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Bristol and London* – *Under the NCA Estates Strategy, the London office is part of a planned relocation to a new NCA HQ in Stratford, London. Relocation is expected to take place in 2025. If you are successful for a London role, please be aware that your post will be relocated. All employees will be reimbursed excess travel costs associated with changes in location in line with NCA organisational policies.

Join us and be part of a fast-paced team working together to fight serious and organised crime across the UK. If you like a challenge and enjoy a varied workday, you’ll feel at home here.

At the NCA we put our people first, providing opportunities for you to grow and succeed as individuals and working together as part of a team. Love learning? Great, we’re looking for self-starters who we can support through our professional communities and training to further your knowledge and development.

We’re growing and evolving, and we need people like you to help us achieve our ambition of putting data exploitation at the heart of our fight against serious and organised crime.

Event Details 

To learn more about this role, please register your interest for the following event:

At 18:00 on Tuesday 9th  May 2023 we will be hosting a MS Teams event where you can hear from NCA Officers working and be given the opportunity to ask questions about the role and what it’s like to work for the NCA.

Attendance for this event is by invitation only. To register your interest, please contact [email protected] ASAP with the subject NCA – D&H Virtual Evening 09/05/23

As a data scientist in NDEC, you will apply data sciences techniques and technologies to the exploration, triage, prioritisation and exploitation of a variety of predominantly unstructured datasets. You will also be expected to have some skills in data wrangling, data engineering and software development.
At this level, you will be expected to lead individual data science projects and coach/mentor more junior data scientists.
Our teams collaborate across the NCA and more widely; good, confident communication is essential in this role.
You will be working at the cutting edge of data exploitation for law enforcement, using your skills in data science to deliver real world impact to safeguard UK citizens.

***All NCA officers must hold SC Enhanced upon entry as a minimum. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack***

***Candidates are required to have SC upon entry. And will be required to gain DV whilst in post ***

• Technical leadership: provide technical expertise and knowledge to the coaching of junior members of the team, prioritise and scope projects, and pursue new ways of working.
• Team-working: collaborate within a multi-functional team – and with members of other technical units – to harness data sciences practices in addressing operational problems across the NCA. 
• Data manipulation: demonstrate competence in the processing of datasets of high volume, variety and veracity.
• Innovation: develop scientifically sound and innovative solutions to technical challenges.
• Quality assurance: within a sensitive working environment, strive to ensure and communicate a thorough understanding of the quality of data and any derived insights.
• Collaboration: contribute to the sharing and dissemination of knowledge and findings across the broader analytical, law enforcement and NCA community.
• Communication: build working relationships with colleagues across the NCA, domestic law enforcement partners and international technical community.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Experience in the application of modern data science techniques (including machine learning and, ideally, deep learning) using state-of-the-art libraries (ideally in Python) for the exploitation of unstructured data (ideally text).
• At least a sound knowledge of graph theory/network analysis principles and algorithms; preferably good skills in graph data modelling and graph data science (ideally skills in graph machine learning).
• Skills in the production and presentation of concise, insightful data visualisations that are appropriate to the audience, and using these to clearly and succinctly answer specific business/operational questions.

Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.
If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.
All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:

• Civil Service pension scheme
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle2work scheme
We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer.
We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).

Durham, Glasgow, London, Lytham St Annes

NS&I are currently looking for a candidate with suitable experience in financial crime operations, advice and oversight. This is an important and impactful role in the organisation, within the Risk Directorate.   The role reports to the Head of Financial Crime (HoFC) and the appointed person will provide day to day oversight of all activities relating to Anti Money Laundering (AML) Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF), sanctions compliance, fraud and anti-bribery and corruption. The successful candidate will also support the HoFC in providing policy guidance and advice to other areas of NS&I and across the framework of outsource suppliers employed by NS&I both delivering services to NS&I Retail and to the other Government departments NS&I provides banking services to.

Assist the Head of Financial Crime in meeting the Directorate’s objectives, in particular:

• Assist the MLRO in drafting the Annual MLRO report as the key assessment of AML risk
• Assist with the production of regular reports for senior internal and external stakeholders including the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and HMT.
• Receive and investigate internal disclosures of suspected money laundering or terrorist financing and where appropriate, file National Crime Agency (NCA) suspicious activity reports;
• Manage all post disclosure issues and ensure outcomes are communicated to the relevant teams in a timely and efficient manner.
• Support the process for Sanctions and PEPs screening with particular attention to escalation of positive matches – providing executive management with details to support actions recommended/taken.
• Provide advice and guidance to the business on financial crime matters.

Please see the full job description in the candidate pack.

Please note that this role may use a merit list for 12 months.

