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Home Based – SSG Regional Office at RAF Wyton

Short Summary:

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.

About DIO

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The Security Services Group (SSG) provides specialist electronic and physical security advice, compliance. assurance and services to areas of the public sector that require the highest levels of security protection. SSG is the Government’s provider of expert design, installation and maintenance of the highest accredited security systems using both “in-house produced products and those commercially produced and approved for use on the government estate.
Comprising of around 230 civil servants and based at locations throughout the UK and Overseas, SSG’s services are provided to the most sensitive Defence and Government sites.

The role of an SSG field technician offers the successful applicant the chance to work on a variety of technically advanced projects protecting some of the nation’s most important assets.
 
The position advertised will provide support in relation to the installation and maintenance of security systems, whilst ensuring that a professional, efficient, and cost-effective service is delivered to customers. 
 
Successful applicants will be tasked from home, predominantly working on SSG customers sites throughout the Eastern Region.

You will be provided with a company vehicle and have the choice of a car with private use which will be eligible for taxable benefit, or a van for business use only.  You will be included on the roster for ‘out of hours’ calls for which you will receive a call out allowance (including recall to duty allowance when called out), opportunities for overtime, detached duty visits (overnight stays) and travelling time depending on business needs.
Daily travel time payments are made if journeys meet certain criteria.

This role may require the successful applicant to work away from home at times providing support to the other SSG teams that work in other regions of the country & staying in overnight accommodation as required.

This vacancy is for the role of a Security Systems Technician in SSG’s Eastern Regional Team which has its’ main office in Wyton.

A Security Systems Technician in SSG will be proficient to work safely on the installation and maintenance of a wide range of security systems including:

• Intruder Alarm Systems  
• External & Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems  
• VSS Systems  
• Automatic Access Control Systems  
• Control Room IAS, VSS & AACS Standard Monitoring Systems 
• They will act as focal point on site with day to day liaison with customers 
• Accurately estimate all materials and labour needed for minor works, additions and alterations. Order materials from suppliers and provide equipment lists to Project Manager as appropriate.  
• Provide technical assistance at all levels, build solutions to technical problems including designs. Undertake trade supervision as required  
• Participate in on-call rota
• Undertake all job-related administration in an accurate and timely way.

Full functional training will be provided for certain systems to suit the business needs. 
 
Work is predominately at SSG Customer locations across the Eastern geographic region and depending on the successful applicant’s home locations this may involve regular and frequent periods of detached duty.  
Due to operational requirements you may be required to be detached to other regions or stay overnight at sites that  are unsuitable distances from home address.

Daily travel, is external to core hours.
 
Other benefits include:
•    Access to Defence Discount Service 
•    Specsavers eye test vouchers  
•    Access to the Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC) (fees apply)  
•    Access to the Civil Service Club in London (fees apply)
•    Continuous professional development within the security field
•    Laptop, tablet and mobile phone
•    Tool kit

Desirable Experience & Skills:

Membership: Engineering Council 
Membership: Security Institute
Qualification: HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Qualification: NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, VSS, etc) or equivalent
Qualification: ONC/OND in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, VSS, etc) or equivalent

Environmental Factors / Hazards Associated with the Post

The applicant may be required to undertake occasional work within Radiological and Explosive Storage areas

Full Driving Licence
(SZs are tasked from home and are provided with a vehicle to carry their tools and equipment to/from sites which are remote and not accessible by public transport and in response to SSG’s 24/7 On Call Rota. Driving a vehicle is a requirement of the job and therefore a full driving licence is required

A Recognised, relevant Engineering background, Engineering Apprenticeship and / or Engineering qualifications, i.e. Intrusion Detection Systems, Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems, Video Surveillance Systems and Access Control Systems.

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

• SSG Functional Competence Area 1: Electronic Security Installation

• Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Alternative working practices such as working from home.
• Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.

To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
Please be advised the department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Working Pattern

The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working patterns will be considered.

Croydon, Manchester

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• The planning and implementation of organisation-wide auditing processes and procedures for the management of risk to the success or integrity of the business, especially those arising from the use of information technology hardware or data. Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the risk management processes across the organisation and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Conduct reviews, audits and assessments when necessary and feedback findings to the relevant parties. Communicate outcomes to stakeholders in ways that support effective security, risk management and decision-making, and advise stakeholders on their recommendations in the context of their business outcomes
• Work within established security and risk management governance structures, usually under supervision to support, review and undertake straightforward audit activities such as: helping with the analysis and derivation of business-supporting security needs; undertaking cyber security related audits; control assessments and other audit activities
• Interpret and contribute to the development of audit-related policy and assure the ongoing appropriateness of policy in accordance with regulation and wider departmental and government policies. Have an understanding of the applicability of appropriate legislation and regulations
• Provide advice to address identified cyber security related risks by applying of a variety of security testing, which may include using published guidance, standards or experts as appropriate: the scenarios will be straightforward, and the advice given will be proportionate and contextualised to the use case. Provide straightforward advice to validate the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures, including an understanding of how to use different auditing activities and make recommendations for improvement
• Help risk or service owners to make decisions that are well informed by good and clear security advice, including contributing to documentation, reports or working within established reporting chains in a security team to a high level of quality.

