JOB SUMMARY

UK Strategic Command is a 4* HQ and a Top Level Budget, tasked with developing and preparing an Integrated Joint Force for current and future operations. It has a unique structure, with a small Headquarters that works above, and with, a number of federated organisations including for example Permanent Joint Headquarters, Defence Intelligence and the Overseas Bases.
The successful applicant will lead on the analysis and accurate reporting on Strategic Commands strategic cyber resillience risk, and drive action across the Command to manage the risk. As part of the new UKStratCom HQ Cyber Risk Management team, the role holder will work closely with the Principal Security Advisors team and the CIO to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the management of cyber security within the Command.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The role holders responsibilities will include:
Lead on analysis and accurate reporting on Strategic Commands strategic cyber resilience risk and drive action across the Command to manage the risk, including managing the roll out of an enterprise wide cyber risk management tool STREAM.
Working closely with HLB risk managers and cyber risk owners to better understand their risk areas and the funded mitigations being implemented to manage cyber risk exposure across the Command.
Analysing cyber risk assessments and mitigation plans to identify common themes, gaps and make recommendations for action.
Collating TLB quarterly risk returns to provide accurate reports to the Centre. Providing and contributing to risk reports and briefs on cyber risk activity and risk assessments to enable seniors decision making is risk informed.
Engaging with Defence Digital to ensure that Strategic Command is aligned with Defence and cross government policy and direction. Support Strategic Commands response to cyber incidents and rapidly emerging vulnerabilities.
Providing risk management advice and guidance to HLBs on cyber security and resilience risks.
Supporting the Cyber Risk Management Teams wider delivery outputs, including Secure by Design and Critical Systems Work.
Supporting the organisations response to cyber incidents and vulnerability management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• IISP Skills Framework: A1 - Governance. Level 3 (Apply) - Practitioner
• IISP Skills Framework: B1 - Threat Intelligence, Assessment and Threat Modelling. Level 3 (Apply) - Practitioner
• IISP Skills Framework: B3 - Information Risk Management. Level 4 (Apply) -Practitioner

AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REWARD AND RECOGNITION - £250-£5000 PER YEAR.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
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.
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

Open to UK nationals only.

Digital
Information Technology
Risk Management
Security