Cyber Product/Supply Chain Assurance Lead
UK Health Security Agency
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Job summary
As part of its development and governance UKHSA is expanding the Cyber Security Division, building on its capability to provide a critical function in the protection of the UKHSAs digital assets, working closely with wider UKHSA security teams and stakeholders (Government Security Group, NCSC, Cabinet Office etc.) to build a resilient infrastructure, supporting the organisation in reaching its ambition to become a global leader for health security and becomes a critical component of our national security architecture.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the division in a specialist cyber assurance role. Reporting to the Head of Cyber Risk & Assurance, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of cyber assurance activities, whilst reporting the cyber risk posture of the organisation to the Cyber Senior Leadership Team and internal stakeholders.
Job description
This is a challenging role where you will be expected to:
- Manage a team of cyber assurance professionals.
- Continually develop and improve processes to provide assurance as to the cyber security of the UKHSA supply chain and associated products/services.
- Provide pragmatic and balanced reporting, with an emphasis on identifying risks to the organisation posed by potential and current suppliers, their products and services.
- Integrate into the cyber security area of business, and wider organisation, to identify opportunities, add value and promote the necessity of a robust and secure supply chain.
- Engage colleagues in the wider cyber security team to ensure a consistent and joined up approach to delivery of services.
- Manage the coordination of scheduled and reactive penetration testing.
- On occasion, deputise for the Head of Cyber Risk and Assurance.
Person specification
The candidate must be comfortable to work flexibly and operate in a highly ambiguous environment while the Agency continues its transformation journey and defines its organisational culture. The ability to identify and understand challenges to find creative solutions will be critical as will strength in managing and building relationships across the organisation, undertaking effective collaboration at fast pace, both internally and externally to UKHSA. They will be expected to work on their own initiative but know when to seek direction or decision.
The candidate will be expected to engage various stakeholders across UKHSA to establish and manage cyber risk. In doing so, you will need to be analytical, pragmatic and innovative in developing and delivering effective cyber assurance activities across the organisation.
The successful candidate will understand the requirements of corporate governance, the relationships between enabling functions and how they contribute to the wider organisational mission.
Essential criteria
You will be assessed on the below 4 essential criteria, which have been selected from the Job Description.
Essential Criteria
- Knowledge and experience of SAAS security principles.
- Proven cyber risk management and/or cyber security experience across a broad range of areas in large complex organizations. This experience could have been gained from the public or private sectors.
- An understanding of risk management methodologies.
- A good understanding of cyber security and information security management
Desirable Criteria
- Technical knowledge of cyber security and/or security architecture.
- Experience of cloud computing environments.
- Working in central government projects.
- Complex stakeholder management.
- Managing ambiguity and delivering certainty in fast paced, high pressure environments.
- Delivery focused problem solving.
- Communicating clearly in a language which meets the needs of different users, with a good understanding of different channels and formats for different audiences and ability to adapt to stakeholders' reactions with flexibility.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
Selection Process Details:
This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours/Ability/ Experience/Technical skills.
Stage 1: Application & Sift
Success Profiles
You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listed 4 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:
- CV/ Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
- 750 word Statement of Suitability.
This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
The CV / Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together .
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment.
Please do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Stage 2: Interview (success profiles)
You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.
Behaviours, technical and experience will be tested at interview.
There will be a Presentation.
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Working Together
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Location
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's locations (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Specialist or regional roles will be based at the appropriate UKHSA site. For certain roles, some additional flexibility may be possible, which will be agreed upon with the hiring manager based on individual requirements and business needs.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
Reasonable Adjustments
The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone.
To help you during the recruitment process, we will take into account any reasonable adjustments that could help you.
An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work.
This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should:
Contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.
You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/
Security Clearance Level Requirement
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
The successful candidate once in post will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requires Security Check (SC) clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Your application may be rejected and/or you may be subject to disciplinary action if evidence of plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Irene Scahill
- Email : recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk
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