Cyber Security Analyst (2639)

Job summary

Are you ready to use your problem-solving skills to help protect critical systems and services in a fast-moving cyber security environment?

The Cyber Security team, part of the Digital team at Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB), is at the forefront of defending against cyber threats and plays a vital role in protecting the organisation’s information assets. We ensure the secure delivery of services across government and partner agencies by safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data through proactive risk management, monitoring, and incident response.

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will be at the heart of this mission. We are looking for someone who is passionate about cyber security and eager to help us stay ahead of evolving threats. In this role, you will apply your technical expertise to implement and maintain security controls, support operational procedures, and respond effectively to security incidents - making a real impact on the resilience of our services. You will work with business and technical teams to manage risks, perform vulnerability assessments, and ensure compliance. Key tasks include managing access rights, supporting network maintenance, and handling system backups. You will also investigate security breaches, carry out forensic analysis when needed, and recommend actions to strengthen our security posture.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist users in defining their access rights and privileges. Perform standard security administration tasks and resolve security administration issues.

• Communicate information security risks and issues to business managers and other stakeholders.

• Investigate security breaches using forensic techniques where appropriate, in accordance with established procedures; recommend required actions and support/follow-up to ensure these are implemented.

• Perform security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and business impact analyses for small information systems.

• Identify operational problems and contribute to their resolution.

• Create test cases using in-depth technical analysis of risks and common vulnerabilities.

• Apply and maintain specific security controls in line with organisational policy and local risk assessments.

Person specification

Success profileSuccess profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on. Technical / Professional Skills:

This role is aligned to Cyber Security Analyst within the Digital, Data and Technology Profession. These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage. They will be not be assessed at application stage. Please review the following to understand the skill expectations: Cyber security: operations - gov.scot

Experience:

• Experience of applying the principles of secure configuration and routine security procedures such as patching, managing access rights, malware, protection or vulnerability testing under supervision.
• Experience of defining incident management, incident investigation and response policy and/or incident management and investigation processes, procedures and systems and can advise others on incident management, incident investigation and response processes.
• General knowledge of system architectures in order to articulate the impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future designs and systems.

Behaviours:

• Seeing the big picture - Level 2.
• Changing and improving - Level 2.
• Making effective decisions - Level 2.

You can find out more about Success Profiles here: Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £33,754, Scottish Government contributes £9,778 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

How to applyApply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 750 words) which provides evidence of how you meet three experiences listed in the Success Profile above. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples 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, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and DDaT Technical assessment where the behaviours, experiences and technical skills outlined in the Success Profile will be assessed.

Interviews and DDaT Technical assessments are scheduled for w/c 16 March 2026, however these may be subject to change.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Christopher Caira
• Email : christopher.caira@aib.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : scottishgovernmentrecruitment@gov.scot