security manager London, England
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This role is an opportunity to be part of the Home Office’s Homeland Security Group which unites capabilities and expertise to deliver better outcomes from the UK’s response to the most serious domestic threats – Terrorism, Cyber, State Threats and Economic Crime. The group will strengthen coordination and collective focus across a range of growing and overlapping threats, whilst remaining consistent with existing strategies. Working with partners, HSG will foster more transparent and sustainable collaboration between national security, law enforcement and other relevant communities to enhance capabilities and leverage our response to threats.
As part of the Home Office, the role of the Homeland Security Group is to:
- Support the Home Secretary to develop and implement strategies to keep our people and interests safe and secure
- Build HMG capabilities to reduce national security risk
- Reduce volume of, and harm from, economic crime, particularly for the most vulnerable
- Work in partnership with public and private sectors in the UK and overseas to deliver better outcomes
- Ensure legitimate economic growth and prosperity
Within the Homeland Security Group you will join the executive leadership team of the National Communications Data Service (NCDS), which is responsible for preserving the UK’s communications data capabilities, in a changing technological environment, to prevent and detect crime and terrorism, protect the public and save lives.
Job description
NCDS operates in a complex and interconnected supplier and partner landscape. The NCDS Operational Security Manager is responsible for working with partners in Law Enforcement Agencies, taking a risk-based approach to managing vulnerabilities within the NCDS infrastructure, to mitigate security threats, and to implement secure solutions that also focus on delivery of VFM and efficiencies.
The NCDS Operational Security Manager is responsible to the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) & the Head of Service Operations.
Person specification
The NCDS Operational Security Manager is responsible for:
- Working with third party suppliers to ensure that the management of operational security risks and mitigation strategies meet the business need
- Ensuring the risk appetite of the organisation is balanced against the impact of vulnerabilities
- Working with the Information Assurance team to take a risk-based approach to handling vulnerabilities
- Chairing and managing security meetings to ensure that business security requirements are delivered to support NCDS live services
- Ensuring that recognised Secure Development practice is in place and this is monitored and reported on, leading to improved security solutions within the NCDS system
- Participation in the review process for all relevant IT Health Checks, ensuring effective coverage of areas of concern
- Leading on ensuring that timely patch and vulnerability management is carried out to support and enhance the security posture of the NCDS platform and services
- Co-ordinating the response to security incidents with both action plans for short and long-term resolutions, and improve the overall response time to incidents
- Ensuring that Protective Monitoring continuously improves the flow of intelligence and that there is an ability to react to this intelligence, leading to improved security, whilst also ensuring the correct metrics are in place
- Acting as a subject matter expert, contributing to Risk and Issue assessments, Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
- Provide training and guidance on security matter impact NCDS
- Management of NCDS assets both physical and technical in accordance with appropriate standards
- Developing the security culture of NCDS and be part of the security community within HSG and the Home Office
Essential Criteria
- A qualified Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification or willing to achieve this qualification
- A strong IT security background and/or experience working in a Security Operations Centre environment
- Significant risk management experience both in the security space as well as operational service
- Knowledge of or experience in patch and vulnerability management including vulnerability management tools
- Experience of Cloud security practices with a focus on Amazon Web Services
Desirable Criteria
- Experience/knowledge of working in Agile delivery environments
- Working with multiple suppliers to work through complex problems to manage risk
- Functional knowledge and experience of using tools for security monitoring (e.g. QRadar), data analytics (e.g. ELK stack) and security case management (e.g. SNOW)
- Knowledge of the security aspects around capacity management & back-up and disaster recovery management
- Knowledge of targeted cyber-attack (APT), how to analysis these and respond to and mitigate against the attacks
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
As part of the application process candidates will be required to submit a CV and Statement of Suitability (of no more than 1000 words) that is aligned to the Essential Criteria as set out in the job advertisement.
In addition candidates will be required to provide evidence of the lead behaviour 'Communicating & Influencing'.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
CVs will not be scored.
The sift will be on the Statement of Suitability and the behaviour 'Communicating & Influencing'.
In an event where a high volume of applications are received, an initial sift will take place using the lead behaviour 'Communicating & Influencing'. Candidates who pass the initial sift will be either progressed to a full sift or straight to interview.
Successful candidates shortlisted for interview will be tested on all behaviours outlined in the job advertisement.
The sift will take place week commencing 21 August 2023.
Interviews will take place week commencing 11 September 2023.
Interviews will take place remotely. Further details and instructions will be provided closer to the scheduled interview.
Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.
We often have similar roles available at different grades. If a candidate is suitable for a similar role or a lower grade than they have applied for, we may offer the candidate that role without the need for them to go through a further selection process.
DV clearance or a willingness to undergo DV clearance is an essential requirement for this role. Successful candidates will be permitted to start with SC whilst they undergo the DV clearance processes.
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the vacancy holder/recruiting manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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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
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