Cyber Security Specialist

Job Introduction

Job Title:

Cyber Security Specialist

Salary:
Up to £62,428.08 (£50,281.08 basic salary plus a non-contractual/non pensionable Skills for the Information Age supplement of up to £12,147.00 amount awarded either 0%.50% or 100% based on validation of self-assessment)

Contract Type:
Permanent.

Location:

To be based at one of our main hubs (London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds or Glasgow) London Allowance of £4,613.61 payable to London based candidates only.

Type of Working Arrangement:
Blended approach of home and office-working is available.

Hours:

This is full-time role (37 hours per week).

British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the ‘Guardians of the Railway,’ putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are simple:
We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.

Are you looking for your next exciting career move? Our Technology team are looking for a Cyber Security Specialist, the postholder will implement security technology and programs that protect the enterprise against unauthorised access to organisation, customer or partner data.

• Responsible for providing specialist cyber security advice for projects and programmes, carrying out threat analysis, blocking security threats, and educating end users
• Responsible for monitoring and evaluating new information security technologies and sharing knowledge with operations.
• Manage stakeholders; raise any gaps in existing/new security solutions and make recommendations of how to be secure by design to minimize business risk.
• Working closely with Information Management / Information Security and the Cyber Security Unit.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams on security matters.
• Working with external partners, counterparts in Home Office Forces as well as the NCSC

• Industry certification such as CISSP, CCSP, Azure Security, Architecture, Security+, Togaf, SABSA
• An extensive background working in IT Security based roles, with relevant industry experience.
• Experience with XDR, configuration of multi-layer security solutions.
• Experience with cyber security concepts, such as threat detections, incidents response, penetration testing (external / internal), malware and DDoS mitigation.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
• Interest-free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months.
• Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
• Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
• Excellent Pension scheme:
  We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at P
  
  Note:
  
  If you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS, your pension will not be affected.

Successful applicants will be required to pass National Security Clearance (5 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure. For more information and Top Tips, please see attached document.

We’ll ask for relevant health and medical history details to support employee wellbeing.

We'll ask for references to cover the past 5 years.

We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity…