Senior Technical Advisor – Telecoms Network Security
3 days ago
Job Title: Senior Technical Advisor – Telecoms Network Security
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Technical Advisor to join our team and play a key role in establishing and supporting the rollout of a network security regime for communication providers. As a Senior Technical Advisor, you will work closely with other members of the Network Security team to develop and implement guidance on network topology, security, operations, and processes to ensure Ofcom's policy position and approach to the regulation of these new network security requirements are effective, appropriate, and measurable.
Key Responsibilities:
Work with other members of the team in responding to and assessing telecoms and digital infrastructure company responses to security and resilience incidents that occur in their infrastructure which are reported to Ofcom. Ensure enough information is present to deliver a sound security risk assessment.
Support the rollout, management, and monitoring of a programme promoting the adoption of the new legislation underpinning the TSR. This will include maintaining and supporting a compliance monitoring regime that will provide annual reports to the Secretary of State for DCMS. This will include supporting and future review and update of the "code of practice", compliance guidance, and requesting evidence to support CP assessment, including carrying out and/or managing compliance assessments against that "code".
Work with colleagues in Ofcom investigations teams to provide technical support in relation to any enforcement activity.
Work with industry stakeholders, Government, and other relevant agencies to ensure policy goals are aligned and effectively coordinated.
Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:
Security Assurance and Risk Management:
- Managing remediation plans within a Communications Provider (mobile, fixed, internet).
- Evaluating technical vulnerabilities and identifying appropriate control measures.
- Experience across all cyber security risk management domains (strategy, governance and risk management, protection, detection, response, recovery, situational awareness, testing).
- Managing and monitoring security assurance programs.
Cybersecurity Threats:
- Understanding of threat actors targeting Ofcom's regulated sector and associated cybersecurity threats.
Telecoms Technology and Architecture:
- Understanding of fixed and mobile architectures.
- Practical application of best practices for the technology under review.
- Maintaining awareness of current and emerging telecoms technologies through training, industry liaison, and managing external technical research projects.
Articulating Ideas: Written and oral communication skills, including presenting to internal and external audiences.
Executing Plans: Experience in project management, including developing and delivering plans, and managing risks and issues.
Qualifications:
- Relevant professional qualifications.
- Maintains UK security clearance or is willing to undergo a vetting check (once started), as this is a requirement for the role.
Desirable Skills:
- Supply chain management and vendor contractual arrangements.
- Third-party or managed services access and security.
- Network separation and high assurance systems management.
- User identity management.
- Asset management.
- Auditing and testing.
- Experience in fixed and mobile signalling (GSM to 5G).
- 5G Radio Access Networks (RAN) and Open RAN.
- Virtualisation of telecoms network functions.
- Understanding of vendor risk assessment and evaluation.
- Understanding of human and physical security aspects in telecoms.
- Management of cryptographic material, including key derivation, management, revocation, distributions, and hardware roots of trusts.
- Telecoms signalling systems and monitoring/defensive measures.
- Implementation of telecoms network functions or business systems within public cloud environments.
About Ofcom:
Ofcom has a clear mission: to make communications work for everyone. To be able to deliver on this, we want our organisation to reflect the diversity of background, experience, upbringing, and thought that exists across the UK. We aim to recruit from the widest pool of candidates possible – no matter your social background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or disability.
Where positions are listed as full-time, we remain open to reduced hours, part-time arrangements, job shares, and other flexible working options. From day one, we champion flexible work arrangements to accommodate individual needs.
We also warmly welcome applicants who are returning to the workforce after a break – for whatever reason. If you have taken time away and are ready to rejoin, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Our recruitment processes prioritise accessibility and inclusivity. If you need information in an alternative format or have specific preferences, please contact our recruitment team at resourcing@ofcom.org.uk or call 0330 912 1378.
As a Disability Confident employer, we offer interviews to disabled applicants who meet essential criteria for advertised roles. Learn more about this scheme here. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/jobs/disability-confident-scheme
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