Ddat and Cyber Fast Stream 2023

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

- 256180**Salary**:

- £28,840**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Fast Stream**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 113Contents

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- Remote working (anywhere in the UK)About the job

**Job summary**:

- On the Digital, Data, Technology (DDaT) and Cyber Fast Stream, you will have a unique opportunity to learn and work across 4 digital, data, technology or cyber areas in a fast paced and learner driven environment where the work you do will impact the lives of millions of people.**Job description**:
DDaT and Cyber Fast Streamers operate across the whole UK Civil Service. On scheme you'll have the chance to develop your leadership and management while developing skills and experience through a number of postings. During your postings, Fast Streamers will work in one of the four pillars;
Digital - Delivering a variety of digital services that transforms the way government engages with the public.

Data - Using data resources to identify and solve complex problems, ensuring any data is treated in a secure and ethical way.

Technology - Supporting government departments with the design and implementation of technology solutions.

Cyber - Protecting information systems, the data on them and the services they provide, from unauthorised access, harm or misuse.

You may be:

- setting direction and leading teams responsible for the detection and response to cyber incidents and the technology and processes required to keep pace with the evolving cyber threat;
- gathering and analysing data, including user research;
- product managing a new feature or improvements to an existing government service;
- project managing an IT system upgrade;
- building web services and creating content for websites;
- advising ministers and senior management on DDaT and cyber strategy and policies;
- performing detailed reviews of digital services in order to provide security assurance and prevent and mitigate against potential cyber risks.

**What will you experience?**:
You will have the opportunity to make government services even more secure, easy to use, increasingly relevant and optimised for the evolving needs of our users and protect the systems and citizens’ data. This is your chance to be involved in some of the most innovative e-government projects in the world and to make a difference.

Some of the projects our fast streamers have worked on have included:

- supporting the Department of Education with the rollout of over 1.3m laptops to disadvantaged young people, to ensure they will able to continue to learn at home during Covid;
- working on a new payment system for prisons to ensure family and friends could send money securely to prisoners;
- supporting the work on the Covid Test and Trace system to enable contact with people who had been in contact with an infectious person.

No two projects are the same as each department has different needs, but you will experience lots of support while you are in your placement, with the opportunity to lead on projects and provide valuable input.

You’ll have the opportunity to engage with senior stakeholders both inside and outside of government from day one. Each posting will allow you to build on your core skills in DDaT and cyber. No two pillars will share the same career path but will give you the opportunity to develop to be future leaders.

Promotion and successful completion of the scheme will see you earn around £45k to £55k in your first role after the Fast Stream. The scheme is designed so that, wherever you find yourself working in government beyond the DDaT and Cyber Fast Stream scheme, you will have the skills and experience that allow you to be a professional leader within government.

During the 3 year scheme, all Cyber Fast Streamers must undergo a higher level of security clearance ‘Developed Vetting’. Please see a demystifying blog post from a current DV cleared civil servant and our Vetting Charter to learn more about what to expect.

**Person specification**:

- Eligible to work in the UK

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

- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Developing Self and Others

**Benefits**:
You’ll have a unique opportunity to start your career in DDaT and cyber security, improving delivery of public services, often politically sensitive, which really matter. As well as great roles, working with experts and access to specialist L&D, you will also have the best opportunity to gain the skills and experience that will make you a credible leader within the UK Civil Service.

Other benefits include the Civil Service pension scheme, professional qualifications, flexible working, season ticket loans, sports and soci