Associate Cloud Security Engineer-ID2024-8744 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - UK Civil Service

Description

Job summary

We are currently offering an exciting opportunity for Associate Cloud Security Engineers to join our team and play a vital role in continuously monitoring for threats and implementing proactive measures to safeguard our cloud infrastructure. If you are eager to contribute to the ongoing build and maintenance of our security components, develop necessary pipelines and tooling to support DevSecOps cloud practices, we invite you to take the next step in your career and join our talented team.

Due to the demands of this exciting programme of work, the Agency is currently experiencing rapid growth and we require more incredible digital, security and technology experts to join us, including the roles of Associate Cloud Security Engineers.

The Associate Cloud Security Engineers will orchestrate the implementation of security focused technologies within Social Security Scotland cloud environments. They will configure and maintain access controls, encryption mechanisms, identity management systems and PKI technologies. Collaborating with teams, they will assess and rectify security vulnerabilities, while continuously monitoring for threats and implementing proactive measures to safeguard our cloud infrastructure.

DDaT Pay Supplement

This post attracts a �5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession you will join the professional development system, currently BCS RoleModelplus.

Job description

� Identify and register incidents, gathering the required information and allocating it to the appropriate channel.
� Show an awareness of problem resolution processes.
� Investigate problems in systems, processes and services, with an understanding of the level of a problem (for example, strategic, tactical or operational).
� Contribute to the implementation of remedies and preventative measures.
� Explain the purpose of user stories and the focus on user needs.
� On-going build and maintenance of the Social Security infrastructure environments and security components.
� Develop and maintain the necessary pipelines and tooling to support the Social Security DevSecOps cloud practices.
� Development and management of security tooling and services including, but not limited to, KMS, PKI, Encryption, native cloud security tooling, Software composition analysis, Dynamic and Static security testing.
� Maintaining knowledge of this area of the ICT specialism, to suggest enhancements or modernisation where and when applicable. The post holder(s) will also be required to stay informed of developments in other areas of technology which have a bearing on the provision of services for the Social Security Programme and Agency.

Person specification

1. Basic knowledge of deploying and managing a cloud environments (preferably AWS)
2. Basic knowledge of platform and application automated deployment technologies such as Ansible, Terraform etc and exposure to CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins.
3. Working knowledge of coding or scripting.
4. Experience of delivering results within a dynamic environment.

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 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi-time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.

A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension. New joiners to the Civil Service will join a career average pension scheme as standard. Read more here -

Healthy work life balance - We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, 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 24/7.

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.