Cyber Defence Lead - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Social Security Scotland

Social Security Scotland

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £45,449 - £54,419
Job grade:

Senior Executive Officer
B3
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Other
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
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Location

Dundee, GlasgowAbout the job

Job summary:

We are currently seeking a Cyber Defence Lead to join our Digital Risk & Security branch based in Glasgow or Dundee.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead the vulnerability management programme and contribute to the security and protection of Scotland's social security system.

Social Security Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government, is the largest and most complex IT and digital change programme since devolution.

With a lifetime budget of over £300m, delivering a social security system that will support the people of Scotland for decades to come.

Due to the demands of this exciting programme of work, the Agency is currently experiencing rapid growth and we require more talented digital, security and technology experts to join us.

This role sits within the Digital Risk & Security team of the Chief Digital Office.

The Digital Risk and Security branch comprises 2 key areas:

Security Assurance and Security areas; security risk and assurance, security architecture, cyber operations and protective monitoring, and security engineering.

As a Cyber Defence Lead, you will play a key role within our Cyber Operations team.

You will oversee the management of vulnerabilities, monitor threats, assess risks, and identify mitigations where required to reduce the security risk across the organisation.

As a senior member of the team, you will manage a number of Cyber Defence Analysts and provide leadership and mentoring to help grow the security posture across the organisation.

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Job description:

You will be responsible for leading the vulnerability management programme of work for the agency. Reviewing and assessing the security risk of results of vulnerability scans, in order to prioritise and assign tasks for remediation.
Monitor and analyse threat intelligence feeds, sources and reports to stay informed of emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities and attack techniques and translate these into actionable intel.
You will be responsible for people management of junior members of staff and delivering a wide range of security operation activities.
Day to day tasks will include managing security alerts and escalations from junior staff, security tool management and improvement, vulnerability remediation, scanning, and keeping uptodate with the security landscape.

Person specification:

Experience of hands-on technical knowledge of delivering security capabilities within a security operations team, specifically around vulnerability management and cyber threat intelligence.
Experience of delivering comprehensive and timely management information, showing current security position around areas such as vulnerability management and security risk posture for senior stakeholders.
Experience of leading a small team of cyber operation analyst on a day to day basis.

Benefits:

Annual Leave
You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexitime. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.
Healthy work life balance
We can offer the possibility of fulltime, parttime, termtime, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.

Discounts

You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme.
Personal support for you
Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/
Volunteering special leave
Up to six days paid special leave a year for volunteering. We support our staff to help causes important to them.

Great locations

Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport.

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Selection process details:

Sift & Interview dates are to be confirmed

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment

Security:

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals

- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European U