Senior Cyber Responder

Reference number: 478468

Salary: £43,088 - £ plus location allowance £1,750. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Contract type:
Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Location:

Hansplo Park, Hanslope, Milton Keynes MK19 7BH

Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hansplo Park

At FCDO Services we protect the UKs interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission were on.

In our world, it all matters.

Our Technology and Operations team is at the forefront of digital solutions and services for FCDO and Government. They provide best in-class solutions for our clients, helping to shape and support a data driven future for UK government. Whether its creating bespoke, secure software, offering programme and application support or moving an entire embassys servers to a Cloud platform. No matter the task, they are on hand to support.

Join them in this important role and youll have the opportunity to lead them on the next stage of our exciting journey.

As a Senior Cyber Responder within our supportive and tightly knit team, you will identify and analyse security incidents, develop recovery plans and forensic capabilities, and help provide a security consultancy service to our organisation and the customers we serve. This role offers the opportunity to further develop skills and expertise through on-the-job training, gain exposure to advanced incident response activities, and undertake digital forensics across a wide range of devices.

Responsibilities include using, developing and designing approaches and tools to investigate and recover from cyber security incidents affecting complex software systems and infrastructures across our network, including applications, servers and laptops. The role also involves conducting scheduled tests and checks to monitor compliance with incident response and recovery plans, and taking responsibility for the task management of an Associate Cyber Responder.

Additional responsibilities include analysing security breaches and recommending solutions to reduce the likelihood of similar incidents occurring in the future, as well as communicating the potential business impact of vulnerabilities. With a strong commitment to promoting security awareness across the organisation, you will share knowledge and expertise with colleagues, coach other associates, and maintain professional development in line with emerging technologies and industry best practice.

You may also be required to participate in the teams 24/7 on-call service, supporting the investigation and remediation of security issues as they arise.

Confident, self-motivated and a collaborative team player, its important that you have practical experience of resolving complex technical IT problems and in cyber security this may have come from other relevant roles such as (Soc Analyst, Security Analyst, Security Engineer) or in an IT role with strong exposure to security issues. Capable of using a variety of tools to manipulate and interpret data, and able to produce clear technical documentation, you should also have an NVQ Level 4 in Cyber Security or its equivalent experience for example CompTIA Security+,…