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:

• Identifying process optimisation opportunities and working on the implementation of proposed solutions
• Driving the collection of statistical information relating to audits to produce reports for senior stakeholders
• Mentoring junior members of the team to ensure that they are up to speed with Home Office and security principles and developing in line with Home Office values
• Working closely with other Home Office Cyber Security (HOCS) personnel to ensure that specialist knowledge is kept current
• Participating, contributing to, and supporting collaboration initiatives and career development within the Cyber community, building in-house capability via a professional community of practice
• Conducting reviews of security documentation, including procedures, processes and security notices, to ensure that requirements from governance, are reflected in procedures, processes and security documentation.
• Planning and delivering internal security audits, analysing audit data in order to make recommendations on how we can ensure information conforms to processes, procedures and regulations
• Communicating effectively with relevant teams and stakeholders to ensure they recognise the importance of security considerations and respond accordingly to changes in policy and procedure
• Reviewing internal controls following any security breach, providing advice on how to remediate any vulnerabilities discovered.
• Working on remedial audit solutions and ensuring resolution activities are carried out through liaising with the appropriate stakeholders
• Working with technical teams to audit the continuous monitoring of designated systems and networks and the recording of security events and incidents to highlight system and network errors and support investigations
• Ensure all identified risks are managed in accordance with Home Office risk management policies.

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 (Compressed hours and Flexible working are available\\0.

Skills and Experience

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

Strategy and architecture:

• Security and Privacy
  • Information Assurance (INAS) – Level 4
• Governance, Risk and Compliance
  • Risk Management (BURM) – Level 4
  • Audit (AUDT) – Level 4
  • Quality Assurance (QUAS) – Level 5
• Advice and Guidance
  • Specialist Advice (TECH) – Level 4

Relationships and Engagement

• Stakeholder Management
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT) – 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:

• Auditing security policy documentation, working in line with best practice principles for information security and risk management
• Developing technical knowledge in order to understand the security impacts of any changes, and applying yourself to manage these
• Absorbing potentially large amounts of conflicting information and using it to produce recommendations and solutions, leveraging analysis to enhance business performance
• Demonstrating strong stakeholder skills in order to communicate and influence colleagues around the impact of security issues

Desirable criteria

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

• Managing risk management and audit tools
• Audit experience within a large government department
• CISSP
• ISO 27001 (or equivalent)
• ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CiSMP)
• ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management is desirable

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

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

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

• Risk Management (BURM)
• Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT)
• Specialist Advice (TECH)

• 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.

Summary

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.

Croydon – Lunar House, Manchester – Soapworks

The Cyber Security Auditor identifies, understands and mitigates cyber-related risks. They identify and evaluate security risks to information, systems and processes owned by the organisation, and proactively provide appropriate advice, drawing on a wide variety of sources, to stakeholders across the organisation and at a variety of levels. They provide risk or service owners with advice to help them make well informed risk-based decisions.

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.

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• The support, planning, development, implementation and management of organisation-wide auditing processes and procedures for the management of risks to the success, confidentiality, integrity and availability of the business, especially those arising from the use of information technology, reduction or non-availability of energy supply or inappropriate disposal of materials, hardware or data. Thereby, protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the organisation’s assets and business services
• Provide tailored expert audit support and advice that highlights cyber security related risks to a range of stakeholders, projects, business teams and/or service owners on how to remedy identified risks. Helping them to make well-informed and auditable decisions, by proportionately applying security capabilities, using published guidance, standards, and drawing on a range of experts as well as personal expertise
• Independently and impartially undertake auditing activities within a given area of practice or expertise, usually within established security and risk management governance structures. Lead the independent cyber security audits and derivation of business-supporting security needs, undertake cyber security related risk assessments, conduct tailored threat assessment audits and other risk management activities. Ensure activities are consistent with applicable regulations and legislation. This includes planning and delivering internal cyber security audits and reviews
• Communicating effectively with senior stakeholders to ensure they recognise the importance of security considerations and respond accordingly to changes in policy and procedure
• Manage auditing processes across the organisation, reviewing their efficiency and effectiveness, leading recommendations for continuous improvement. Reviewing internal controls following any security breach, providing advice on how to remediate any vulnerabilities discovered. Agreeing and overseeing remedial solutions, controls and safeguards that are the most appropriate and beneficial for the organisation
• Assess reviews and audit risk assessments and ensure all identified risks are managed in accordance with Home Office risk management policies. Communicate outcomes effectively to relevant senior stakeholders across a variety of teams in ways that support effective security, risk management and decision-making, and advise senior stakeholders on their approach to risk assessment in the context of their organisational outcomes.

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:

• Participating in, contributing to and supporting collaboration initiatives and career development across multiple communities, building in-house capability via a professional community of practice
• Lead on continual service improvement work to analyse current processes, identify and implement opportunities to optimise them. Work collaboratively and deliver service improvements, ensuring that threats, vulnerabilities and risks to Home Office products, systems and services are identified, assessed and guarded against
• Support the routine audit reporting process by documenting changes in the Home Office’s threat landscape and the associated impact on the Home Office’s risk exposure, helping to better understand the impact and likelihood of exploitation of a threat.
• Lead audit reviews, analysis and research to identify, assess and mitigate against cyber threats, vulnerabilities and risks
• Assist with the prioritisation of remediation work based on threat and risk likelihood and impact
• Own, maintain, develop and execute threat and vulnerability auditing process and ensure that it works holistically and coherently, whilst supporting other HO departments
• Lead, mentor and support others to perform to their full potential and driving succession planning
• Advise, guide and support the Home Office Cyber Security (HOCS) function and projects, programmes and operational teams on matters relating to cyber threats, Vulnerabilities and risks ensuring that specialist knowledge is kept current
• Undertake analysis for particularly complex or vital products, systems and services, supporting associated assurance and audit activity from a threat and risk perspective as required
• Support the development of the Home Office-wide cyber threat model and ensure that report outcomes are aligned with Home Office risk appetite
• Work collaboratively to provide specialist technical and organisational guidance pertaining to risks and control measures associated with emerging threats, closely liaising with stakeholders to assess where control changes are required to deal with the ever-changing threat landscape.

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.

Essential Skills 

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Cyber Security, with the following skills or experience in:

Strategy and architecture:

• Security and Privacy

o Information Assurance (INAS) – Level 5

•  Governance, Risk and Compliance

o Risk Management (BURM) – Level 5
o Audit (AUDT) – Level 5
o Quality Assurance (QUAS) – Level 6

•  Advice and Guidance
o Specialist Advice (TECH) – Level 5

Relationships and Engagement

• Stakeholder management
o Stakeholder Relationship management (RLMT) – Level 5

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

Essential Criteria

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

• Can lead and manage a team of cyber professionals to provide an effective, joined-up central threat intelligence and risk analysis function
• Is able to coach and mentor, developing more junior team members
• Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and articulates threat intelligence and risk assessments in terms of their impact to the business
• Building effective relationships with senior stakeholders in order to raise awareness of the importance of security issues, as well as communicating the outcome of audits and investigations sensitively
• Has a good understanding of the use of different communication channels and formats for different audiences, delivering excellent verbal and written communication
• Communicates the role of information assurance within risk management, assurance, audit and testing processes
• Identifies and works in line with best practice principles and uses them to contribute to the ongoing continuous improvement of existing processes and ways of working for information security and risk management
• Is forward thinking and can think from the perspective of potential attackers
• Is familiar with key threat intelligence feeds and sources (e.g. NCSC) and possesses a good level of knowledge of common cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and exploitation tactics
• Possesses highly developed analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Analyses, interprets and articulates the specific risks associated with threat intelligence and identified vulnerabilities
• Can assimilate and collate potentially large amounts complex information from a variety of data sources and use it to provide accurate insights, produce recommendations and solutions that support senior decision-making and enhance business performance
• Understands how current work fits into broader DDaT contexts and strategies so that deeper underlying problems and opportunities can be addressed and managed appropriately
• Stays critically informed of current methodology across cyber security, threat intelligence and cyber risk management and can challenge existing ways of working

Desirable Criteria

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

• Experience in information or cyber security including threat and risk analysis for complex, high-risk and/or mission critical systems, preferably involving the Home Office, Cabinet Office, NCSC or within industry Security Operations Centres (SOCs) and departments
• Audit experience within a large government department or complex industry sector
• Leading and directing teams to enable the day-to-day delivery of services
• Driving continual service improvements through the measurement and challenge of services and processes, tools and capability
• Certification in one or more of the following is desirable: CISSP, ISO 27001 lead auditor and equivalent
• Experience in vulnerability research, malware analysis and exploit investigation, with of common threat analysis models and frameworks
• Experience operating across tactical, operational and strategic levels with regards to threat and risk analysis, preferably while leading, running and coaching a diverse, distributed team of cyber professionals
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and coherently present complex threat intelligence and risk information relevant to the audience that clearly articulates business impact(s)
• Experience of a range of cyber risk and controls frameworks, such as NIST, ISO27001, COBIT, BS EN 31111, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Defence Controls, Cloud Principles and general wider NCSC guidelines
• ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Risk Management (BURM)
• Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT)
• Specialist Advice (TECH)

• 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.

Blackpool, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

As a Lead in Security Data Science, you will own significant cyber security analytics work. You will direct the development, sophistication and accuracy of our underlying analytics capability in tackling a range of security risks.

You will identify opportunities to leverage data science techniques within the department, by combining deep technical understanding, inventive thinking, and relationship building with data owners within the department. You will advocate for the capabilities that can be developed by the data science team, delivering clear communication to stakeholders from a broad variety of technical and non-technical backgrounds, highlighting the business change that can be brought about through novel data science capabilities.

The Security Data Science specialism focusses on capabilities that enable the detection of attacks and prevention of security incidents. These protections address misuse of our digital systems across the fields of both traditional cyber security and web-enabled fraud.

You’ll join a highly innovative part of the Cyber Resilience Centre that’s driving genuinely novel data-driven initiatives to augment the abilities of our specialist colleagues in teams such as Security and Fraud Monitoring, Threat Intelligence, and Incident Response.

You will be responsible for developing and articulating the vision for the Security Data Science job family, to ensure consistent strategic direction in DWP and set this future vision at all levels of the organisation, whilst defining expected delivery outputs and standards. This includes defining the requirements (capacity and capability) needed in DWP now and in the future, to lead the sourcing, development, and retention of professional capability to support delivery.

Leads within the Security Data Science team own significant cyber security analytics and counter-fraud projects. You will be responsible for developing the sophistication and accuracy of our analytics capabilities in tackling a range of security and fraud risks. Day-to-day, your skills will combine those of researcher, consultant, analyst and programmer – with the ability to develop repeatable procedures in code combined with deep contextual data analysis. You will drive the use of complex techniques such as machine learning to model, map and programmatically analyse the behaviour of complex entities such as users, devices, and attackers.

You will own relationships with key stakeholders in the Cyber Resilience Centre and be responsible for advertising Security Data Science capability: making sure the value it can provide is understood by stakeholders without a data science background.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but are not restricted to the following:

• Directly manage the quality and consistency of analytics-driven initiatives that deliver critical strategic security objectives.
• Build and stretch data science, machine learning and AI capabilities by keeping up to date with the latest transferrable market and industry trends, emerging technologies, delivery accelerators – while sharing knowledge and experience with relevant teams.
• Build peer and senior relationships across the business, including operations and policy, in order to ensure teams have the tools they need to de-risk delivery.
• Build strong relationships between data science peers in the Cyber Resilience Centre, DWP, other Government Departments, and in industry and academia within relevant fields (e.g. service design, cyber security or counter fraud) – encouraging innovation, reuse, and avoiding duplication.
• Be seen as a leader by your team in applying a consistent vision, energy and drive that motivates teams to meet project, programme or business expectations.
• Drive quality and impact of analytics strategies, balancing technical, business, and time constraints.
• Ensure all work adheres to key privacy, security and data protection principles, and also set procedures for ethical considerations such as unintended biases.
• Play a role leading the community, defining recruitment strategies and career progression as well as contributing DWP overall.
• Define and lead initiatives to assure the quality and coverage of data that facilitates complex security and counter-fraud capability.
• Define and lead initiatives to provide appropriate platforms that support modern Data Science workflows, integrated directly into automated security pipelines.
• Deliver insight into the depth of capability in security vendor tooling in the context of the DWP estate.
• Drives recruitment and development of the right skills mix across data science, data engineering and business community.

The ideal candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate the following essential criteria:

• Deep expertise across cyber security, fraud, and internal abuse and significant experience delivering targeted interventions to deal with specific adversary tools, techniques and procedures in these areas.
• Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to influence others and build momentum for change.
• A strong technologist with an acknowledged reputation for thought leadership, knowledge and insight.
• A highly driven, collaborative, analytical and problem solving leader with an entrepreneurial streak.
• Significant experience of Strategy, Delivery and Operations in a large public or private sector organisation.
• Experience of building skills and capability successfully in large, complex public or private sector organisations.
• High levels of personal drive to be the best and the ability to create a results-focussed environment.

Qualifications 

• GIAC, GMON or other information security qualifications are desirable, but not essential.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership

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

• Applied research
• Applied security capability
• Secure development
• Threat understanding

• 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%

Salary information

Salary range for this role is:

• National: £66,860 – £74,392. A Digital Allowance of up to £15,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and  experience.
• London: £72,545 – £80,341. A Digital Allowance of up to £15,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.

Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.

Existing Civil Servants

For existing Civil Servants, Civil Service rules on successful appointment will apply.

What are we offering?

At DWP we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at DWP accessible to you. 
  
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

As one of the largest government departments, almost every individual in the UK is a direct customer of DWP at some point in their lives. DWP’s mission is to improve people’s quality of life, both now and in the future. We do that by focussing on delivering excellent services that make a difference to millions of people. We trust and empower our people to deliver these services to customers every day, including the most vulnerable in society.  
 
We seek to be an exemplar of the modern Civil Service, and to build on our achievements for the benefit of those we serve. When we are at our best, we care, we deliver, we adapt, we work together and we value everyone, and we seek to ensure that these values guide the way we serve our country, our communities, and our fellow citizens.

Hybrid working

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home.  

This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.  

If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

Do you: want a new job where your contribution really makes a difference? have a passion for learning and love collaborating with others to deliver things? want to be part of a team that will grow your existing skills and knowledge, one that fully supports you on your career path? …..then you should seriously consider joining the security profession in DWP.  Are you: ready to do critically important work that is both interesting and varied? Seeking a new challenge working at a level of scale and complexity rarely found elsewhere? someone who excels at building effective working relationships to solve real world problems? a curious person with a willingness to learn new skills, gain professional qualifications and be supported in progressing your career goals? DWP Security are looking for highly motivated people with a passion to challenge themselves in a targeted learning environment. We are an organisation with national coverage, we operate with geographically dispersed teams. Because we are committed to working together flexibly, it is possible that travel to other DWP offices with occasional overnight stays may be required as part of the job. One of the advantages of being an exemplar employer is we are committed to working flexibly and this includes being considerate of well being and family life when making decisions about travel and overnight stays.

As a senior manager and L&D business partner in the Security Profession Capability Team, you will manage a small team of capability managers to shape and influence the professional development of Security professionals working in DWP inside the newest cross-government profession. You will be working collaboratively with Security professionals from both the public and private sector to develop the professional capability of the people delivering security services inside DWP and across HM Government, through targeted L&D solutions.

Key responsibilities for the level of this role include, but are not restricted to, the following:

• Provide a diagnostic capability service to teams across Security & Data Protection (S&DP), understanding business delivery needs and systematically assessing team/individual strengths and identifying critical skills gaps.
• Work collaboratively with the S&DP SME community to design and deliver a range of bespoke blended learning interventions, tailored to build on team strengths and to measurably close identified skills gaps, over time.
• Lead the governance process and review/refresh activity for the full suite of capability infrastructure products – role profiles; in-role progression maps and role-based learning maps.
• Lead the programme of activity to develop secure, auditable procurement procedures which give access to appropriate specialist learning opportunities for all colleagues across S&DP.
• Manage delivery of commercial frameworks required to deliver the Security profession learning curriculum, including managing vendor relationships with skill.
• Lead on L&D vendor service quality management, including the identification, management and escalation of associated delivery risks and issues and liaising with DWP HR function, the Government Security Profession Unit and Civil Service Learning to solve problems and assure the quality of the L&D services provided to S&DP.
• Horizon scan for good practice from other professions/departments and consider application in DWP, making change recommendations as appropriate.
• Manage the stakeholder relationships with partner organisations effectively and contribute expertise, data and insight into developing and improving the Security profession’s learning curriculum.
• Lead the research into professional memberships to understand and articulate how they can be applied effectively to DWP Security roles, making recommendations to Senior Leaders about benefits and options for investment.
• Lead the development of internal website content to provide engaging content to support existing professionals and attract others into the profession, developing digital content to increase awareness of our career development offer and expand its reach into new audiences.
• Lead establishment of practises and procedures that will continuously evaluate L&D quality and effectiveness.
• Act as a focal point for DWP when liaising with Government Security Profession (GSP) and subject matter experts in partner organisations regarding the updating of the GSP Security Profession (GSP) Framework, curriculum and other capability building initiatives.

Successful candidates for this role will be able to demonstrate the following essential criteria:

Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional development:

• Self-motivated and curious, someone who seeks and acts on feedback to improve personal performance and that of their professional area

Have strong interpersonal and relationship building skills:

• Able to communicate in an authentic and engaging way to influence colleagues and stakeholders to buy into new ideas and approaches to capability building

Be comfortable working in a changing work environment:

• Enjoys working flexibly, is comfortable operating in a fast paced, changing environment and has the energy to solve business problems through collaboration with others

Be able to make effective decisions:

• Able to use data effectively and use it to answer questions, support strategic decisions and make sensible situational judgements in order to progress at pace, based on the best information to hand and on a trust and risk basis.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Developing Self and Others
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Making Effective Decisions

• Family friendly work policies
• Flexible working hours
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension
• 23 Annual Leave and Bank holidays from day 1 of employment (30 days’ post qualifying period)
• Paid training courses to gain relevant qualifications
• Discount schemes
• Travel to work schemes/loans

Salary Information

The salary for this role is from £38,469 – £41,480 (National)

Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at assessment and interview.

Existing Civil Servants

For existing Civil Servants normal civil service rules on successful appointment will apply.

Those who secure a new role on lateral transfer will maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Only in very few circumstances (where there have been exceptional skills demonstrated which are in limited supply for example) may existing Civil Servants be able to negotiate their starting salary if the role has been advertised externally, prior to accepting the post.

Existing Civil Servants

For existing Civil Servants, Civil Service rules on successful appointment will apply.

This role can be based out of either Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield corporate hub locations.

This role may be suitable for hybrid working, where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary non-contractual arrangement, and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to taking up your post

Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ

We believe Companies House is a great place to work and we’d love you to come and join us!

At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services.

Through our new powers we’re excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.

We’re going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this we’re looking for an Intelligence Threat Desk Manager to be at the forefront of our new intelligence and law enforcement powers.

We need a committed, experienced Intelligence Threat Desk Manager who can work independently but is also great as part of a team; working together to identify and tackle emerging issues.

Do you thrive in a challenging, dynamic environment?

Do you want be at the forefront of supporting the government’s fight against economic crime?

If so, this role is for you and we’d love to receive your application!

As an Intelligence Threat Desk Manager, you will oversee two threats and their teams and will:

• Lead the intelligence function for your teams – providing leadership and governance and ensuring professional development.
• Ensure timely and efficient delivery against the vision, objectives and organisational plans for the two threats you oversee.
• Ensure excellent standards are in place for your teams for intelligence and analysis, to drive innovation and best practice.
• Offer advice and support for the development of your intelligence functions.
• Work alongside Threat Managers and our Intelligence leaders to align priorities.

We are looking for an Intelligence Threat Desk Manager with experience of:

• Maintaining processes to run core intelligence functions.
• Supporting teams to make, identify and manage threats and routes to resolution.
• Leadership and line management and/or knowledge of the principles of good line management.
• Delivering high quality intelligence products and services that identify intelligence gaps, make recommendations and influence decision making.

And with:

• An understanding of the intelligence cycle and the role of intelligence in the investigative process.
• Knowledge of the principles of the National Intelligence Model.
• Strategic and operational experience in a regulatory or law enforcement agency environment.

About us
We’re proud of who we are at Companies House, valuing our people and creating a real sense of community. We encourage professional development, celebrate success, and live our values to effect real change. To find out more about the great things we’re doing at Companies House please have a look at our blog posts and podcasts.  and watch our video to find out more.

 

Croydon Apollo House, Dover Priory Court, Hull Custom House, Manchester Concorde Offices, Solihull Sandford House.

Home Office Intelligence brings together a number of existing teams involved in the collection and analysis of border and immigration related intelligence. It delivers Intelligence Collection, Development, Analysis, Targeting (Data Analytics) and Watchlisting capabilities within the Home Office and to its partners across Government and Law Enforcement. Learn more on the HO Intelligence careers page.

You will be part of a small team responsible for HO Intelligence’s Estates issues and Business Continuity as well as Risk and Assurance across legacy Immigration Intelligence teams.

