Cyber Security Advisor

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Transport Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 307386**Salary**:

- £39,428- London Salary: £43,316**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DFT - Corporate Delivery Group (CDG) - Digital, Information & Security**Type of role**:

- Digital
- Security
- Strategy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, London, SwanseaAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are looking for a Cyber Security Advisor, helping to improve the Department for Transport’s cyber security maturity level. Your role will be to support delivery of continuous security improvements and government requirements such as GovAssure and Functional Standards.

We’ll help you to reach your full potential, offering rewarding and challenging opportunities, alongside access to the latest training and technologies.

At DfT, we recognise that everyone has different needs and aspirations. We have created an inclusive and welcoming working environment so you can feel comfortable to be yourself at work.

**Job description**:
In the Cyber Security Advisor role your duties will include:

- Supporting the requirements to deliver GovAssure.
- Development and review of cyber security policy.
- Support the development of cyber security standards, processes and guidance.
- Delivering cyber security training and awareness across the Department.

In return, we can offer you:

- Exposure to high profile and senior stakeholders across government.
- The opportunity to shape the Department’s approach to high profile government projects.
- Support and investment to further your training and development.
- Flexible and hybrid working supporting a healthy work-life balance.
- Industry-leading pension and employee benefits package.

**Person specification**:
As a Cyber Security Advisor, you will help to improve the Department for Transport’s cyber security maturity level. Your role will be to support delivery of continuous security improvements and government requirements such as GovAssure and Functional Standards.

To be successful in this role you will have good communication skills and will be capable of presenting technical and complex guidance to a range of non-expert stakeholders with confidence.

You will be skilled at analysis, judgement and reasoning and you will also be able to manage your own time and prioritise your own deadlines.

**Additional Information**

A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Provide expert advice on Technical Security to the department and its Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs).
- Align with relevant regulation, policy and standards to provide proportional, practical advice that is tailored to the local environment, and advise on any residual risk.
- Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cyber Security processes and awareness across the organisation and make recommendations for continual improvement.
- Provide educational material, training and support to increase awareness of cyber security.

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.

This includes:

- a generous annual leave entitlement
- attractive pension options with an average employer contribution of 27%
- flexible working
- good career development opportunities
- a variety of career paths
- inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.**How to Apply**
- delivering continuous security improvements across a large organisation;
- effectively communicating technical topics to non-technical stakeholders;
- development of policies and standards, preferably with a cyber security and/or information assurance focus;
- delivering training and awareness and monitoring behaviour change;
- prioritising and managing competing deadlines.

Please fully utilise the 1250-word count when completing your personal statement.

**Sift & Interview Dates**

The sift is due to take place from **Monday 4th September.**

Interviews are due to take place from **Monday 18th September.**

This interview could be conducted via a

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