Gsg Cyber Operations Vulnerabilities Lead - London, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

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- £41,412 - £44,767-
Job grade:
  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • CO
  • Government Security Group
    Type of role:
  • Operational Delivery
  • Risk Management
  • Security
  • Strategy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
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Job summary:


The UK government processes a mass of sensitive data, provides a critical service to the public, operates an extensive and complex IT estate, and faces a significant and growing cyber threat.

In response we invest in a well funded and innovative cyber-security programme and we are looking for talented individuals who can bring a range of skills and experience to the department.


The Cyber Directorate within GSG(also known as GSG Cyber) sits within Government Security Group(GSG) and covers all aspects of Defensive Cyber Security for Government from strategy, policy and standards to the operational deliverables of incident, risk, threat intelligence and vulnerability management.

We manage investment from the National Cyber Security Programme, outreach and engagement across government and the wider public sector among much else.


The Cyber Operations team provides GSG with reporting cyber operational risk across the government sector, working closely with the Cabinet Office National Security team and the NCSC.

The team is responsible for coordinating and understanding operational cyber risk across government.


If you're passionate about protecting government, want to be part of a security evolution, have a grounding in cyber security and want to learn more, this is the team for you.

Come and help make government stronger.


Job description:

As the Cyber Operations vulnerabilities manager within GSG you will help protect HMG against systemic vulnerabilities.


The Cyber Operations vulnerabilities manager plays a key role in defining cross government risk and works closely with our threats role to deliver the operational cyber risk picture.

The vulnerability manager will triage vulnerabilities by relevance and criticality to the organisation.

The post will work closely with NCSC and CDDO on the identification of critical vulnerabilities which impact government and management of these vulnerabilities across government prioritising, drafting and promulgating protective advice.

You will be responsible for coordinating and understanding vulnerabilities which significantly impact cross government operational capability.

You will play a significant role in developing capabilities to increase government awareness of its cyber vulnerabilities such as the expansion of the NCSC's Vulnerability reporting service to secure government digital infrastructure.


As part of the wider cyber operations team, you will also support the delivery of the Government Cyber Coordination Centre(GCCC) by driving collaboration across the vulnerability management community, working with NCSC and CDDO in developing innovative ways to work with government data and processes, in support of the Government Cyber Security Strategy(GCSS) and the requirement to "Defend as One.

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Responsibilities

  • Work with NCSC on operationalising and managing a cross government Vulnerability Reporting Service (VRS) to ensure that critical notifications are passed in a timely manner to government departments and develop analytical processes and lead the VRS community driving uptake of the vulnerability reporting service across government departments.
  • Working with the Cyber Operations team and closely with NCSC and CDDO on the identification and management of new vulnerabilities

Create and maintain a process for management of new vulnerabilities which significantly impact the government, and work with NCSC on advice and classification of vulnerabilities.


  • Play a key role in defining cross government risk and work closely with threat intel colleagues to deliver the operational cyber risk picture.

Management of critical vulnerabilities which impact government, maintaining an active presence in government information sharing spaces ie Slack, CISP or Government Websites.


  • Support wider GSG Cyber Directorate teams providing SME guidance on cyber vulnerabilities.
  • Translate vulnerability management best practice across government through policies, procedures and guidelines. Champion standards and best practice across the security community.
  • The role will also act to support GSG's cyber incident response function as and when required.

Person specification:

Essential Skills/Experience

Experience of working in cyber security, ideally within a SOC/Operations environment.

Communicate effectively at all levels and present technical information to senior stakeholders in concise business focused language, supplementing own knowledge with resea
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