Cyber Security Trainee | NHS England
About the role
Cyber Operations purpose is to support safe care and build public trust by building NHS England’s cyber resilience and enabling the wider health system to be cyber resilient, supporting Transformation Directorate’s purpose of delivering the best care and outcomes for the NHS.
The Cyber Operations sub-directorate consists of 4 operational areas:- Cyber Security Operations Unit (CSOU).
- Cyber Delivery Unit (CDU).
- Cyber Improvement.
- Chief Information Security Office Function (CISO).
The CSOC, part of the CSOU, function provides centralised monitoring and response across NHS England, and the system. The CSOC consists of Threat Operations (ThreatOps), Detect and Respond, Incident Management, Service Operations (ServiceOps) and Development Operations (DevOps).
As a Security Trainee, you will:- Join the Protective Monitoring team to be in the Analyst Pool where you will be involved in triaging and responding to alerts through a SIEM tool.
- Work within the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), rotating through different teams in the CSOC to learn different Security Operations and Threat Operations specialties.
- Provide an initial analysis on security data to identify potential threats and formulate recommendations and actions to consider in order to remediate and respond.
- Support senior colleagues in assessing, planning, and advising stakeholders on security measures that will help protect us from security breaches and attacks on its computer networks and systems.
- Keep up to date with the latest security and technology developments, including researching and evaluating emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them.
- A role as part of a dynamic team using data and digital technology to transform health and care.
- A range of opportunities to build your experience in an environment where your work has a direct and positive impact.
- A real commitment to your personal and professional development with access to a broad range of learning opportunities
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.
Please ensure your supporting statement includes demonstratable evidence and specific examples on how you meet the criteria for each of the key skills specified. This will be used in both the shortlisting and interview processes.
Important: Please be aware there are residency requirements you need to meet:All NHS England Cyber Security personnel must hold security clearance SC level as a minimum. To meet National Security Vetting requirements, you must have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years for SC clearance. Candidates who were posted abroad for service with HM Government, Armed Forces or within a UK government role - will still be considered.
Please make sure you meet these requirements before applying for this role. You don’t need to have SC already, however, failure to achieve the requirements for SC after offer, will result in the job offer being withdrawn.
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This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024