Essential Experience,  knowledge and skills

• A good working knowledge of UK financial crime regulatory requirements
• At least 5 years financial crime experience from a UK banking or FCA regulated institution
• Experience handling Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
• The suitable candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need to balance commercial and regulatory risk
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and to prioritise under pressure
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team

 

Desirable qualifications, experience and technical knowledge and skills

• Relevant FCA recognised AML/financial crime qualifications (to at least Diploma level)
• Previous experience of managing compliance when business processes have been outsourced to a single or a number of providers.
• Previous experience of providing financial crime advice and guidance in a business process outsourcing environment from the position of the provider.
• Experience creating and implementing financial crime policies
• Experience creating and delivering financial crime training material
• An understanding of NS&I Acts and Regulations

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

• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Working Together

• Hybrid working- home and office working
• 9 day fortnight scheme- 1 paid day off every fortnight (after probation)
• Privilege days – dependent on start date up to 1 additional annual leave days
• Subsidised gym membership (50%)
• Generous and tailored L&D offering
• Professional subscription payment
• Two contributory pension schemes (Alpha & Partnership Pension)
• Generous annual leave – starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days
• Buying & selling annual leave
• Giving something back – 3 days volunteering
• Employee recognition scheme
• Season Ticket loan
• Online retail discounts, cash back and savings
• Well-being initiatives– including health screening and flu jabs
• Eye-care voucher scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Program – telephone and website support
• Enhanced Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
• Mentoring (including reverse mentoring) & Coaching opportunities
• Work Shadowing Opportunities

Remote working (anywhere in the UK)

We are looking for an enthusiastic Head of Cyber Security Operations, with great leadership, strong technical skills and a drive to improve the security of our services. You will be responsible for the leadership and strategy of Companies House’s Cyber Security Operations, whilst being hands-on enough to directly work on the analysis and remediation of incidents yourself. You will be user and service focused ensuring that value is delivered through the ongoing protection of delivery pipelines, services and our end-user IT estate. You will be responsible for introducing a strategy for the SecOps Profession and ensuring smooth integration of this profession into broader Companies House Service model.

Companies House leads the way in providing an open and transparent company register.  Our register is searched billions of times a year and estimated that it will be worth over £10 billion to the UK economy, after our Transformation, supporting millions of business decisions every day. Companies House strategy 2020 to 2025. 

Our transformation will create a markedly higher security need and the formation of this role is one of the ways we are preparing for this change. 
 
Come and help us as we embark on a redesign of our digital services and culture.

Find out more about the work we do. Find out more about the services you will be responsible for supporting.

We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. The majority of our digital teams are based in our Cardiff head office. Remote/homeworking contracts will only be offered to successful candidates who are not within a commutable distance to our Cardiff office. If you are located within a commutable distance to one our offices, you will receive a hybrid contract.

At Companies House, hybrid working is about achieving an effective balance between working in the office and working from other appropriate locations. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. We currently expect those on hybrid contracts to attend their base office a minimum of one day a week but the exact degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities and should be agreed through discussions with your line manager.

• You will manage internal SOC Analysts and the external Cyber Security partner that provides augmented SOC resource.
• You will be responsible for maintaining and supporting the ongoing operational cyber security of our organisation’s internal and external facing systems. with responsibility for developing our capability in SecOps, shaping the right talent and identifying skills gaps within both the team and the supplier’s capabilities.
• Implement opportunities to optimise processes; reducing ‘noise’ and best identifying and prioritising alerts. Lead teams of experts in resolving security incidents.
• Work with IT Services, evaluating and establishing requirements for the implementation of changes by defining Operational Security standards. 
• You will lead the identification, investigation and resolution of security incidents. Taking accountability of issues that occur and proactively searching for potential solutions ensuring the right actions are taken to investigate, resolve and anticipate future problems. 
• You will coordinate your teams to investigate problems, implement solutions and take preventive measures and form part of an on-call rota for service continuity.
• Through the prevention of disruption arising from Cyber Security incidents, support Operational IT colleagues in our collective target of ensuring Operational Continuity to agreed service levels (currently 99.90% availability).
• Leadership and collaborative working using an inclusive approach to delivery of objectives.
• Rapid delivery of user centric services whilst focussing on security.
• Identifying, testing and facilitating the secure adoption of emerging technologies. 
• Developing the vision, principles and strategy for SecOps practices across the organisation.
• Cost Centre management with a substantial budget that will be required to be delivered within 1% tolerance.

This is an exciting opportunity, protecting our services and by extension, our users. By helping us to shape our services, you’ll have the opportunity to be at the forefront of digital transformation in government.

We are looking for someone with the following: –

• You ensure the correct implementation of standards and procedures. You can identify capacity issues, stipulating the required changes and instigating these. You know how to initiate remedial action.
• You can deal with high-impact, complex requests and often ambiguous alerts and warnings. You know how to ensure that detective and preventative controls are applied and managed throughout the delivery lifecycle and on an ongoing basis throughout our Services’ lifespan.
• You know how to select appropriate design standards, methods and tools and ensure they are applied effectively. You can review the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate monitoring, application of preventative controls and efficient use of resources and the integration of multiple systems and technology so that visibility of these can co-exist within the SIEM and other SOC tooling.
• You are demonstrably experienced in information security, with a clear specialisation and interest in Security Operations, specifically.
• You can design, quality-review and quality-assure solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as a core part of the solutions and services.
• You can collaborate with others to review specifications and use these agreed specifications to design, test and document programs using the right standards and tools.
• You know the direction for future technologies. You can deliver a model to support and maintain future technologies in secure manner. You know how to manage risks and can take preventative action.
• You understand the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can match the detective and preventive controls to the needs of users. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to be used to do so.
• The ability to credibly handle a serious security incident from identification, through to resolution and enact post-incident enhancements.

About Us
Companies House is an award-winning employer, building brilliant services on cutting edge technology. You’ll join our digital team at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement.







Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever we can, we provide opportunities to work part-time, job-share or look for smarter ways of working. We’ll support you to meet other commitments and help you find a better work-life balance. We’re keen to create an environment that works for everyone.

Our aim is to be the best registry in the world achieved through brilliant people working on brilliant systems delivering brilliant services. We are currently delivering an organisation wide transformation programme focussing on a complete redesign of our digital services, target operating model and culture. This change will need different skills, capabilities and mindset where adaptable, bold and curious behaviours are the norm and empowerment is encouraged and utilised.

Companies House values its people, their contributions and has created a real sense of community where people seek to create strong connections. Our commitment to learning and development is exceptional, and we believe passionately in the employee experience with is prevalent through the engagement, wellbeing and development strategies which have resulted in Gold Investors in People and MIND index awards.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. We are committed to ensuring that we are representative of the citizens that we serve. To fulfill our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

We encourage professional development, celebrate success and live our values to effect real change.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

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

• Knowledge of SIEM and typical SOC tooling
• Experience involving SIEM and supporting tools

– Flexible working with no core hours. Work anytime between (6am and 8pm). – Build up to 2.5 days off per month in addition to your annual leave allowance!
– 30 Days Annual Leave, 8 Bank Holidays and 1 Privilege Day.
– Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave paid at full rate of pay for the 26 weeks of Ordinary Maternity leave, followed by an extra 13 weeks Statutory Maternity Pay and a further 13 weeks leave is also available which is unpaid. We offer 2 weeks statutory paternity leave
– Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate averaging 27%.
– 3 Days Volunteering Leave.
– Support for training and certifications with up to 5 days study leave.

We also offer:
– 1 Half Day per week Innovation Time to learn new skills or come up ways to simplify the teams the way of working.

Remote Benefits:
– We will supply a desk, chair, monitor and all the kit you need to work from home in comfort.

Bristol

An exciting opportunity to be part of and lead a dynamic team within the Intelligence Directorate, designing and implementing bespoke software solutions which will be at the forefront of cutting edge technology, which will be utilised in the fight against Serious and Organised Crime.

The Intelligence Directorate aims to deliver a world class Intelligence Operating Model that leads the fight against serious and Organised Crime, utilising a professional workforce, collaborating with partners to exploit all sources of information to produce actionable and timely intelligence.

Through the application of advanced techniques your role would be to gather evidence and intelligence with a proactive approach for criminal investigations under authorised warrantry.

Techniques used would need to be utilised in accordance with legislation, and NCA policy, in order to disrupt and degrade criminal capability.

You would be required to deploy and protect sensitive techniques and tactics. Your role in this fast paced team will be to become the subject matter expert in software for mobile device exploitation. You will advise and provide assurance upon the use and disclosure of sensitive tactics whilst enabling operational activity.

***To be considered, you will need to successfully complete DV clearance before commencing the role and achieve DV STRAP clearance within the first 12 months in post. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 7 out of the past 10 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack***

Part of the role will be to lead a research and development team into emerging and novel techniques/tools for exploiting mobile devices.  Your role will also include the maintenance  and enhancement of existing software tools, closing capability gaps, designing and developing new software tools.

On Wednesday 10th May 2023 from 6pm we are holding a virtual MS teams event where you can hear from NCA officers working within the role. During the event you will be given the opportunity to ask questions regarding the position and application process.

Please note – Attendance for this event is by invitation only. To register your interest in attending, please email [email protected] with the subject header NCA – G4 Senior Software Developer Virtual Event.

The following qualifications/skills are essential to the role and proof will be required at interview:

• Software engineering degree, or relevant degree in a computer/science/technology/engineering/mathematics related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience developing software in the TEI space.

Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.
Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.
Failure to provide evidence at interview may result in your application not progressing to the next stage.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Good knowledge of one or more modern programming languages (e.g. C, C#, Python, Java, Akka,Bamboo).
• Good knowledge of one or more desktop/mobile OS (e.g. Android, iOS, Linux, Windows).
• Experience in leading projects, solving problems, making effective decisions and delivering to tight deadlines in a cyber environment.
• Experience in developing and writing software solutions.

Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.

If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.

All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:

• Civil Service pension scheme
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle2work scheme

We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer. 

We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).

MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9NR

Would you like to use your IT knowledge, skills or technical qualifications to make a difference and help our customers deliver Defence operations, military capability and support?

Would you like to gain a recognised qualification through fully supported training and development?

Defence Digital provides 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.

The SATCOM SKYNET Team is responsible for the sustainment and development of the MOD’s strategic, worldwide communications capability. They are tasked with ensuring continuity of the required capability and its future development, to satisfy the ever-increasing demand for defence communications and to defeat the growing array of sophisticated threats.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of Defence digital and technology, the next chapter of your career may be with us!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The SATCOM programme is responsible for the sustainment and development of the MOD’s strategic, worldwide satellite-based communications capability.

The Senior Security Officer will work within the programme’s security team, with the primary function being to facilitate the delivery of security artifacts across multiple programme workstreams, lead the transition from traditional accreditation to secure-by-design and manage the overall assurance process.

The Security Team are responsible for the formal security assurance of SATCOM services, in line with the secure-by-design principles, supporting all current and future services, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of each service. We provide an oversight on a complex set of security requirements, delivered via multiple suppliers across key multiple stakeholders (Space Command, Front Line Commands, NCSC National Technical Authority, Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR)).

We are a small, highly specialised team, performing a critical role in Defence Digital, offering an exciting opportunity to join us and become part of our journey!

Responsibilities will include:

• Governance activities, including long term continuous improvement.

• Assurance and risk management, including the management of risk registers and risk reviews.

• Security accreditation, supporting the Security and Assurance Technical Lead.

• Development, management and deployment of an effective information security management system.

• SATCOM security audit activities, including scheduling, scoping and execution of audits.

• Programme management, ensuring procurement milestones have the necessary security input for new contracts.

• Effective and pro-active security stakeholder management.

• Maintaining the Project User Requirement Document (URD), System Requirement Document (SRD), Integrated Test Evaluation and Acceptance matrix and develop the requirements.

Person specification

If you have the following skills and experience, we would love to hear from you!

Ideally, we would like to see some previous experience in governance, assurance and risk management or security accreditation and the following skills or knowledge:

• Experience of working on programmes within a Security function.
• An understanding of risk tools, processes and practices.
• Experience of reviewing risk management accreditation document set (RMADS), security operating procedures (SyOps) and IT security health checks (ITSHC’s).
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, able to quickly assess information, producing and presenting credible recommendations and supporting reports at pace.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (including presentation) skills and a proven ability to develop, maintain and enhance relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts.
• Passionate about your own personal development and the motivation and desire to continue your professional learning.

Qualifications: Your experience is key but if you have the following industry qualification that would great, if not, we’ll help you attain it:

• Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)

We are committed to encouraging and enabling our staff to develop in and above their role and we will support you in undertaking further learning and development opportunities, leading to industry recognised qualifications.

Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).

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 from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this).  If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

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

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together

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

• Information risk assessment and risk management
• Business Analysis

• 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%
• 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.
• 5 days per year Learning & Development
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes.
• Flexible working.
• Generous leave allocations.
• Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

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.

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.

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.

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six month probation period.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments

Any move to MOD 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/

National Maritime Information Centre – Portsmouth

Border Force is a Law Enforcement arm of the Home Office. We are responsible for handling the UK border control by implementing immigration and customs regulations and working with the wider Home Office on counter terrorism, organised crime, modern slavery and trafficking. Learn more on the Border Force careers page.

The Joint Maritime Security Centre is the name given to UK’s cross government organisation for maritime security. The Joint Maritime Security Centre provides expert, independent advice and support to government (including the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies) on maritime security, including maritime related threat, operational capability and response mechanisms.

The Joint Maritime Security Centre is formed of two operational pillars – the Operations Centre and the National Maritime Information Centre. The Assessment team providing a critical function to enable these pillars to operate effectively, alongside the International Team and the Strategy & Transformation Team.

The Assessment Team is responsible for providing global, strategic maritime security intelligence assessments to inform UK Government decision-making. In providing this service it collaborates and integrates with national and international intelligence and security organisations, to fuse and exploit available material and present a consolidated view of the threat. This critical role provides understanding to underpin the National Strategy for Maritime Security and enables the delivery of a central part of the wider JMSC Mandate.

The Operations Centre provides 24/7 awareness of the UK’s maritime asset distribution and ensures a coordinated and whole-system response to maritime security incidents at sea. The Operations Centre also contributes to the integrity of UK waters and the mitigation of threats at sea by informing operational decision making. On behalf of government, the Operations Centre also owns multi-agency Concept of Operations and Playbooks and delivers a joint exercising calendar.

The National Maritime Information Centre is a multi-agency construct that enables joint operational activity, information sharing & collaboration, and contributes to the UK’s maritime domain awareness and understanding of maritime threats at home and overseas.

