Senior Engineer - Cyber Security

About the Job

• This is a hybrid role with a requirement to attend County Hall at least one day a week for team collaboration.
• You will be entitled to 30 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays.
• You will assume a senior role within the council’s Cyber Security team. The team operates on a rota basis, covering cyber security functions within the detect, prevent and respond framework.
• This is a full-time, permanent role of 37 hours per week, covering hours between 08:00 and 18:00.

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day‑to‑day work will involve:

• Incident response
• Vulnerability management
• Security Incident and Event Management
• Security and Identity maintenance activities
• Forensics and reporting
• Identity and Access Management

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Have previous experience of working within a cyber security field, with strong knowledge and skills in computer networking, operating systems and associated hardware.
• Ideally, you will also hold relevant qualifications in cyber security and computing, such as a degree in a computing field and Microsoft certifications. You will be committed to continuous self‑development and can demonstrate this journey.
• You will be comfortable working under pressure, as part of a high‑profile team delivering critical services with critical outcomes.
• You will be analytical, intuitive, tenacious and have great problem‑solving abilities.
• You will thrive on being part of an enthusiastic team and hold yourself to high standards of accountability and best practice. You will ‘walk the walk’ and be a positive cyber role model.

• We promote a healthy work‑life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Dave Littlewood ) or Fiona Drew .

The salary for this role is Somerset Grade 10 – £37,280 – £41,771 per annum.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

We may close the post early if we find the right candidate.

DBS information:
This role requires a basic check via the Disclosure procedure.