You will also be managing the performance reporting requirements: to provide high quality, timely, performance reports, briefing and analysis, with accurate management information to senior leaders, ministers and respective BF and IE performance teams, identifying emerging performance issues and trends.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to delivery of HO Intelligence’s Business Continuity Strategies. Providing process advice and support for the directorate that is robust enough to withstand most eventualities.
• Lead on Immigration Intelligence current assurance processes collating and submitting returns as required. Working with Other assurance leads across team to get understanding of all active processes across HO Intelligence. Influencing changes in process to align with other HO Intelligence assurances processes. Feedback blockers and issues to managers and work together to identify solutions.
• Assisting with the annual HO Intelligence Simplified Management Assurance Framework (SMAF) return.
• Working with manager and other leads to roll out a HO Intelligence wide Insider Threat process and provide consistency across HO Intelligence.
• Keeping records of Estates issues across HO Intelligence updated and liaise with case owners and responsible department to seek regular updates. Provide updates for managers on all issues ahead of meetings.
• This role has been identified as the potential support for HO Intelligence Performance Management reporting lead. Appointed individual will have the opportunity to develop what will be required form the role.
• Line management of 2 – 3 Executive Officers.
• Managing performance reports to ensure the accurate and timely reporting of core intelligence performance products.

You may be required to undertake other responsibilities that are appropriate for the role and grade.

Essential Criteria

Successful candidate must have:

•    Ability to deliver to tight timescales 
•    Ability to work collaboratively with others
•    Ability to influence others and gain support 
•    Strong communication and organisational skills
•    Experience of line management.

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

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

• Leadership

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

This position is based at the following locations: 102 PETTY FRANCE LONDON, SW1H 9AJ, LEGAL AID AGENCY CAMBRIDGE, CB2 8DR, LIVERPOOL THE CAPITAL LAA LIVERPOOL, L3 9PP, SOUTH TYNESIDE BERKELY WAY LAA JARROW, NE31 1SF, 5 WELLINGTON PLACE LEEDS, LS1 4AP, LAA Brighton, BN2 9QA, LAA Store Street, Piccadilly Gate, FLR 7, M1 2WD , LAA Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, BS1 6DG, LAA William Morgan House FLR11, CF10 1EP, LAA 1 Unity Square, FLR 3, NG2 1AW, LAA Level 3, 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, B2 4BH

Please refer to job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Job Title:    Information Security & Assurance Officer

Contract Type:    Permanent

Grade:    HEO

Salary range (depending on location):    National – £31,265 to £34,446 London – £35,405 to £39,000

Please note that unless you are currently employed by the Civil Service and are earning more than the minimum above, if successful you will be offered the minimum for the grade depending on your location.

Location:    Any LAA Office

Directorate:    Corporate Services

Team:    Corporate Assurance, Risk and Secretariat

Working Pattern:    The post is supported by the MOJ flexible working policy and includes colleagues who work flexibly, remotely (as part of hybrid working), part time or as part of a job share etc.

If you are applying for a part time role, please note that in order to meet business demands we need cover for a minimum of 22 hours per week, and we would not be able to accommodate a Term Time working pattern.

Reporting to:    Information Assurance Manager

Closing date for applications    13th April 2023

The Legal Aid Agency

We are an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). We provide civil and criminal legal aid and advice in England and Wales to help people deal with their legal problems.

Our people are at the heart of achieving excellence. Employing around 1,200 colleagues across England and Wales, we feel proud to have some of the best People Survey results in the Civil Service.

Our LAA commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The LAA is committed to diversity and inclusion and we positively promote flexible working, including job shares.

We will consider all applications on merit regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion, ethnicity, preferred working pattern and except for exceptional circumstances your working location.

As a Disability Confident organisation, we will offer a guaranteed interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role. Under the Equality Act 2010 a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months.

If you are responding to a role within the Legal Aid Agency and would like to be considered under the guaranteed interview, please indicate this in your application and let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the sift or later selection processes.

Corporate Services

The Corporate Services directorate works across the LAA to help shape and enable the priorities of the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team, providing support on areas such as strategy, data analysis, risk, assurance, communications, people and capability to all other parts of the LAA.

Corporate Assurance, Risk & Secretariat (CARS)

Information & Data Security ensures the LAA appropriately protects and manages a significant volume of often very sensitive data relating to legal aid clients, our staff, legal aid Providers and other third parties. Our work ensures the LAA meets its obligations under Data Protection legislation and UK Government security standards.

The CARS team combines the 5 functions of Health & Safety, Information & Data Security, Business Continuity, Risk and Secretariat to collectively strengthen and support the LAA’s governance, our assurance strategies, risk management processes and provide support to the LAA’s senior governance forums including the Board and Executive Leadership Team.