The Joint Maritime Security Centre is led by a Head of JMSC (SCS1) who is accountable to the Joint Governance Board comprising sponsors from Home Office, Department for Trade and Ministry of Defence. The work of the Joint Maritime Security Centre falls into four categories, as follows:

• Business as Usual maritime security focused operational activities

• Supporting cross government development of maritime security strategy

• Joint Maritime Security Centre transformation

• International engagement

The Assistant Director (AD) – Assessment will act as the analytical team leader within the JMSC Assessment team, the postholder will report to, and take direction from, the Deputy Director (Assessment), to direct and manage the analysts to deliver global maritime security threat analysis and understanding in accordance with JMSC strategic and operational priorities.

The work is at the cutting-edge of cross-government maritime security threat assessment. It offers a challenging opportunity to join a collaborative intelligence community and participate in developing and delivering the UK’s Government-facing, consolidated maritime security threat assessment.  The AD Assessment will be able to collate and cohere threat understanding from across the UK and international intelligence communities, fusing them into an authoritative assessment to inform decision-making at all levels.

Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Understanding, articulating, and helping drive forward the Deputy Director’s priorities, and in turn, supporting wider business to deliver JMSC objectives.

• Providing strong support to the Deputy Director across the full range of assessment duties including day to day and urgent, high profile or sensitive issues.

• Proactively taking responsibility for engaging, delivering outcomes and handling issues on the Deputy Director’s behalf.
 
• Ensuring the provision of high quality, succinct, timely and accurate advice/briefing to the Deputy Director to support decision-making and, as required, the broader senior leadership team.

• Maintaining and building enduring linkages with intelligence counterparts, national and international, involved in understanding threats to the global maritime domain.

• Building a substantial threat knowledge base of all threat vectors in the maritime domain.

• Leading and supporting the team in drafting and delivering high-quality, standing, and ad hoc, global maritime threat assessments and presentations.

Please note the successful candidate must hold, or obtain, DV clearance before starting in post.

Please also note this post is offered on a full time basis only as the role involves creating a new team which requires a full time employee.

This role may involve infrequent travel with occasional overnight stays.

We are looking for someone who:

•    Is a self-starter who can work effectively under pressure, takes responsibility for delivery, and works collaboratively with others to achieve JMSC objectives.

•    Is able to build effective stakeholder relationships.

•    Has strong communication skills.

•    Is able to prioritise work.

Essential criteria

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• A keen interest in global affairs and how these might impact the maritime domain. An ability to use creative and critical thinking in analysis and research to support assessments, applying structured methods to explain how verdicts have been reached.
• An ability to articulate thought processes and complex matters in a clear and concise way, visually, verbally and in writing.
• An ability to focus on priorities, acting promptly to reassess activity when there are conflicting demands.
• An ability to develop strong stakeholder relationships, both domestically and internationally with a view to building enduring and collaborative analytical partnerships. Proven positive customer service by demonstrating understanding of the complexity and diversity of customer needs and expectations.
• An ability to understand how your work and the work of your team can assist and inform the Maritime Security community and UK Government threat understanding requirements.
• A high level of personal organisation and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team, prioritising activities to deliver a high-quality and timely service. An ability to routinely review effort and outputs, taking the initiative to suggest ideas to make improvements.
• A strong sense of integrity and ethics.

Desirable criteria:

•    Experience of working in a multi-agency intelligence environment.

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership

• 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%

Bristol, *London, Warrington – *Under the NCA Estates Strategy, the London office is part of a planned relocation to a new NCA HQ in Stratford, London. Relocation is expected to take place in 2025. If you are successful for a London role, please be aware that your post will be relocated. All employees will be reimbursed excess travel costs associated with changes in location in line with NCA organisational policies.

Join us and be part of a fast-paced team working together to fight serious and organised crime across the UK. If you like a challenge and enjoy a varied workday, you’ll feel at home here.

At the NCA we put our people first, providing opportunities for you to grow and succeed as individuals and working together as part of a team. Love learning? Great, we’re looking for self-starters who we can support through our professional communities and training to further your knowledge and development.

We’re growing and evolving, and we need people like you to help us achieve our ambition of putting data exploitation at the heart of our fight against serious and organised crime.

Event Details 

To learn more about this role, please register your interest for the following event:
At 18:00 on Tuesday 9th  May 2023 we will be hosting a MS Teams event where you can hear from NCA Officers working and be given the opportunity to ask questions about the role and what it’s like to work for the NCA.
Attendance for this event is by invitation only. To register your interest, please contact [email protected] ASAP with the subject NCA – D&H Virtual Evening 09/05/23

As a Data Analyst in NDEC you will manipulate large datasets to create analytical products that inform NCA operational delivery. You’ll be working at the cutting edge of law enforcement on next-generation projects to help catch the criminals that pose the biggest threat to the UK.

This role is vital in ensuring our operational staff have the right tools and data to exploit the latest serious and organised crime threats.

