Job Title:
Cyber Security Information Incident Team Leader Employer:
UK Ministry of Defence Location:
Wiltshire, United Kingdom Salary: Employment Type:
Permanent Reference Number:
8a1b68804b65da29 Job Details: The Cyber Defence & Risk (CyDR) team plays an integral role in protecting the UK against external and internal cyber security threats to ensure that our Armed Forces have the strong cyber defences they need. We are responsible for enabling Defence operations and capabilities, providing specialist cyber security services across UK Defence (including industry) and working with our international allies. About us: Defence Digital ensures our Armed Forces remain among the most technologically advanced in the world. We do this by putting innovative and effective technology into the hands of over 200,000 users, from the boardroom to the front line. This position sits within the recently established Threat & Information Security Team, part of the wider Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) Directorate. Responsibilities Incident management: Manage the CyDR response to cross domain information security/loss incidents. Oversee the processing of information security incidents and their onward reporting in line with policy and legislative timelines. Ensure all legal requirements are met in relation to the compromise of personal data. Lessons, analysis & data: Communicate the results of investigations and risk mitigation outcomes. Support Defence intervention activities and information security culture improvement activities. Team Management: Line-manage a team, co-ordinate the day-to-day activity, ensuring the team meets and delivers objectives; manage recruitment activities and employee continuous professional development. Meetings and relationships: Preparation of responses to Subject Access Requests (SARs), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Ministerial Questions (MQs), Parliamentary Questions (PQs) etc. in relation to information security incidents. Build and maintain relationships with relevant organisations across Government. Person specification This role may be suitable for someone with previous experience of working in an environment where you have triaged and/or assessed security or critical incidents, in areas such as Cyber, physical, personnel or information assurance. Ideally, you’ll also have the following skills: Experience in leading, supporting, coaching and mentoring colleagues. Acute attention to detail. Great organisation, timekeeping and prioritisation skills. Able to keep calm under pressure and use your initiative and analytical skills. Personable, task focused and able to build relationships with the core team and wider colleagues. A passion for security and technology and identifying and solving problems. Motivation, commitment and the desire to continue to learn and develop. Additional details: There may be a requirement to travel within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits) for meetings, training or operational reasons. If not already held, successful candidates will be required to obtain DV clearance prior to taking up employment. This position is open to sole UK nationals only. Behaviours We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Technical skills We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Incident management, incident investigation and response Applied security capability Threat intelligence and threat assessment Threat understanding Benefits Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Our benefits include: Learning and development tailored to your role with a dedicated minimum of 5 days per year. 25 days paid annual leave rising (by 1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of five years’ service. Ability to roll up to 10 days annual leave per year. In addition to eight public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday. A Civil Service pension. Parental and Adoption Leave. Discounts on a range of services within and external to the civil service. Equality and Diversity Our people are at the heart of everything we do at Defence Digital. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.
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Cyber Security Information Incident Team Leader Employer:
UK Ministry of Defence Location:
Wiltshire, United Kingdom Salary: Employment Type:
Permanent Reference Number:
8a1b68804b65da29 Job Details: The Cyber Defence & Risk (CyDR) team plays an integral role in protecting the UK against external and internal cyber security threats to ensure that our Armed Forces have the strong cyber defences they need. We are responsible for enabling Defence operations and capabilities, providing specialist cyber security services across UK Defence (including industry) and working with our international allies. About us: Defence Digital ensures our Armed Forces remain among the most technologically advanced in the world. We do this by putting innovative and effective technology into the hands of over 200,000 users, from the boardroom to the front line. This position sits within the recently established Threat & Information Security Team, part of the wider Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) Directorate. Responsibilities Incident management: Manage the CyDR response to cross domain information security/loss incidents. Oversee the processing of information security incidents and their onward reporting in line with policy and legislative timelines. Ensure all legal requirements are met in relation to the compromise of personal data. Lessons, analysis & data: Communicate the results of investigations and risk mitigation outcomes. Support Defence intervention activities and information security culture improvement activities. Team Management: Line-manage a team, co-ordinate the day-to-day activity, ensuring the team meets and delivers objectives; manage recruitment activities and employee continuous professional development. Meetings and relationships: Preparation of responses to Subject Access Requests (SARs), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Ministerial Questions (MQs), Parliamentary Questions (PQs) etc. in relation to information security incidents. Build and maintain relationships with relevant organisations across Government. Person specification This role may be suitable for someone with previous experience of working in an environment where you have triaged and/or assessed security or critical incidents, in areas such as Cyber, physical, personnel or information assurance. Ideally, you’ll also have the following skills: Experience in leading, supporting, coaching and mentoring colleagues. Acute attention to detail. Great organisation, timekeeping and prioritisation skills. Able to keep calm under pressure and use your initiative and analytical skills. Personable, task focused and able to build relationships with the core team and wider colleagues. A passion for security and technology and identifying and solving problems. Motivation, commitment and the desire to continue to learn and develop. Additional details: There may be a requirement to travel within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits) for meetings, training or operational reasons. If not already held, successful candidates will be required to obtain DV clearance prior to taking up employment. This position is open to sole UK nationals only. Behaviours We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Technical skills We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Incident management, incident investigation and response Applied security capability Threat intelligence and threat assessment Threat understanding Benefits Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Our benefits include: Learning and development tailored to your role with a dedicated minimum of 5 days per year. 25 days paid annual leave rising (by 1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of five years’ service. Ability to roll up to 10 days annual leave per year. In addition to eight public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday. A Civil Service pension. Parental and Adoption Leave. Discounts on a range of services within and external to the civil service. Equality and Diversity Our people are at the heart of everything we do at Defence Digital. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.
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