Defence Cyber Electromagnetic Force (DCEMF) – Digital Enterprise Operating Authority Cyber Compliance SME

Job summary

Defence Cyber Electromagnetic Force (DCEMF) help protect the UK's critical Defence digital capabilities. As a Digital Enterprise Operating Authority Cyber Compliance SME, you will provide specialist cyber security advice, assess risks, support assurance activities and help ensure compliance across complex Defence systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of Defence cyber operations, influencing real-world outcomes that support UK Defence. Suitable for candidates with experience in cyber security, governance, risk management or compliance who are looking to develop their career in a challenging and rewarding environment.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

• Be responsible for managing your own projects, alongside supporting your team with their assigned projects, under MOD Network Defensive Cyber Policy.
• Lead and support the DEOA CC team by providing technical advice for new and current projects within the MOD community, other Government departments and industry specialists, on policy-based cyber defence requirements.
• Provide support to DEOA CC and the Digital Enterprise Authority Board (DEAB) for projects seeking authority to operate on the MOD digital enterprise. Working with projects, Service Transition Officers (STO) and the DEAB team to provide project position and updates prior to the board, feeding into technical documentation and providing high level statements against requests for ongoing compliance to MOD policy.
• Lead and ensure the creation of Knowledge Base Articles (KBAs) for projects undergoing MOD policy compliance; ensuring all projects submit their required documentation.
• Ensure MOD Network Defensive Cyber Policy and linked technical guidance is maintained and updated, as new Cyber Defence capabilities are enabled as technologies change.
• Assist and support the coordination of the DEOA CC responses for MOD risk balance cases and network joining requests, ensuring adherence to cyber operational directives contained in current MOD Policy
• Working with the DEOA CC Deputy Head, define the cyber technical requirements for MOD and industry gateways.
• As required, lead on technical reviews of architectural documentation (high- and low-level design documents) to ensure projects will be compliant with policy.
• Working with DEOA CC Control to develop, maintain, and enhance relevant businesses and ways of working between DEOA CC team, Joint Cyber Defence area, the STO and the DEOA Governance Team. This must include engagement and co-ordination with the Defensive Cyber Contractor.
• Build on relationships within the Joint Cyber Defence business area and with key stakeholders, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of system and service delivery and sustainment.
• Line manage civilian and military personnel.
• Deputise for DEOA CC Deputy Head when required.

Person specification

We would like to see some previous experience in at least one of the following: Cyber Security Governance/Management, Technical Project Management, Risk Management and/or Operational Security Management but remain open to applications from results-driven candidates in other categories of role with a strong proven technical ability.

Ideally, you’ll have the following skills/qualities:

• The ability to build strong working-relationships
• Personal drive, commitment, and determination to deliver results at pace
• Great communication skills, able to converse at a wide variety of levels
• Able to lead both technical and non-technical teams

Additional information:

Whilst in post, you may be able to gain industry recognised qualifications and more and we’ll support you throughout the process. If not held already, opportunity will be provided to gain the following and further qualifications when in post:

• Certificate in Information Security Management (CISM)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Certified ISO 27001 Practitioner

Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Security Architecture
• Applied Security Capability
• Information Risk and Asset Management
• Threat Understanding

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Our benefits include:

  • Learning and development tailored to your role with a dedicated minimum of 5 days per year
  • 25 days paid annual leave rising (by 1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of five years’ service
  • Ability to roll up to 10 days annual leave per year
  • In addition to eight public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
  • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  • Parental and Adoption Leave
  • Discounts on a range of services within and external to the civil service – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, Company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
  • In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes such as vouchers and gift cards
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD 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/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.To apply please complete the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard, ensuring it highlights your relevance to the essential criteria listed in the person specification.

It is essential that all applicants provide a personal statement (max. 1250 words), assessed against your responses to the questions listed below.

Each one will be scored and make up part of your overall score to assess your suitability to be invited to interview:

1. Demonstrate when you have used your communication skills to clearly explain a technical issue to a non-technical audience. Evidence how you have delivered and ensured understanding and the methods you may have used.
2. Describe your experience and/or understanding of how risk can be managed effectively.
3. Demonstrate your prioritisation skills, whilst working under pressure, where you’ve had to meet time-bound targets whilst also leading on /managing other tasks or teams.
4. Describe your experience of working in an IT, cyber security or enterprise/solution architecture role.
5. As required by this position, please confirm you hold sole UK nationality only.

At sift, Candidates will be assessed against their CV, Statement of suitability and the following:

Behaviours:

• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership

Technical Skills

• Security Architecture
• Applied Security Capability
• Information Risk and Asset Management
• Threat Understanding

Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, the sift will be conducted on your CV & Statement of suitability only

Interviews

We’ll assess you against these behaviours, technical skills and experience during the interview process:

Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace

Technical Skills

• Security Architecture
• Applied Security Capability
• Information Risk and Asset Management
• Threat Understanding

The Government Security Profession Career Framework and the Security Architect role used in this vacancy can be found at: Government Security Profession career framework.

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.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) generates and operates specialist capabilities, ready to fight across all domains to make the UK secure at home and strong abroad.

Always on, we are across every UK operation, delivering the capabilities you don’t usually see - or those you can’t.

From cyber warriors and medics to intelligence analysts, special forces, educators, and Defence attachés, our collective expertise delivers the warfighting edge Defence needs to deter threats and secure the nation today and prepare for tomorrow.

CSOC unites Defence’s cyber and specialist capabilities under a single, military command alongside the Royal Navy, British Army, and the Royal Air Force - acting as the UK’s fourth Military Command. For more information, please see here.’

Cyber and Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to design the way in which the new Military Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, posts within CSOC are/or may become subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (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

Open to UK nationals only.

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.

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 : Henry McConnell
• Email : henry.mcconnell100@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.

Attachments

Candidate Information Opens in new window (docx, 32kB)Defence Civil Service Offer Opens in new window (pdf, 1563kB)Defence Internal Brief Notice Opens in new window (docx, 39kB)CSOC Candidate Pack (1) Opens in new window (pdf, 1777kB)