AMS PSR

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Project Manager InsideIR35 for a contracting ending March 2027 contract based REMOTELY with occasional travel to Swindon. 

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As a Project Manager , your main responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver a clear Security Architecture Blueprint defining UKRI’s current (“as-is”) and future (“to-be”) security state across the group, in line with the Government Cyber Security Strategy (GCSS) guidance.
• Implement an ISO 27001–aligned control framework with supporting tooling to strengthen Asset Lifecycle Management.
• Enhance Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities and expand use of Microsoft Purview features delivered under SF&DR.
• Introduce stronger Conditional Access controls to improve identity and access security across services.
• Establish integrated SIEM and SOAR capabilities to enable proactive threat detection and automated response.
• Stand up a Security Operations Centre (SOC) to provide continuous monitoring and operational cyber defense.

Essential: 

• Knowledge of the Government Cyber Security Strategy (GCSS) guidance.
• Experience working within Microsoft security environment.
• Proven ability to engage with and manage stakeholders effectively.
• Experience operating in comprehensive procurement / supplier processes.

Desirable:

• Demonstrate successful track record of complex project delivery, with the ability to manage large, multi-year, high-risk projects across federated organisations with multiple stakeholders and dependencies

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, UKRI 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.

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".