Length of employment: Job Summary: To ensure that DCMS can deliver its mission, the department has established the DCMS Cyber Security Group (DCMS-Cyber). A new multidisciplinary cross-departmental cadre of cyber security and intelligence specialists, DCMS-Cyber leads activities to understand, identify and respond to cyber threats. From cyber threat intelligence analysts, to operational policy experts, DCMS-Cyber plays a central role in ensuring that vital services are protected from current and near-future threats. This is an incredibly exciting time to be part of a new cyber security capability. As a security or intelligence professional, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to apply your skills, shape team activities, and gain significant exposure to senior decision-makers. What's more, your work will make a real difference in protecting both UK citizens and society as a whole, through the use of your skills to protect vital services. Are you ready for a challenge? Job Description: Like many parts of government, DCMS is wholly reliant upon technology to meet its mission requirements and deliver vital services to the public. Due to the nature of the organisation and broad range of credible threats faced, seeking to exploit its services for financial or political gain, it is crucial the department maintains a strong defence. This is a highly visible role. Working closely with internal and external partners, you will act as the front line against such threats, leading vital work that seeks to identify and respond to potential compromise through the monitoring of key systems. Working with technical expertise, you will proactively lead efforts to identify key vulnerabilities associated with departmental devices and infrastructure, before they can be exploited. You will also lead the department's cyber incident coordination activity, establishing clear processes that will be at the heart of DCMS's cyber response effort.DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We're committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include: Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice 3 days of paid volunteering leave Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay generous paternity and adoption leave Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year Occupational sick pay Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more! Terms and conditions at SCS grades will vary. Those applying for SCS roles should refer to the candidate information pack for more information on terms and conditions.Essential Requirements: Cyber Security Operations. Practitioner. Develops security operating procedures for use across multiple information systems or maintains compliance with them; Applies routine security procedures appropriate to the role, such as patching, managing access rights, malware protection or vulnerability testing with autonomy; Develops and tests rules for detecting violations of security operating procedures with autonomy Information Risk Assessment and Risk Management. Practitioner. Has a good understanding of how assessed risks are addressed as part of an approach to risk treatment Legal & Regulatory Environment & Compliance. Awareness. Maintains understanding of regulations that will impact the role; Follows documented procedures for compliance. Protective Security. Awareness. Maintains an up-to-date understanding of fundamentals of other areas of cyber security. Threat Intelligence and Threat Assessment. Practitioner. Applies threat intelligence to model threats and protects organisational assets and goals, including informing the selection of security controls, developing indicators of compromise, detecting illicit behaviour providing context for undertaking investigations and responding to events. Threat Understanding. Practitioner. Proactively identifies, interprets and leverages a range of relevant sources of threat information, using a variety of techniques, to understand the threat environment (local and strategic), including its nature, capability, focuses of interest and other factors associated with relevant threats Desirable Skills: A strong existing network, or the ability to forge a network of contacts across government and external organisations. Experience of using Microsoft security platforms and technologies, in particular Sentinel and Defender. Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across organisational boundaries and cultures. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate, summarise and describe technical issues for non-technical audiences. We fully recognise that the requirements for our cyber roles are demanding and difficult to attain. We encourage candidates to apply, even if it is felt that not all the essential requirements are met. DCMS-Cyber are seeking candidates that demonstrate good values and a willingness to learn. We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by the Head of Cyber Security, and will take place on: Wednesday 30 April, 2pm - 2:45pm The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions. Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form here by 11pm on Tuesday 29 April and you will be sent an invitation. Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will assessed against the experience success profile : A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the \"Job History\" section on Civil Service Jobs on the Civil Service Jobs application form. A Statement of Suitability (m ax 750 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates. For the shortlist, we will select applicants demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence provided in your application. In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial sift will be conducted on the statement of suitability. Those who are successful in the initial sift will then be scored on all e lements of the application. For support in writing your application and interviewing, please refer to the 'Application and Interview Guidance' document attached to the job advert. Further Information A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to Department for Culture, Media and Sport 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. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. DCMS has a London and a National pay scale. For more information on this, including the circumstances in which each pay scale will apply, please see the 'Candidate Information Pack' attached. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service 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 stating the job reference number in the subject heading. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. 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