Cyber Security Engineer

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Role title: Cyber Security Engineer

TPR grade & pay group: Grade 7 & Digital

Directorate: Digital, Data & Technology

Starting salary: Salary starting from £55,504 per annum dependent on skills and experience, plus excellent benefits package, and flexible working arrangements

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Brighton:
Hybrid (6 days per month in the office)

Our DDaT team is undergoing transformation turning our existing capabilities into a modern, and high-performing function with long lived service teams, agility, a saver and user‑centric ethos with "new ways of working" embedded throughout.

The Cyber Engineering function is part of the Cyber Operations Team, and its purpose is to use specialist knowledge and skillsets to minimise cyber risks through the effective use and continual improvements of organisation‑wide cybersecurity infrastructure, solutions and processes.

This is a technically hands on role that requires specialist understanding of the continually changing cyber threat landscape and the use, configuration, and continual development of security solutions to minimise risks. The role is accountable for designing, implementing, maintaining and development of cybersecurity solutions to protect our organisation's networks, systems, and data from cyber threats.

• Ability to prioritise and use initiative
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Communication skills at all levels
• Attention to detail and accuracy

Our Digital, Data and Technology department is driving transformation at TPR to deliver positive outcomes for savers across the UK. Working within the Data Platform team, a successful candidate will be instrumental in building key solutions for TPR. They will also have a role in building the team and mentoring more junior members.

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full‑time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well‑being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government's workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.

We're proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.

With a career at TPR, you'll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We're committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive;

understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can…