Defence Digital - Data Analyst Corsham
Job description
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MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, SN13 9NR
About the job
Job summary
We provide digital and technology services to our Armed Forces, ensuring they can operate securely via radio, satellite, and the internet. Operating at scale, with an annual budget in excess of £2Bn and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, we're aiming to make our Armed Forces some of the most technologically advanced in the world. To do that we're growing our capabilities in disciplines like data science, automation and cyber security. If you can see yourself contributing to the world of Defence digital and technology, the next chapter of your career may be with us.
The Global Operation Security Control Centre (GOSCC) is at the front line of Information Age warfare, operating and defending the network, and providing support to systems, services and platforms across the full spectrum of military capability. Global operations across more than 2000 locations worldwide and utilising more than ¾ of a million configurable IT assets, are monitored and managed in real-time. These include fixed locations as well as the dynamically re-configured and mobile assets in operational theatres. The teams are mix of military and civilian and, as such, takes advantage of a number of developmental and team-building opportunities.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working remotely (if the role is suitable for this). The successful applicant is required to be onsite on 3-4 days each week, the remaining hours can be worked remotely.
Dependent on the ‘tasking’ and business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK and for occasional overseas visits.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
This role is responsible for the extraction, collation and analysis of multiple MOD network data feeds, helping to lead on the operation, maintenance, assurance and integrity of the defence network.
Delivering agreed levels of trusted ICT service coherence to operational and business users. This role is also responsible for supporting service operations event management issues, through coordinating investigations, liaising with commercial partners and operational theatre personnel. There may also be some staff management responsibilities.
Person specification
Responsibilities include:
- Management of multiple MOD network monitoring feeds, extracting all data, analysing and presenting in a useable format to support business functions and outputs across Defence Digital (DD)
- Management of events/incidents that originate within the managed service provider/MOD network environments; Including the ability to identify major events/incidents based on their MOD wide business impact.
- Responsible for monitoring, tracking and communication of all triggered events.
- Provide DD network operations with the ability to detect and initiate appropriate action for service-related events.
- Provide operational support for other service operation processes, including event, availability and knowledge.
- Ensure that RFI/event reports are of a consistently high standard.
- Maintain a registry of events for investigative purposes if required.
- To observe DD values and behaviours when undertaking duties, ensuring effective customer service principles are demonstrated when liaising and supporting the business/operational areas.
Within Defence Digital each profession is led by a Professional Head of Community who will lead professional development and support the Continuous Professional Development path for their group.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pensionwith an average employer contribution of 27%
- Family Friendly – Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
- A wide range of discounts – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office
- In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes
- Flexible working
- Generous leave allocations
- Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail
Learning & Development
- 5 days per year Learning & Development.
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- Professional and Personal Development of skills.
- Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by MOD.
- Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MOD.
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. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process if this is something you want to explore.
Professional Framework Statement
Defence Digital operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. Defence Digital reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing. Within Defence Digital each profession is led by a Professional Head of Community who will lead professional development and support the Continuous Professional Development path for their group.
Transformation Statement
Defence Digital is currently going through a Transformation Programme which aims to ensure we have the right workforce, with the right skills, to deliver the MOD's Digital Strategy. As the programme progresses, Defence Digital staff may be required to undergo an assessment to understand and develop their upskilling needs to support the delivery of this strategy. This post may be impacted by Transformation.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.To apply please complete the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard. You will be assessed against your relevant, skills, knowledge and experience which demonstrates the essential criteria listed within this advert.All applicants will also need to provide a personal statement (max. 1250 words) and it is essential that this includes evidence of the following essential criteria. Each one will be scored 1-7 and make up part of your overall score to assess your suitability to be invited to interview.
Essential Criteria:
Demonstrate knowledge of how ICT Networks are built and monitored.
Demonstrate how you deal with problems/issues arising outside your control, and work with others to resolve on short notice.
Demonstrate how to prioritise conflicting workloads.
Demonstrate effective communication to a complex stakeholder group, comprising of technical, non-technical and senior management.
Use data analysis to inform decisions and solve problems in a systematic way.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the interview process:
Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
The sift will be conducted W/C: 27/03/23, with interviews being held, via Teams W/C: 03/04/23.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £27,080.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Corsham
Application deadline: 26/03/2023
Reference ID: Reference number 273631
