Technical Security Research Associate- Readvertised

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Liverpool North West

Category: Security Part-time

Industry: Government Public Administration

Job type: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,149 - £34,575 a year

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Reference number

134883

Salary

£30,149 - £34,575

Grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DBS - Information Directorate

Type of role

Architecture and Data
Information Technology
Security

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Number of posts

1

Location

Roles can be worked remotely but post holders will have a contracted location base of Liverpool or Darlington

About the job

Summary

You will be part of a high performing Cyber Security team which ensures the secure delivery of the technology and online products that underpin our citizen facing Services. This is an exciting time to join the organisation at the start of an ambitious change journey as we build our Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) capabilities that will design, build and operate services that are critical to our vision to make recruitment safer by providing outstanding quality of service to all our customers and partners.

The Technical Security Applied Research role is to inform the development of products and services to mitigate Technical Security risks. Applied Technical Security covers the policies, practices, and methodologies used to protect sensitive information and technology from attack or exploitation by hostile actors, as well as other forms of technical manipulation.

Using applied research methods the role will identify vulnerabilities, exploits, reverse engineering and mitigation bypasses for systems and the use of existing knowledge to understand new or substantially improved devices, products and processes and how they could be used.

You will work with security and technical architects, cyber risk analysts, the Data Protection Officer and advisors, developers, project managers and product owners along with supplier communities as part of our technical and DDaT developments to enhance and expand our technology and the digital products to deliver citizen facing services.

Job description

Delivery Responsibilities

  • Identify exploits where new technology is being considered or on proposed changes to existing technology.
  • Undertake security risk assessments, identifying cyber and information security controls and mitigations (technical, physical, procedural and personnel) balanced with business needs.
  • Maintain threat understanding and use information to inform risk assessments and decision making.
  • Understand the legal and regulatory environment within which the business operates to ensure the organisation complies with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Promote technical security within the wider security function and projects providing advice to others.
  • Provide protective security advice to projects and colleagues

  • Supporting the delivery of the Technology and Innovation Directorate objectives.
  • Work across the organisation to ensure business areas are fully engaged with cyber security
  • Play an active part as a member of the Cyber security and Data Protection team.


Responsibilities

Essential criteria

Ability

Define and plan research activities.

Performing risk assessments and applying a range of technical, cyber, information and business risk management methodologies explaining clearly how the decision or recommendation has been reached.

Report production including recommendations.

Good communication skills, written and verbal.

Experience of applying security or technical concepts across projects or solutions.

Experience

Working in digital or technical delivery, cyber or information risk advisory role.

Research methods and best practice.

Working in a research or technical team and delivery of research reports.

Working with ISO27001/13

Working in a digital delivery environment.

Working in a multi supplier environment.

Technical

Based on the Government Career Professional Framework & Skill Levels for the Information Age (SFIA)
Applied Research – Working (SFIA Level 3)
Legal and regulatory environment and compliance – Working (SFIA Level 3)
Applied Technical Security – Working (SFIA Level 3)

Desirable criteria

Ability

Problem solving skills.
A creative and innovative approach to work.

Experience

Working with BS EN 31111, CoBIT, ISACA or other information security frameworks and standards.

An understanding of NCSC information security guidance and architecture patterns.

An understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation.

ISO27001 Lead Auditor or similar.

Technical

Government Security Profession, Digital, Data and Technology Profession, Research or Engineering Profession

Application security or development security operations

Behaviours

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

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

Benefits

The DBS offers a number of excellent benefits for its employees. These can include:
Generous annual leave entitlement;
Excellent maternity, paternity and adoption schemes (after a qualifying period);
Commitment to the health and wellbeing of our employees;
Employee Assistance Programme;
Flexible working opportunities;
Eyecare voucher scheme;
Occupational Health Service including referrals for counselling and physiotherapy;
24/7 Counselling and Wellbeing Service
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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