AMS PSR

On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Cyber Security and Threat Analyst (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract based REMOTELY.

Note: DV Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position, (and speed at which we require a postholder in situ), preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance

The purpose of this project is to understand how ‘real world’ regulation, and foundational technologies of cyberspace can inadvertently facilitate or be exploited for criminal activity. This work will help to inform more effective responses by government, law enforcement and developers alike to combat cybercrime.

Researching malicious internet infrastructure is a highly specialised field that blends cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and network analysis. A specialist in this area should possess a combination of technical skills, analytical capabilities, and practical experience.

The key objective is to derive new insights into the different types of malicious infrastructure which are being used by cybercriminals to identify opportunities to use the insights into malicious infrastructure to inform cybercrime policy and countermeasures including an assessment of risks and issues.

The role will also require excellent stakeholder management skills to contact and engage with key organisations, individuals and maybe academia.

Essential skills and experience:

• Have experience with dealing with real world threats in the serious and organised crime or cyber threat incidents.
• Have experience in analysing malware behaviour and an ability to identify associated infrastructure.
• Have an excellent understanding of how cyber threat attackers build and use infrastructure to undertake malicious activity.
• Have experience of working in cybercrime investigations or national security

Desirable skills and experience:

• Have worked within a UK Government national security or crime department / UKIC
• An understanding how to deconstruct malware or binaries to uncover infrastructure indicators.
• An understanding of cyber threat intelligence and experience in producing or reading/analysing reports

Essential qualifications:

• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) or a similar certification
• GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI) or a similar certification
• GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) or a similar certification

Desirable qualifications:

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or a similar certification

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".