AMS PSR

On behalf of FCDO, we are looking for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst (Inside IR35) for a 12 Months contract based Hybrid/ in Glasgow/Milton Keynes.

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 (short-term nature of this role 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 DV clearance. 

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK's security, defend our values, reduce poverty, and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

As a Senior Cyber Security Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Responsible for operational security and assisting with the design, implementation and development security controls and systems. 
• Ensure that incidents are detected, prioritised, investigated, contained, remediated and that operational security controls are measured and constantly improved. 
• Continually evaluate, review and advise on current developments in all areas of cyber security and cyber threats.
• Apply appropriate security controls to all hardware and software assets. Proactively monitor networks and systems for evidence of potential threats. 
• Lead response activities to minimise the impact of cyber incidents, including technical investigation into the root cause and extent of any damage. 
• Deliver awareness training on cyber security standards, policies and best practices. Ensure remediation work identified by IT Health Checks and Audits is undertaken. 
• Provide constant review and improvement of cyber security policies, best practice and implementation. 

Essential:

• Proven ability to identify, investigate and remediate complex cyber security issues.
• Firewall and network security; Experience working with one or more cloud environment
• An understanding of key attacker techniques and capabilities models; and the various Cyber Kill Chain frameworks.
• Experience in securing cloud platform.
• Encryption; Knowledge in threat modelling and ethical hacking; Extensive experience working with SIEM solutions (Splunk)
• Experience in Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Defender.
• Basic experience in some scripting languages

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, FCDO 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 

FCDO 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".