Security Lead

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom NHS Digital Full time

About the role

We are recruiting for a Security Lead who specialises in Protective Monitoring to join our Cyber Operations team. Cyber Operation's purpose is to support safe care and build public trust by building NHS England’s cyber resilience and enabling the wider health system to be cyber resilient. As well as, supporting the Transformation Directorate’s purpose of delivering the best care and outcomes for the NHS.

An extraordinary health and care service deserves exceptional talent to support its delivery.

The Cyber Operations sub-directorate consists of 4 operational areas:

Cyber Security Operations Unit (CSOU). Cyber Delivery Unit (CDU). Cyber Improvement. Chief Information Security Office Function (CISO).

The CSOC, part of the CSOU, function provides centralised monitoring and response across NHS England, and the system. The CSOC consists of Threat Operations (ThreatOps), Protective Monitoring, Incident Management & response, Service Operations (ServiceOps) and Development Operations (DevOps).

To support our strategy to improve NHS England’s cyber resilience, we are recruiting for a Cyber Security Lead Analyst specialising in Protective Monitoring to work within the Cyber Security Protective Monitoring team. This is one of the core pods of NHS England's National CSOU.

The Role

As a Security Lead you will be responsible for analysing relevant security intelligence and threat information to identify and mitigate security threats occurring across the users, systems infrastructures and resources critical to NHS England and Health & Care Organisations. 

Some of your responsibilities include: Area lead for monitoring of the NHS.net platform – this consists of providing security monitoring for a nationally important email and O365 collaboration platform for circa 2 million users and user principals used across the UK and NHS environments. Leading investigations into security lapses and breaches of the mail platform.  Collaboration with Live Service Management and Outsourced Supplier teams who maintain or deliver aspects of the NHS.net platform, including service reviews and metric delivery on CSOC performance and support for NHS.net Delivering security monitoring using the CSOC’s Sentinel SIEM tooling and implementing the successful migration from incumbent SIEM solution.  Working with the other area leads within the protective monitoring function and incident management, or elsewhere across CSOC to improve the team as a whole. Mentoring and Line Managing analysts within the Area to provide upskilling and a scalable and resilient team.

Important:  Please be aware there are residency requirements you need to meet:

All NHS Digital/England Cyber Security personnel must hold security clearance SC level as a minimum. To meet National Security Vetting requirements,  you must have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years for SC clearance.  Candidates who were posted abroad for service with HM Government, Armed Forces or within a UK government role - will still be considered. More information on SC clearance can be found 

Please make sure you meet these requirements before applying for this role. You don’t need to have SC already, however, failure to achieve the requirements for SC after offer, will result in the job offer being withdrawn. 

About you

Some of the skills and experience we're looking for: 

Information Security Management - Highly developed specialist knowledge of the processes, tools and techniques of information security management, ability to deploy and monitor information security systems, as well as detect, resolve and prevent violations of IT security, to protect organizational data.
Information Security Technologies - In-depth knowledge of technologies and technology-based solutions dealing with information security issues; ability to apply these in protecting information security across the organization.
Information Security Operation Centre (ISOC) -
In-depth knowledge of modules, processes and technologies of Information Security Operation Centre (ISOC); ability to detect, response and utilize related platform and applications to perform cyber security initiatives.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Extensive knowledge of concept, procedures and processes of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM); ability to utilize related applications to protect organizational networks from cyber risks.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention - Demonstrable knowledge of tools, techniques and processes of intrusion detection and prevention; ability to detect, resolve and prevent intrusion behaviours to protect organisational networks.

What's in it for you
a role as part of a dynamic team using data and digital technology to transform health and care a range of opportunities to build your experience in an environment where your
work has a direct and positive impact a real commitment to your personal and professional development with access
to a broad range of learning opportunities
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