NDEC cares and is passionate about your personal development and will provide you with the skills, knowledge and training you need to develop in role.

• Team-working: work in multi-functional teams to advise, quality assure, develop and deliver strategic and tactical data analysis.
• Data manipulation: develop and implement techniques to bring together raw data from a variety of sources and carry out cleansing, structuring and enrichment.
• Logical and critical thinking: apply analytical methods and software to datasets with an understanding of their relative strengths and weaknesses.
• Data visualisation: present findings to a range of stakeholders in a clear, concise and appropriate format.
• Quality assurance: ensure the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data and analytical products.
• Communication and collaboration: build professional relationships across the NCA’s technical community to develop skills, share knowledge and collaborate on addressing analytical challenges.

***All NCA officers must hold SC Enhanced upon entry as a minimum. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack***

***Candidates are required to have SC upon entry. And will be required to gain DV whilst in post.***

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

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Experience and skills in the wrangling/processing of complex and/or messy datasets in variety of formats.
• Skills in a modern programming/scripting language (ideally Python), preferably with experience using version control technologies and integrated development environments.
• Experience in exploring data, generating insights and then communicating these clearly and succinctly to non-technical audiences.

Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.
If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.
All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:
• Civil Service pension scheme
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle2work scheme 
We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer. 
We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).

Defence Munitions Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 5LX

We’re Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). We manage a vast range of projects to supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver essential defence programmes – and strive for what’s next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe, now and in the future.

Across our 12,500-strong organisation, we support all our people to be at their very best, fostering a family-friendly approach to flexible and hybrid working. After all, support is in our name.

As a Security Operations Specialist, you will ensure the correct security posture across offices, sites and facilities, and maintain operational preparedness for security incidents.

You will act as the Crypto custodian for the DM Longtown site, and take responsibility for all classified documents.

You will be involved in assisting with Business Continuity and risk management and be asked to provide informed opinions on security risk, as well as assisting with maintenance of site resilience.

Once competent and appointed, you may be required to undertake weekend and overnight on-site Duty Control Officer (DCO) responsibility in support of Major Accident Control Regulations. Prior experience in a similar position with knowledge of COMAH (Control of Major Accidents and Hazards) Regulations and associated emergency procedures and plans would be advantageous.

You will benefit from the opportunity to develop you career in Security, as well as a generous benefits package outlined below.

Please note this role requires the successful candidate to be on site full time.

Responsibilities

• Manage security risks by overseeing Physical Security operations and the deployment of security measures to effectively protect assets, (information, people, buildings and equipment) throughout the office/site/facility.
• Plan, test, and respond to security/emergency incidents.
• Conduct assurance of all risks pertaining to office/site/facility security, providing evidence-based risk mitigations to decision-makers.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulation and legislation, providing office/site/facility level guidance on the implementation of these through site security instructions or orders.
• Assure the implementation of effective security governance, guidance, education and training for all staff across the office/site/facility.
• Maintain effective strategic relationships with service providers, MOD Police and MOD Guard Service, and with Defence Munitions & DE&S Security chain of command.
• Investigation of security related incidents

To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Previous background in a security related position, policing, the military or in operations management in industry OR holder of Security Risk Management (ISO 31001 or equivalent)
• Candidates must either hold the Unit Security Officers Course qualification or be willing to achieve this within 6 months of appointment

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Protective Security (Awareness)
• Security Compliance and Assurance (Supervised Practitioner)
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• Market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27%
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
• Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

We believe in creating an environment where our people can grow, thrive, and be their best selves. So whether you’re looking for a next step, a fresh start, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of. If you need any additional support with your application, let us know.

Glasgow, York

The Government Security Function (GSF) mission is to enable Government to protect citizens and provide vital public services by understanding and managing security risks. We set the strategy and standards for Government Security, monitor departmental security performance, manage pan-government security incidents, support the delivery of key security capabilities and lead the Government Security Profession.

GSG is transforming the Government’s approach to protective security to ensure it is fit to meet the challenges of the digital age. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team, with a breadth of stakeholders including in other Government departments, the National Technical Authorities and the Agencies, and to contribute to delivering improved security across Government. 

The Government Security Profession Team aims to build a dynamic profession that engages, supports and inspires the existing security community in their careers. We want to upskill our existing professionals and bring in new people with different skill sets to solve the difficult and rapidly changing security issues that we face. Working with a supportive team, you will get a unique opportunity to shape thinking and improve the way we work to deliver security services across government. 

There is lots to do at pace by acting as a strong ambassador for the Government Security Profession (GSP). You’ll do that as a great team player, passionate about learning particularly through innovation, an effective planner and people-focused, with an eye for creativity and a willingness to operate in an agile and collaborative way.

Working as part of the programme delivering the Government Cyber Security Strategy you will come to the role with cyber technical learning expertise, to identify gaps and opportunities to develop cyber technical skills at all levels delivered through social learning, master class events, qualifications including masters and security awareness offer to upskill civil servants and senior leaders.  

