Associate Cyber Security Vulnerability Analyst

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• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester

About the job

Job summary

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. It is also the corporate headquarters for government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas.

We are the Cabinet Office’s Cyber and Information Security function. Our mission is to secure the department’s mission. We do this by developing, operating, and governing the cyber and information security controls which protect Cabinet Office’s digital and information assets against misuse, and enable the secure delivery of the our nationwide internal IT infrastructure, and high-profile citizen-facing digital services such as GOV.UK.

Job description

This role is within the Cyber Defence team, which is responsible for understanding, detecting and responding to cyber threats and vulnerabilities impacting the Cabinet Office. This role reports to the Cyber Security Vulnerability Analyst, and is responsible for supporting the operation and continual improvement of the team’s vulnerability management capabilities.

Responsibilities

As an associate cyber security vulnerability analyst, you will:

• support the implementation and operation of vulnerability assessment capabilities across the Cabinet Office’s on-premise and cloud-based IT estate and digital services
• support the triage and remediation of identified vulnerabilities using a risk-based approach, working closely with service teams and developers to ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are implemented
• work closely with other teams across Cyber and Information Security and the wider Cabinet Office to proactively reduce cyber security vulnerabilities
• contribute to regular reporting which delivers insights on vulnerability management activities and the impact on cyber security risk
• support the understanding of Cabinet Office data security and architectures to enable the delivery of consistent security advice
• generate ideas and help define requirements for improving and expanding our security tooling
• develop and update internal plans, processes, and knowledge base articles
• support wider Cyber Defence activities
• line manage, act as an escalation point for, and provide coaching and mentoring to, apprentices

Cyber incidents can and do arise on a 24/7 basis. The team operates an out-of-hours on call rota, which you will be expected to join.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• experience working in an operational vulnerability management function
• experience using a variety of sources of information to identify, analyse and report on vulnerabilities.
• some experience deploying, configuring or operating vulnerability assessment tools
• good stakeholder management skills
• good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Criteria

• experience with cloud environments such as AWS and Azure
• ability to work as part of a team in a multidisciplinary environment

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,400, Cabinet Office contributes £9,558 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Gabriel Currie
• Email : gabriel.currie@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : menurecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles. and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.

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