Job Summary

You will play a leading role in ensuring the LAA continues to manage its information assets in a secure and compliant manner, delivering improvements and ensuring ongoing compliance with legal and UK Government requirements relating to security and data protection. You will work with MoJ colleagues providing guidance and support to teams across the LAA and on cross-government projects to ensure that information assets are protected and used appropriately and ensure that LAA senior leaders have the necessary assurance. You will work on developing and maintaining a strong security culture within the LAA, working with staff at all grades and across the organisation to ensure a security conscious agency, as well as playing a key role in responding to security incidents.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Provision of expert advice and support to stakeholders across the LAA on the application of Data Protection Legislation in their business area. 
•    Responding to often complex queries accurately in a timely manner.
•    Provision of advice and support on data protection governance including Data Protection Impact Assessments, the LAA Information Asset Register and Data Sharing Agreements. 
•    Investigation of security incidents, maintaining LAA incident records and producing reports and trend analysis relating to LAA incidents. 
•    Working with business areas and stakeholders at all levels to drive process improvements with a view to improving compliance and/or preventing incidents. 
•    Responding to Data Subject Right’s requests, Data Protection Complaints and other similar queries and correspondence from external parties. 
•    Contribute to LAA’s physical security assurance programme by conducting site audits and inspections and identifying improvements to physical security and site safety. 
•    Support the work of LAA vetting contacts to ensure relevant staff are vetted to appropriate standards. 
•    Building and maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders across the LAA, wider MoJ and other government departments. 
•    Attend cross-MoJ security working groups and other relevant networks. 
•    Co-ordinate and maintain the LAA Information Assurance Champions network, chairing regular meetings, disseminating resources and guidance with a focus on driving down risk across the LAA. 
•    Support the LAA’s wider security awareness culture by reviewing new guidance from technical authorities, regulatory bodies and government bodies. 
•    Review, publish and update LAA guidance and intranet resources to inform staff of their security responsibilities
•    Develop and deliver training for a range of stakeholders and help facilitate and deliver bespoke training on a range of data protection and security topics. 
•    Other work as required to contribute to the LAA’s security culture and reduce security and data protection risks. 
•    Travel to LAA sites across England and Wales as required. 
•    You will need to successfully pass a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC clearance) which will be undertaken by the business upon a successful interview.

Essential Knowledge, Experience and skills    

•    Experience of working in either a data protection, physical security or information security role
•    Experience of incident management

Desirable Knowledge, Experience and skills  

•    Recognised relevant qualification in Information or Physical Security or in Data Protection

Person Specification    

•    You’ll have experience of quickly grasping technical information and translating that into plain English for Senior Stakeholders.
•    You’ll have experience of applying Data Protection Legislation to organisational processes
•    You’ll have a desire to make positive change – Information Assurance isn’t about saying no, it’s about enabling developments in a way that responsibly manages associated risks
•    You’ll work well with people, and be able to maintain positive relationships whilst ensuring legislative obligations are met
•    You’ll enjoy working in both a pro-active, and re-active way, to be able to reprioritise effectively during incident management.

Assessment approach

Application Process 

To apply complete an application based of the following behaviours and experience:

•    Making Effective Decisions
•    Working Together
•    Delivering at Pace
•    Your experience of working in a data protection, physical security or information security role.

When submitting an example of a behaviour remember to include the situation, what you did and why, and what was the outcome / result.

Please note that if we have a large number of applications will we do an initial sift on the Delivering at Pace behaviour.

Interview / assessment Process

If you are successful through the application stage, you will be invited to an interview / assessment centre in person or via Microsoft Teams where you will be assessed against the following:

•    Strengths relevant to the role
•    Some or all of the following Behaviours: 
o    Making Effective Decisions
o    Delivering at Pace
o    Working Together
•    An exercise relating to a security incident

Making Effective Decisions – Understand own level of responsibility and empower others to make decisions where appropriate. Analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions. Invite challenge and where appropriate involve others in decision making. Display confidence when making difficult decisions, even if they prove to be unpopular. Consult with others to ensure the potential impacts on end users have been considered. Present strong recommendations in a timely manner outlining the consideration of other options, costs, benefits and risks.

Delivering at Pace – Show a positive approach to keeping the whole team’s efforts focused on the top priorities. Promote a culture of following the appropriate procedures to ensure results are achieved on time whilst still enabling innovation. Ensure the most appropriate resources are available for colleagues to use to do their job effectively. Regularly monitor your own and team’s work against milestones ensuring individual needs are considered when setting tasks. Act promptly to reassess workloads and priorities when there are conflicting demands to maintain performance. Allow individuals the space and authority to meet objectives, providing additional support where necessary, whilst keeping overall responsibility.

Working Together – Encourage joined up team work within own team and across other groups. Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders. Collaborate with these to share information, resources and support. Invest time to develop a common focus and genuine positive team spirit where colleagues feel valued and respect one another. Put in place support for the wellbeing of individuals within the team, including consideration of your own needs. Make it clear to all team members that bullying, harassment and discrimination are unacceptable. Actively seek and consider input of people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Shortlisting is planned for week commencing 17th April 2023.

Interviews are planned for week commencing 1st May 2023.

If you would like more information on this opportunity, please contact – Adrian McArthur-Johnston – [email protected]

Complaints procedure

If you have any complaints about this recruitment activity, please share your concerns by emailing [email protected] initially. We aim to respond to any complaint within 10 working days.

If you are dissatisfied with our response, we will forward your complaint to the Civil Service Commission, an independent body, for review.

Please refer to job description

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF

The Homeland Security Group (HSG) 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

The Protect, Prepare, CBRNE and Science and Technology (PPCS) directorate is a part of the Homeland Security mission in the Home Office, which is a key part of the national security community. In line with our directorate’s values, we will represent the diversity of modern Britain in thought and outlook, delivering better outcomes in keeping our country safe and our citizens secure. We will embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do and build a positive and safe environment for staff to bring their whole selves to work, to thrive and achieve their full potential.

PPCS has a core set of cultural values that were developed by its staff and are central to its approach to business: 
•People: Courage, Inclusion, Compassion, Respect 
•Public Service: Resilience, Tenacity, Expertise, Composure 
•Collaboration: Integrity, Enthusiasm, Openness, Fairness 
•Support: Motivation, Passion, Trust, Honesty

PPCS is proactive in offering suitable workplace adjustments, flexible working arrangements and job shares, to ensure anyone, no matter their personal requirements can join our great team.

