Overview

The Digital, Data and Security team at National Gas enable secure, data and AI-driven digital services that unlock real value, support strategic outcomes, and play a leading role in Securing Britain’s Energy. At the heart of this is a collective responsibility towards helping keep the business secure, our data well managed and our lights on whilst delivering for business performance and building a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Overview

The Digital, Data and Security team at National Gas enable secure, data and AI-driven digital services that unlock real value, support strategic outcomes, and play a leading role in Securing Britain’s Energy. At the heart of this is a collective responsibility towards helping keep the business secure, our data well managed and our lights on whilst delivering for business performance and building a collaborative, inclusive culture.

The team’s work is organised around three core focus areas and two guiding principles that support secure, resilient and effective delivery across the organisation

The team’s work is organised around three core focus areas and two guiding principles that support secure, resilient and effective delivery across the organisation

Secure by Default

This area focuses on embedding cyber security, resilience and operational assurance into technology, processes and change activity from the outset. It is concerned with reducing risk, protecting critical services and ensuring that security considerations are built into both day-to-day operations and long-term transformation.

Teams primarily supporting this

  • Cyber Security (including threat detection, Governance, Risk and Compliance and product security)
  • Architecture & Engineering (embedding security into design and platforms)
  • Service & Operations (patching, monitoring, operational security)

 

  • Secure by Default

    This area focuses on embedding cyber security, resilience and operational assurance into technology, processes and change activity from the outset. It is concerned with reducing risk, protecting critical services and ensuring that security considerations are built into both day-to-day operations and long-term transformation.

    Teams primarily supporting this

    • Cyber Security (including threat detection, Governance, Risk and Compliance and product security)
    • Architecture & Engineering (embedding security into design and platforms)
    • Service & Operations (patching, monitoring, operational security)
  • Service Resilience

    Service Resilience is centred on maintaining the availability, reliability and recoverability of critical systems and processes. This includes strengthening continuity across enterprise technology, operational platforms and environments that support critical national infrastructure, helping the business respond effectively to disruption and change.

    Teams primarily supporting this:

    • Service & Operations (24/7 availability, incident response, recovery)
    • IT & Cyber Programme Delivery (delivering upgrades, resilience improvements)
    • Architecture & Engineering (designing resilient platforms)
  • Service Resilience

    Service Resilience is centred on maintaining the availability, reliability and recoverability of critical systems and processes. This includes strengthening continuity across enterprise technology, operational platforms and environments that support critical national infrastructure, helping the business respond effectively to disruption and change.

    Teams primarily supporting this:

    • Service & Operations (24/7 availability, incident response, recovery)
    • IT & Cyber Programme Delivery (delivering upgrades, resilience improvements)
    • Architecture & Engineering (designing resilient platforms)

Data Quality and Data Defence

This area is focused on improving the quality, governance, protection and accessibility of data across the organisation. As data and AI play a greater role in decision-making and operations, the work in this space supports stronger controls, better information management and more trusted data foundations.

Teams primarily supporting this:

  • Data & AI
  • Commercial & Assurance / Product Management (governance, regulatory alignment, data in programmes)
  • Security (data protection & governance) 

 
 

  • Data Quality and Data Defence

    This area is focused on improving the quality, governance, protection and accessibility of data across the organisation. As data and AI play a greater role in decision-making and operations, the work in this space supports stronger controls, better information management and more trusted data foundations.

    Teams primarily supporting this:

    • Data & AI
    • Commercial & Assurance / Product Management (governance, regulatory alignment, data in programmes)
    • Security (data protection & governance)
  • Customer First

    Customer First is about aligning technology, data and security activity to the needs of the wider business. It focuses on delivering outcomes that support operational priorities, regulatory obligations and service quality, while improving the experience of those who depend on these services internally and externally.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Customer First

    Customer First is about aligning technology, data and security activity to the needs of the wider business. It focuses on delivering outcomes that support operational priorities, regulatory obligations and service quality, while improving the experience of those who depend on these services internally and externally.

#OneTeam

#OneTeam reflects the importance of collaboration across disciplines, teams and specialisms. It supports a way of working that encourages shared accountability, open communication and inclusive problem-solving, helping to create an environment where people can contribute effectively and work towards common goals.

 

 

 

 

 

  • #OneTeam

    #OneTeam reflects the importance of collaboration across disciplines, teams and specialisms. It supports a way of working that encourages shared accountability, open communication and inclusive problem-solving, helping to create an environment where people can contribute effectively and work towards common goals.