Resilience
Location: Cambridge | UK
Employment type: Full-time regular
Previous Experience: 10+ years in information security or enterprise risk management, with at least 5 years in a senior role biased towards building resilience capability, not just running it. Experience designing and building crisis management and BCDR programmes in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. A proven track record as a people and/or department leader, with experience serving as an operational coordinator during live crisis or major incident events.
The job
This position leads AVEVA’s newly established Security Resilience function within the central Digital Security organization, a strategic leadership role created to build and advance AVEVA’s capability in crisis management, business continuity, and enterprise-wide resilience.
The role holder is accountable for ensuring that AVEVA can withstand, respond to, and recover from disruption whether from a cyber incident, operational failure, or external crisis event and that resilience requirements are embedded into AVEVA’s systems and ways of working by design.
AVEVA is a fast-growing software company operating in highly regulated markets and is an independent subsidiary of Schneider Electric. This is a build role: the successful candidate will have the opportunity to establish this function from the ground up, defining the frameworks, tooling, and operating cadence that make AVEVA genuinely resilient at scale. The function must be continuously modernised through automation and innovation, so that resilience practices keep pace with the speed and complexity of AVEVA’s business.
We are building a highly integrated security practice where all security disciplines share and act in coordination on risk signal. The Director of Security Resilience must work closely with Cyber Defence whose incident response capability depends on resilience planning and with GRC to ensure resilience risk is captured in the enterprise risk register, and with federated IT and R&D security teams who own the systems and services that resilience planning protects. The successful candidate will combine deep resilience expertise with a collaborative, data-driven mindset and the drive to build something new.
Operating at a senior level within this specialised field, the Director of Security Resilience will often be called on to provide consultation to leaders and counsel to the wider Security function. They are responsible for generating new theories, concepts, principles, and methodologies and will contribute significantly to the development of policy for the Digital Security function.
Key Responsibilities
As a central second-line function, this position provides the resilience frameworks, governance, and coordination capability that the whole AVEVA Group depends on when disruption occurs. The function works in close partnership with Cyber Defence on incident response, with GRC on risk governance, and with federated teams on resilience execution within their respective domains.
Crisis Management & Response
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Travel & Event Security
Resilience by Design
Capability Building & Programme Maturity
People and Functional Leadership
Skills and Experience
Desired/Preferred
Competencies
Digital Security at AVEVA
Our Digital Security organization is responsible for protecting AVEVA’s digital estate and products across a federated security model. We are building a highly integrated security practice where all security disciplines share and act in coordination on risk signal, enabling AVEVA to operate securely in highly regulated markets as an independent subsidiary of Schneider Electric.
We pride ourselves on a collaborative, inclusive and authentic culture that provides a framework allowing for autonomy, whilst always being available for support and guidance. We respect the differences that each team member brings and seek to include those perspectives in our solutions for our business functions. The energy and sense of purpose is evident when talking to team members, you will feel part of something special from the first day you join.
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UK Benefits include:
Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.
It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
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Hybrid working
We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.
Hiring process
Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.
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About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/
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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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