To build on the critical learning support offered within the profession on cyber skills and extending the full range of learning activities to develop cyber skills at all levels in Government. This includes identifying the cyber security skills required now and for the future that supports accreditation in line with the UK Cyber Council. 

The role will also develop programmes supporting career paths into the profession at many entry points, aligned to new cyber standards. It will also include working with our partners across Government to look at building cyber awareness for civil servants and leaders.

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Building on the critical learning support offered within the profession around cyber security to meet GSP’s ambition to address key skills gaps in Government Security.
• Ensure that cyber security learning is fully represented across the full range of GSP learning activity.
• Develop an accreditation model working with the UK Cyber Council to pilot key government roles.
• Design accelerated learning programmes, attracting and developing new to cyber skills.
• Working with academia and the private sector to develop schemes to attract cyber expertise to the profession.
• Develop a cyber career path in collaboration with our technical authority and integrate with the UK council to design a clear approach.
• Identify and make alignment between Government cyber security standards and those within the private sector.
• Working with our partners across Government to look at building cyber awareness for civil servants and leaders across diverse Government areas. 

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience working within a cyber security team with a sound knowledge of required cyber skills and qualifications.
• An SME that has supported the development of cyber training programmes, knowledge and skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, ability to lead and influence senior stakeholders and manage conflicting needs.
• Strong programme or project management skills, ability to manage competing work strands.
• Strong management and interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to manage external teams to deliver a service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to develop strategies and write business cases, and comfortable speaking to large groups in a meeting setting.
• An understanding of Government commercial processes.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership

• Flexible working opportunities to work flexible hours, from home or office, part-time with the only requirement to attend the office 1 day a week
• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• 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.

Manchester – Soapworks

The role of Vulnerability Management is to triage vulnerabilities by relevance and criticality to the organisation. Vulnerability Management then identify mitigations for those vulnerabilities and advise on implementing them.

The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this effort since 1782. As such, we play a fundamental role in maintaining the security and economic prosperity of the UK. 
 
The Home Office leads on immigration and passports, refugee protection, counter-terrorism, policing, fire services, and crime and drugs policy. 

Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) enables the Home Office to keep the UK safe and secure. We design and build the services that help people apply for visas or passports; support policing and counter-terrorism operations; and protect the UK’s borders. 
 
This is an exciting time to be at the Home Office. You’ll have a chance to shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional public services that work for everyone. 

Our work is guided by these principles: 

• We put user needs first 

• We value delivery and outcomes over process 

• We work in the open 
 
Our flexible working policy ensures a healthy work-life balance. We also nurture talent and offer a broad range of learning and development opportunities that will help you flourish in your role. 

We work hard to maintain a positive working culture and are committed to helping you fulfil your potential. We value diversity and provide an open, inclusive and supportive environment to help you do your best work. 
 
You can keep up-to-date with our work on the Home Office DDaT blog. 

Main Responsibilities 

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

Support the creation and implementation of vulnerability assessments of enterprise assets to a predefined scope and schedule using predetermined templates and test scripts, including but not limited to: 

• Application vulnerability assessments
• Infrastructure vulnerability assessments
• Triage and prioritise vulnerabilities, implement mitigating measures, and support in the life cycle of vulnerability management, providing standardised advice on ways to improve control mechanisms and mitigate risk
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage vulnerabilities and advise on remediation activities
• Communicate common mitigation strategies such as patching and basic configuration change (system hardening)
• Utilise new and existing sources of cyber threat intelligence to contextualise the potential risk posed by vulnerability exposure across the organisation.
• Perform vulnerability assessments of enterprise assets with limited supervision to a predefined scope and schedule using predetermined templates and test scripts

Note: An employee may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Other day to day activities

 You will also be expected to carry out the following day to day activities:

• Represent and promote the threat and vulnerability management service across the Home Office and externally; collaborating with other government departments where required
• Deliver, manage and maintain tailored threat and vulnerability management profiles and products for an assigned portfolio of risk owners and relevant stakeholders
• Identify vulnerabilities that currently exist or may pose a potential future risk to Home Office products, systems and services
• Utilise new and existing threat intelligence sources to contextualise the threats and risks posed by identified vulnerabilities
• Advise on the risks associated with identified threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring that these are effectively communicated to the relevant stakeholders.
• Research and gather intelligence on external threats to the Home Office, using the appropriate tools and collaborate with other threat operations teams.
• Perform research into specific areas of interest to the Home Office regarding strategic threats, vulnerability and risk as directed
• Support Home Office projects, programmes, and system teams in the development of threat and vulnerability products.
• Provide input into requirement gathering for new and existing products and services to support threat and vulnerability management
• Review the effectiveness of threat products consumed by the business, ensuring that these are effective in meeting the requirements for vulnerability management
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, sharing knowledge on adversary tactics, techniques and procedures and any identified Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)
• Support the development of the Home Office-wide vulnerability and risk registers; ensure that these information sets are consistent with data feeds and repositories
• Prepare threat, vulnerability and risk information to support board meetings, executive committees or steering groups
• Keep up to date with the latest cyber security standards and guidance
• Contribute to the continuous development of policies, processes and standards by identifying new and improved ways of working and industry good practice

Note: The post-holder may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Due to business requirements this post is full-time, flexible working and compressed hours are available.

