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    Lead Security Architect

    Salary:
    Circa £50,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience


    Contract:
    Permanent


    Location:
    Hybrid - flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester, and Milton Park - Oxfordshire)
    Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation.

    We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions.

    Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers.


    Cyber Security at Jisc:

    The security team protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience.

    We innovate so that individual institutions don't have to.

    We explore the evolution of secure, sustainable next generation networking to help institutions thrive in the evolving digital infrastructure landscape.


    About the role:
    You will be working within the architecture and engineering team which includes the Critical Infrastructure Services.

    You will take responsibility for the development, design, capacity, capability, and leadership of the critical national Protective DNS and NTS/NTP/PTP infrastructure.

    This includes strategic direction and feedback in the wider Cybersecurity division and how it impacts Jisc's overall service provision.

    We are looking for somebody who has in depth technical knowledge of Security Operations, including infrastructure and networks along with proven experience of technology operations within an enterprise environment.

    You will need to be able to demonstrate your previous experience in delivering security related national services, as well as operational experience of DNS and ideally NTS services.

    You will have strong communication skills and to be able confidently discuss complex technical topics to a range of differing technical stakeholders, whilst effectively communicating that the services we provide underpin the internet and how they ensure the interactions between humans and machines do so seamlessly.

    This is a key role at Jisc, and you will pay an integral part in ensuring the delivery of security related national services and overseeing how this contributes to our strategic direction in the wider Cybersecurity division, and how it affects Jisc's overall service provision.


    Responsibilities will include:

    • Responsibility for the security architecture for Jisc's Critical National Infrastructure to ensure that it is fit for purpose and meets the defined regulatory and legislative requirements.
    • Lead, manage and drive the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) team to ensure they operate as a high performing team and in accordance to defined service level agreements and product requirements.
    • Motivate and inspire colleagues and customers through a cultural and technology change
    • Deploy technical solutions that encompass security by design and development lifecycles.
    • Ensure systems are fully documented and operated within the Jisc policy framework, maintaining compliance to ISO9001 and ISO27001.

    Key Skills and Experience:

    • Experience of delivering security related national services.
    • Operational experience of DNS and NTS guidelines and frameworks.
    • Experience of operating services within NCSC guidelines and frameworks.
    • Management of Authoritative and Recursive nameservers, and the hardware/software that might underpin this
    • Working experience and knowledge of data networks and communications
    • Active in promoting security best practice with the ability to keep pace with the evolving technology and threat environments.
    • Experience of working within or implementing environments complying with standards such as ISO/IEC 270001, ISO/IEC 9001 Please refer to the job description for full details. Don't meet every single requirement?

    We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist.

    So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles Why work for us?

    At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career.

    We want to create a culture of lifelong learning.

    You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.

    We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment.

    We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working.

    It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life.

    Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles.

    Take a look at our fantastic benefits We offer:


    • Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
    • 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas
    • A generous pension scheme
    • A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks
    • A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development
    • Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
    • A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
    • Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment
    • Financial well-being support
    • The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit
    • A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • Employee recognition awards and travel loans
    • Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech Equality, diversity and inclusion

    We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success.

    We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change.

    'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals.

    We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity.


    Application process:

    Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best.

    We will be happy to help you.

    Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it.

    However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls We advertised this role on 25/03/2024.

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