Head of Cyber Protection

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
The national salary range is £66,314 - £75,810. London salary range is £70,303 - £80,370. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Number of jobs available
1
Detail of reserve list
12 Months
Region
National
City/Town
National
Building/Site

NATIONAL

Please note: Some of our MoJ Office locations, such as our Liverpool Justice Collaboration Centre, require higher levels of National Security Vetting. The MoJ is working to open more Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices over time. Click here to learn more about where our currently open Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices are, to identify where you may be based and understand National Security Vetting requirements of each location.
Grade
Grade 6
Organisation Grade for MoJ
Grade 6
Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time
Role Type
Security
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
Yes
Job description

THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED ARE:

• Team leadership - an ability to inspire and coordinate a diverse team of security specialists, helping them to be their best both as individuals and as part of a wider team. Ability to prioritise team activities effectively across a range of complex and urgent tasks.
• Enabling and informing risk-based decisions - Work with team members to identify risks and communicate them effectively to decision makers. Help inform prioritisation of wider departmental work to ensure security improvements are given due consideration.
• Specific technology and security understanding – with a good knowledge of system architectures. Able to understand and articulate the impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future designs and complex systems and can articulate an appropriate response. Has broad knowledge of a range of systems but may specialise in one.
• Communication - you will be an articulate and effective communicator across a range of formats, able to convey complex topics with ease to a variety of audiences and persuade others of the importance of security matters.

• Be a member of the MoJ’s security leadership team, setting the direction for the area as a whole and representing the entire area (beyond your local team) at corporate events, deputising for the CISO as required.
• Leading a small team of information and cyber security specialists, prioritising work, and developing and implementing a team strategy - helping to focus our resources where they will bring the biggest benefit in improving the department’s cyber security. Development and implementation of a people strategy for your team, covering team size, skills, recruitment and training. Develop and implement a plan for improving employee engagement and making the team a great place to work based on data from people surveys.
• Engage effectively with business areas to embed cyber security into their processes – where they do not have dedicated security effort available. This would include work with suppliers and other partners who are managing our information, helping them to be safe and secure. Work with projects and programme teams as appropriate to help them identify the appropriate level of security support and sourcing strategies for this.
• Lead the delivery of the MoJ’s cyber security strategy. Identify required workstreams, develop and monitor delivery plans, bid for required resources, and support other teams in their work to implement strategic initiatives.
• Provide strategic input into material that supports security governance in the MoJ and across government including overseeing responses to data requests, preparing financial bids, providing updates to governance boards up to Executive Committee and contributing to agencies’ Audit, Risk and Assurance Committees’ discussions on cyber security.
• Be an active participant in the government security community. Create links across government especially within the security profession to ensure that we are contributing to and benefiting from the wider profession especially in dealing with legacy tech and building capability.