Skills and Experience 

 You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Vulnerability Management, with the following skills or some experience in:

Strategy and Architecture 

• Security and Privacy 
• Vulnerability research (VURE) – Level 4
• Threat Intelligence (THIN) – Level 4

Relationships and Engagement  

• Stakeholder Management 
• Customer Service Support (CSMG) – Level 4

Delivery and Operation

• Service Management
• Incident Management (USUP) – Level 4
• Security Services
• Security Operations (SCAD) – Level 4
• Vulnerability Assessment (VUAS) – Level 4

The skills listed above are reflective of the Home Office DDaT Profession Skills and Competency Model (based on the industry standard SFIA framework).

 Essential criteria 
 
Please see below for the relevant skills required for your role:

• Recent experience in a related information security, cyber security or information assurance discipline, with experience in information and/or cyber security threat and risk analysis
• Understanding of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms and targeted cyber-attack analysis
• Knowledge of common cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and exploitation tactics
• Experience of producing high-quality outputs such as reports, process documentation and templates in a timely manner and in a language that is suitable for the intended audience
• Experience of analysing and interpreting threat and vulnerability information into risk and articulating the potential business impact.
• Understand and can apply the basic principles behind effective cyber security, threat intelligence, vulnerability identification and cyber risk analysis
• Is highly analytical and can assimilate complex information from multiple data sources and use it to provide accurate insights that support effective risk decision-making
• Applies rigour, has good attention to detail and adopts an evidence-based approach when analysing information to ensure that conclusions and insights gleaned are valid and based on fact
• Is able to undertake research and perform analysis with minimal supervision, but can also work as part of a wider team when engaged on research and analysis tasks
• Is able to work flexibly and proactively in delivering your outputs, often balancing several streams of work at any given time
• Is able to work as part of a wider team of cyber security professionals spread across multiple locations
• Has excellent communication skills, verbal and written, and a good understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiences
• Is familiar with key threat intelligence feeds and sources (e.g. NCSC, CiSP etc.) and possesses a good level of knowledge of common cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and exploitation tactics
• Can analyse and assess the potential business impact associated with a specific cyber security threat, vulnerability and exploitation tactic, and possesses knowledge or experience of applying the necessary controls required to mitigate the relevant risk
• Is able to draw out and articulate the specific risks associated with threat intelligence and identified vulnerabilities
• Is able to identify industry good practice and use it to contribute to the ongoing continuous improvement of existing processes and ways of working
• Is passionate about making a difference and helping the Home Office to effectively manage and reduce its cyber risk exposure.
• Functional knowledge of some / all of the following: TCP/IP protocol suite, LAN/WAN technologies, switching, routing, VoIP and Telephony technologies, firewalls and VPN, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), vulnerability assessment and patch management tools
• Functional knowledge of some / all of the following technologies: UNIX, Linux, Apple and Windows.

Desirable criteria 
 
Ideally you will also have the following skills or some experience in:

• Some experience in line management and/or leading teams
• Working in a ‘Security Operations Centre’ environment
• Building strong partnerships with peers across the technology organisation and navigating the complex landscape of technologies, 3rd party suppliers, internal and cross-government teams
• Communicating in a verbal and written manner, and a good understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiences
• Certification in relevant cyber security qualifications such as CISMP, CTIA, CRISC etc. or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of cyber risk and controls frameworks, such as NIST, ISO27001, COBIT, BS EN 31111, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Defence Controls, Cloud Principles and general NCSC guidelines
• Experience of common threat analysis models and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model etc.
• Experience in vulnerability research, malware analysis or exploit investigation
• Experience of working within the UK public sector

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace

• An in-year performance bonus scheme.  
• A Civil Service pension with employer contribution rates of between 26.6% and 30.3%, depending upon salary.  
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King’s Birthday, rising further with service.  
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing. 
• Training and development opportunities tailored to your role. 
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity. 
• Season ticket loans and rental deposit loans. 
• Cycle to work and payroll giving. 
• Employee discounts – including a huge number of retailers, Microsoft Home Use programme and gym membership. 
• A variety of staff recognition schemes including thank you vouchers. 
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including monthly mindfulness sessions. 
• Staff support networks. 
• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid. 
• Maternity and adoption support leave (paternity leave) of 2 weeks full pay. 
• Up to five days paid leave for volunteering. 
• Study leave and support for studying for a qualification or other accredited development relevant to your role.