Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham. (Croydon and Stratford will only be available to existing employees of the Insolvency Service).
Job Summary
The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
The Cyber Security function sits within Change and Technology Services (CTS) which is responsible for the delivery of all the agency's change program and information and communication technology services. We aim to provide best in class digital technology services across our IT landscape, by working together with our partners, customers, our people, and the wider community. We are focused on improving the quality of delivery across our services and providing effective support for our applications and systems. We put our customers at the heart of what we do, helping to identify and deliver the best services for their needs.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women's Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career
Job Description
Our Cyber Security Team provides a dedicated security service for our digital and technology function, ensuring that the Insolvency Service can fully support CTS colleagues, the delivery model and provide security advice and support across the agency.
*Responsibilities*
Successful Candidate/s can expect to be involved in the following:
* overseeing the IT Security landscape and obligations for the Agency and advise the Senior Leadership Team on risks and mitigating actions
* governing the IT Security landscape across the Service Integration and Management (SIAM) Ecosystem to ensure compliance, availability, and the protection of Agency assets
* acting as an escalation and evaluation point for participants within SIAM Ecosystem
* creating and maintaining policies in alignment with guidelines and best practice
* being responsible for the secure operation and continuous improvement of the service, ensuring processes are adhered to
* receiving and evaluating security information, metrics, and measurements; interpreting and overseeing the response to security events, producing required internal reports
* coordinating regular and ad-hoc security testing exercises
* collaborating across the wider organisation to inform, educate and advise stakeholders
* steering the development of proposals, including assessment, in alignment with the strategic direction to ensure compliance with current policy, practice and guidelines
* balancing objectives and manage dependencies of varying complexity as priorities change
* removing blockers, manage risks and expectations
* effectively managing and communicating between complex stakeholder groups
* maintaining the community of practice for this role, building capability and excellence and championing across government and in industry
* supporting the Head and Deputy Head of Cyber Security as required and other tasks commensurate with the post
Our Cyber Security Team provides a dedicated security service for our digital and technology function, ensuring that the Insolvency Service can fully support CTS colleagues, the delivery model and provide security advice and support across the agency.
*Responsibilities*
Successful Candidate/s can expect to be involved in the following:
* overseeing the IT Security landscape and obligations for the Agency and advise the Senior Leadership Team on risks and mitigating actions
* governing the IT Security landscape across the Service Integration and Management (SIAM) Ecosystem to ensure compliance, availability, and the protection of Agency assets
* acting as an escalation and evaluation point for participants within SIAM Ecosystem
* creating and maintaining policies in alignment with guidelines and best practice
* being responsible for the secure operation and continuous improvement of the service, ensuring processes are adhered to
* receiving and evaluating security information, metrics, and measurements; interpreting and overseeing the response to security events, producing required internal reports
* coordinating regular and ad-hoc security testing exercises
* collaborating across the wider organisation to inform, educate and advise stakeholders
* steering the development of proposals, including assessment, in alignment with the strategic direction to ensure compliance with current policy, practice and guidelines
* balancing objectives and manage dependencies of varying complexity as priorities change
* removing blockers, manage risks and expectations
* effectively managing and communicating between complex stakeholder groups
* maintaining the community of practice for this role, building capability and excellence and championing across government and in industry
* supporting the Head and Deputy Head of Cyber Security as required and other tasks commensurate with the post
Person specification
The Successful Candidate Should Have:
* the ability to inspire and influence others with integrity and trust, allowing you to contribute to a team by generating enthusiasm and confidence among others
* the ability to build and maintain positive business relationships with a wide range of people
* self-motivation and proactive thinking with complementary business skills and demonstrable commercial acumen
* confidence, credibility and influence as a communicator with internal and external stakeholders
* the ability to take a strategic view and maintain sight of the bigger picture
* a logical and creative approach to problem solving with an ability to identify critical issues with ease
*Skills & Knowledge*
The successful candidate will have:
* knowledge of Cyber Security elements and controls across the Service Portfolio, from an Application, Cloud and Infrastructure perspective
* an understanding of the technical aspects of IT Security and related concepts to engage with security technologists
* the ability to identifying potential vulnerabilities and risks in systems across the estate
* the ability to collaborate with business and technology stakeholders in a language that is appropriate to the audience to elicit and evaluate the security implications of business change
* the ability to identify and explore opportunities for service and business improvement ensuring the organisation derives maximum reasonable value whilst also maintaining compliance
* an appreciation of commercial aspects of service delivery and decommissioning
* the ability to maintain the cadence of delivery through proactive engagement with Service Portfolio development, contract management, technical and service awareness
* an understanding of current Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Service Management practices and methodologies
* the skills to ensure that a set of IT products and Service Providers come together to deliver a secure IT service
* the capability of making disciplined decisions based on available information through the application of logical thinking and analysis of information
* the skills needed to apply reasonable risk mitigation within technological, organisational and financial constraints
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Delivering at Pace
* Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* Knowledge and understanding of basic cyber security principles and processes.