Day to day, you will help to plan and deliver physical and technical security measures at protected sites. This includes producing detailed technical specifications; liaising with contractors; managing stakeholders; responding to faults or incidents; and delivering projects on time, on budget and to agreed specifications.

A technical background in security is essential. You should also be capable of managing a variety of stakeholders and taking a project from concept to launch, thanks to extensive previous project management experience. Strong IT, communication and organisation skills are required too, together with an eye for detail.

This role will be London-based but there are options for flexible working including working from home and compressed hours. Please note that this role involves travel within the UK, often at short notice. You will also be required to be on call out of hours, including at weekends and public holidays as part of a rota – fully training and a small allowance for being on call is available. You should also be willing to undergo developed security vetting.

The successful candidate will

• Undertake security surveys at sites throughout the UK mainland, producing clear reports with recommendations commensurate to the threat and risk

• Design physical and technical security solutions for new protected sites

• Identify any new vulnerabilities at existing sites by conducting regular reviews

• Oversee the installation and maintenance of both physical and technical security measures by the section’s contractors

• Make recommendations to the head of the team on prioritisation of projects

• Manage the budget for your projects, producing projects plans and risk logs as appropriate

• Keep up to date with development of new security technologies

Essential Criteria

• A technical background in security is essential.
• Previous project management experience, capable of managing a variety of stakeholders and taking a project from concept to launch
• Strong IT, communication, and organisation skills
• Experience overseeing security installations

Desirable Criteria

• A degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Science or a technical subject, or a technical background that includes experience of integrated security systems.

The following technical skills & experience:

• Knowledge of physical and technical security measures e.g.
  o CCTV
  o PIDS
  o HVM
  o Access Control
  o IDS
  o Security lighting
  o Security system integration
  
  
• Experience in writing and developing Operational Requirements

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Communicating and Influencing

• 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%

London

The SIA is the organisation responsible for the regulation of private security. It is an independent, arm’s length body (ALB) of the Home Office, reporting to the Home Secretary, under the terms of the Private Security Industry Act 2001. The SIA’s purpose protecting the public through effective regulation of the private security industry and working with partners to raise standards across the sector. Its regulatory remit covers the whole of the United Kingdom.

The SIA has two main duties: the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities within the private security industry and the management of a voluntary Approved Contractor Scheme, which measures private security suppliers against independently assessed criteria.

SIA licensing covers security operatives who are in guarding, door supervision, close protection, cash and valuables in transit, and public space surveillance using CCTV, vehicle immobilisation (in Northern Ireland) and key holding. Licensing ensures that private security operatives are fit and proper persons who are properly trained and qualified to do their job.

Our core purpose is protecting the public through effective regulation of the private security industry and working with partners to raise standards across the sector.

About the Role

Work in the field of intelligence analysis is extremely important to the operations of SIA and the stakeholders which the organisations it supports. As an Intelligence Analyst, you will deliver strategic, tactical and operational intelligence and risk products. You will proactively and reactively gather, analyse and assess information and intelligence from a variety of sources internally and externally. You will also have ownership over producing intelligence and risk products that inform, direct, drive and task corporate strategy, business planning and operational activity.

What you will be doing:

• Data Analysis -Undertake complex research and analysis at strategic, tactical and operational levels, linking information and intelligence to identify patterns and trends.
• Risk Analysis – identify high risk companies, individuals, regions, patterns and trends.
• Information Management– Respond to and manage information and intelligence from a variety of sources internally and externally.
• Information Analysis– To analyse and assess information and intelligence and manage tasks and activities in line with the strategic and operational risk models. Gather and research information and intelligence where required to produce a complete product.
• Product Development– develop and produce intelligence/risk products that target resources across desk and field based compliance and interventions stakeholder groups.
• Knowledge and Expertise– To provide an understanding of intelligence and risk management, and the strategic and operational impacts on the Private Security Industry and it’s Regulatory Regime. To be proactive and take the lead for and develop expertise in, specific areas of responsibility and identify and drive forward solutions.
• Investigation Support – Support live investigations and operations, ensuring all real time information and intelligence is understood and actioned.
• Stakeholder Management– To act as a contact point for Key Contacts.
• Best Practice– Ensure procedures and practices comply with SIA Policies, the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Human Rights Act, and all relevant legislation. To utilise the techniques and methodologies identified by the National Intelligence Model.
• Senior Analyst Support: To support the Senior Intelligence Analyst with the ongoing development of corporate support systems (ICT), the on-going development of the feedback cycle and contributing to strategic intelligence and risk products.

What are we looking for?

We want our future team player to have an interest in Intelligence and Data or already be working in this arena with an interest in taking a next step up from being a Researcher or similar. Given the evolving technologies, it’s vital our new team player is able to keep abreast of developments and changes in Intelligence, as well as working in a fast-paced, but extremely exciting environment.  

It would be great if you have experience in these areas:

• Understanding of The Private Security Act 2001.
• Understanding of the SIA’s regulatory products.

What can you expect from us?

• A welcoming and innovative work environment.
• Continued support and development opportunities.
• Access to training for attainment of recognised qualifications.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Annual leave entitlement will be 27.5 days, with pay rising by one additional day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 32.5 days.
• A variety of discounts including Gymflex,
• £32,000 per annum
• Civil Service Pension Scheme – Employee contribution between 4.60% and 7.35% and Employer contribution between 26.60% and 30.30%