Lead Protective Monitoring Analyst(Ref: 91353)
Ministry of Justice
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Closing Date: 6th November
Interviews: W/C 18th November (subject to change)
Grade: SEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: National: £39868 - £51675 (which may include an allowance of up to £11807). London: £45824 - £56050 (which may include an allowance of up to £10226).
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working, job share.
Contract Type: Permanent.
Vacancy number: 91353
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Lead Protective Monitoring Analyst here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative DISO team.
This role aligns against Monitoring Lead from the Government Security Profession framework.
This is a vital role in the protection of the Ministry of Justice’s technology, systems and services alongside the vital information they contain. The Security Operations Centre provides security monitoring across the Ministry of Justice.
The team aims to provide constant vigilance against security attacks, respond when they do occur, and continuously seek out ways to improve the security of our systems.
The team is a mix of Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics and Monitoring specialists. These are made up of a mix of SEO, HEO and EO roles with plenty of collaboration and development both horizontally and vertically.
You’ll be joining as a Lead Analyst in the Protective Monitoring team, working on the active defence of the Ministry of Justice digital and technology solutions against cyber security threats.
Working closely with stakeholders, developers and network teams, you’ll help ensure that threats and vulnerabilities are dealt with effectively and that people are kept informed about their services. You’ll focus on the impact on real people, and look for ways to make things safer for them.
You’ll also be learning the tools we use to do the job, and improving your skills in Cybersecurity while supporting junior analysts’ learning, and senior analysts’ investigations.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
- Proactively monitor logs and event information to effectively identify and help mitigate potential threats to the MoJ.
- Independently investigates complex cases involving cyber security incidents.
- Leads continuous response automation and alert improvement
- Threat hunting across the whole estate to identify gaps and problems.
- Line management of Protective Monitor Analysts.
- Interprets device and application logs from a variety of sources.
- Develops an understanding of the MoJ’s security tools and technologies.
- Build and maintain relationships across the organisation.
- Developing your skills and learn from others.
- Works hours or shifts outside of normal work hours in an “on call” capacity as needed.
- Works well in a team environment, with the ability to train, coach, and manage junior members of the larger team.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Benefits
- 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
- A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
- Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
- Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
- 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
- Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
- Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
- Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
- Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
- 5 days volunteering paid leave.
- Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
- Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification
Essential
- Previous experience working in a cyber security environment.
- Understanding of complex cases involving cyber security incidents - such as suspected data breaches, intellectual property theft, insider threat investigations, fraud and abuse, and asset misuse. Understand own level of responsibility and empower others to make decisions where appropriate. Analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions.
- Experienced team leader who can demonstrate pride and passion for their role, engaging with others to delivering a shared vision. Value difference, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fairness and opportunity for all.
- Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive, respond to unexpected events quickly with a logical plan, taking into account policies, goals and resources.
- Working with other teams to encourage joined up teamwork within own team and across other groups. Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders and technical engineers.
- Working knowledge of information security standards and data privacy regulations, including EU General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
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Benefits
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Candidates must submit a CV and statement of suitability (of no more than 750 words) via our applicant website Jobtrain, which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above. Candidates who do not submit both a CV and a separate statement of suitability will not be invited to attend an interview.
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on ‘Previous experience working in a cyber security environment’ will be conducted before the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Terms & Conditions
Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5359
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
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