JOB SUMMARY

The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
The Cyber Security function sits within Change and Technology Services (CTS) which is responsible for the delivery of all the agency’s change program and information and communication technology services. We aim to provide best in class digital technology services across our IT landscape, by working together with our partners, customers, our people, and the wider community. We are focused on improving the quality of delivery across our services and providing effective support for our applications and systems. We put our customers at the heart of what we do, helping to identify and deliver the best services for their needs.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women’s Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our Cyber Security Team provides a dedicated security service for our digital and technology function, ensuring that the Insolvency Service can fully support CTS colleagues, the delivery model and provide security advice and support across the agency.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

The successful candidate will have:

• knowledge of Cyber Security elements and controls across the Service Portfolio, from an Application, Cloud and Infrastructure perspective
• an understanding of the technical aspects of IT Security and related concepts to engage with security technologists
• the ability to identifying potential vulnerabilities and risks in systems across the estate
• the ability to collaborate with business and technology stakeholders in a language that is appropriate to the audience to elicit and evaluate the security implications of business change
• the ability to identify and explore opportunities for service and business improvement ensuring the organisation derives maximum reasonable value whilst also maintaining compliance
• an appreciation of commercial aspects of service delivery and decommissioning
• the ability to maintain the cadence of delivery through proactive engagement with Service Portfolio development, contract management, technical and service awareness
• an understanding of current Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Service Management practices and methodologies
• the skills to ensure that a set of IT products and Service Providers come together to deliver a secure IT service
• the capability of making disciplined decisions based on available information through the application of logical thinking and analysis of information
• the skills needed to apply reasonable risk mitigation within technological, organisational and financial constraints

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Knowledge and understanding of basic cyber security principles and processes.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

RESPONSIBILITIES

Successful Candidate/s can expect to be involved in the following:

• overseeing the IT Security landscape and obligations for the Agency and advise the Senior Leadership Team on risks and mitigating actions
• governing the IT Security landscape across the Service Integration and Management (SIAM) Ecosystem to ensure compliance, availability, and the protection of Agency assets
• acting as an escalation and evaluation point for participants within SIAM Ecosystem
• creating and maintaining policies in alignment with guidelines and best practice
• being responsible for the secure operation and continuous improvement of the service, ensuring processes are adhered to
• receiving and evaluating security information, metrics, and measurements; interpreting and overseeing the response to security events, producing required internal reports
• coordinating regular and ad-hoc security testing exercises
• collaborating across the wider organisation to inform, educate and advise stakeholders
• steering the development of proposals, including assessment, in alignment with the strategic direction to ensure compliance with current policy, practice and guidelines
• balancing objectives and manage dependencies of varying complexity as priorities change
• removing blockers, manage risks and expectations
• effectively managing and communicating between complex stakeholder groups
• maintaining the community of practice for this role, building capability and excellence and championing across government and in industry
• supporting the Head and Deputy Head of Cyber Security as required and other tasks commensurate with the post

We want you to have a good work-life balance and want to support you in all that you do, so we offer a great benefits package including:

• flexible working arrangements and flexi-time
• full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service
• in addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave
• competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
• 5 days paid leave for learning and development
• 5 days paid for volunteering
• a Cycle to work scheme
• staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal lif