Alongside your salary of £47,949, Insolvency Service contributes £13,890 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We Want You To Have a Good Work-life Balance And Want To Support You In All That You Do, So We Offer a Great Benefits Package Including:
* flexible working arrangements and flexi-time
* full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years' service
* in addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave
* competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
* 5 days paid leave for learning and development
* 5 days paid for volunteering
* a Cycle to work scheme
* staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal life
Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package where the employer makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your take-home pay will not be reduced by the full amount of your contribution; and your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. For more information, visit
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the sift process, you will be asked to complete:
* CV
* Personal Statement
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
CV Guidance
Your CV should provide a clear overview of your employment history, key responsibilities, relevant qualifications and the skills and experience you've gained throughout your career including any notable achievements.
Note: Your CV will be scored as part of the assessment process and will be assessed against the criteria outlined in the job advert.
Personal Statement Guidance
Your personal statement should be no more than 500 words and must demonstrate how your personal skills, qualities, and experience align with the requirements of the role. Please ensure your statement references the
essential criteria
outlined in the person specification.
If successful at the sift stage, at interview, you will be assessed on the following:
* Behaviours - assessed through:
* Behaviour 1 – Delivering at Pace
* Behaviour 2 – Working Together
* Technical Skills
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Sift – week commencing 29th September 2025
Interview – week commencing 13th October 2025
Location - MS Teams
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Use of AI
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Visa Applicants
To sponsor a candidate under the Skilled Worker visa, a sponsorship licence is required. The Insolvency Service does not currently hold this licence and therefore, cannot legally sponsor Skilled Worker visa applicants.
Hybrid Working
Insolvency Service operates a hybrid working policy subject to business need, giving people the flexibility to choose when and where they work and collaborate with others.
Individuals are expected to work from one of the office locations stated in the advert to connect with their colleagues, as required by their role and business team needs. There is flexibility to split the working week, spending a minimum of 60% in the workplace, which includes the office, site visits, court etc.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Insolvency Service from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre- stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email
NSV
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the 'Assistance required' section in the 'Additional requirements' page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : CTS Corporate Support Team
* Email :
Recruitment team
* Email :
Further information
A candidate can raise a complaint to the Insolvency Service if they think that:
They have been discriminated against under the Equality Act 2010.
There have been procedural irregularities at any stage of the recruitment process.
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance: If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission.
All complaints must be received by the contact point for applicants within 24 hours from the date the applicant is advised of their non-success at sift, assessment or interview. Complaints will be considered by an independent third-party outside of the recruitment campaign. The decision will be conveyed to the applicant, in writing, within 5 working days of receipt of the complaint. The recruitment process will usually be put on hold until the complaint has been resolved.
Complaints may also be made to the Civil Service Commission at any time if the individual believes their application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles (appointment on merit through fair and open competition). However, complaints must first have been raised with Government Recruitment Service.