ICT Technical Security Lead at Dorset Police

About the role

The principal responsibility of the ICT Technical Security Lead is to lead the ICT Security area providing technical security services and protective monitoring services to the Alliance. With responsibilities that include but are not limited to:

• Establishing, maintaining and monitoring, in conjunction with other Alliance personnel and third parties, appropriate service level, availability, configuration, capacity, change and release management processes for ICT security services
• Assess all changes to ICT systems, applications, processes and services for security implications and advise accordingly. With an emphasis on securely enabling business needs rather than blocking them.
• Providing accurate and detailed advice and guidance to the Alliance in the feasibility and impact of strategic and tactical changes to the ICT security, systems and services
• Lead teams – in-house, third party and partner - in the development and installation of appropriate ICT security solutions, often within the context of an agreed project methodology, so as to support the delivery of improved operational performance or to offer other clear business benefits
• Leading the team tasked with the day to day support of the Alliance ICT services, ensuring that they perform to agreed Force standards and service levels and within budgetary constraints
• Provide feedback to staff on performance, support development of them and their teams and undertake line management responsibilities

Further Information

Please see the job description for further details

About Us

What you get if you join us:

• A competitive salary with yearly increments
• 25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers)
• Access to heavily subsidised gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one off payment of £5)
• Company sick pay
• Competitive local government pension scheme
• Job related equipment, as required
• Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties
• Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme)
• Support networks, free Employees Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services
• Development and training opportunities
• Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need
  
• Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need
• Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely at times throughout the working week (once signed off the training plan)