Overview
This is a hybrid role with a requirement to attend County Hall at least one day a week for team collaboration. This is a full-time, permanent role of 37 hours per week, covering hours between 08:00 and 18:00.
Responsibilities
* Senior role within the council’s Cyber Security team. The team operates on a rota basis, covering cyber security functions within the detect, prevent and respond framework.
* Incident response
* Vulnerability management
* Security Incident and Event Management
* Security and Identity maintenance activities
* Forensics and reporting
* Identity and Access Management
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
* Have previous experience of working within a cyber security field, with strong knowledge and skills in computer networking, operating systems and associated hardware.
* Ideally, you will also hold relevant qualifications in cyber security and computing, such as a degree in a computing field and Microsoft certifications. You will be committed to continuous self-development and can demonstrate this journey.
* You will be comfortable working under pressure, as part of a high-profile team delivering critical services with critical outcomes.
* You will be analytical, intuitive, tenacious and have great problem-solving abilities.
* You will thrive on being part of an enthusiastic team and hold yourself to high standards of accountability and best practice. You will ‘walk the walk’ and be a positive cyber role model.
What’s in it for me?
* We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
* Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Staff discounts in gyms.
* Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
* Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
* A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
* My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more
Anything else I should know?
For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Dave Littlewood (01823 355919) or Fiona Drew (1823 359923).
The salary for this role is Somerset Grade 10 - £37,280 - £41,771 per annum.
When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.
We may close the post early if we find the right candidate.
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