The Cyber Defence & Risk (CyDR) team plays an integral role in protecting the UK against external and internal cyber security threats to ensure that our Armed Forces have the strong cyber defences they need. We are responsible for enabling Defence operations and capabilities, providing specialist cyber security services across UK Defence (including industry) and working our international allies.

About us:

Defence Digital ensures our Armed Forces remain among the most technologically advanced in the world. We do this by putting innovative and effective technology into the hands of over 200,000 users, from the boardroom to the front line.

We lead on cutting-edge data science, automation, and cybersecurity at scale. Our mission goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving digital innovation that impacts lives across the globe.

Defence Digital forms part of Strategic Command which manages the MOD’s joint capabilities for the Army, RAF, and Royal Navy.

Passionate about using your skills to make a critical difference? Your next career move could be here.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Team Manager is a new role, within the recently established Threat & Information Security Team and will operate the M365 optimised and enhanced security tools, that have been enabled to address fundamental security gaps and issues across Defence. In this role, you’ll drive the team to continue to develop the tools that have been initiated, to increase Defence’s cyber resilience.

Responsibilities

Manage, report and optimise team delivery/performance by:

• Managing the backlog / pipeline of new rules, ensuring the operational and service desk impact remains within manageable limits.
• Ensuring DLP delivery meets the changing threat landscape and alignment against changing business requirements. Maintaining the support wrap (a group of services) for the DLP service; optimisation of the capability and alignment with policy.
• Documentation update approval and publishing, reporting metrics for senior management.
• Alignment with the Service Owner of the M365 package and maintenance of the support wrap.
• Manage basic accounts and writing budget request business cases, when required.

Team Management:

• Line-manage a team, co-ordinate the day-to-day activity, ensuring the team meets and delivers objectives; manage recruitment activities and employee continuous professional development. Represent the team at relevant internal and external meetings.

Meetings and relationships:

• Prepare responses to Subject Access Requests (SARs), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Ministerial Questions (MQs), Parliamentary Questions (PQs) etc. in relation to information security incidents.
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant organisations across Government.

Person specification

This role may be suitable for someone with previous experience in data analysis, Microsoft Cloud Computing platforms including Azure, IT service management, information management, risk management and/or governance and data protection.

Previous experience or technical knowledge can help but we’re looking for the core skills and the motivation and ability to learn, so we can support your continuous development in the role. We’ll provide opportunities to maintain or gain industry qualifications, certifications or memberships where required.

Ideally, you’ll also have the following skills:

• Experience in leading, supporting, coaching and mentoring colleagues.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Great organisation, timekeeping and prioritisation skills.
• Able to keep calm under pressure and use your initiative and analytical skills.
• Personable, task focused and able to build relationships with the core team and wider colleagues.
• A passion for security and technology and identifying and solving problems.
• Motivation, commitment and the desire to continue to learn and develop.
• Ability to work in a fast pace, demanding environment.
• A degree in IT, Cyber Security or a related subject or equivalent experience may be beneficial.

Additional details:

This position can be based at either MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB or MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR.

Work location will be agreed once the successful candidate has been selected.

There may be a requirement to travel within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits) for meetings, training or operational reasons.

This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £11,400 per annum. Eligibility for this allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy.

If not already held, successful candidates will be required to obtain DV clearance prior to taking up employment. This position is open to sole UK nationals only.

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be 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.

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

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

• Information risk assessment and risk management
• Applied security capability
• Protective security
• Threat understanding

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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.
• 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.
• Find out more here - Discovermybenefits.

Equality and Diversity

Defence Digital operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. Defence Digital reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing.

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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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £44,590.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London SW1A 2HB

Reference ID: 386333