Army Cyber & Information Services Operation Centre – Managerial Staff

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Job summary

A government defense organization is seeking qualified individuals for Senior Executive Officer positions within its Cyber & Information Services Operations Centre. These roles involve managing operations, mitigating cyber risks, and supporting engineering functions. Applicants should have relevant qualifications in Cyber Security and be capable of transitioning from technology backgrounds. Opportunities for remote work may be available.

Qualifications

• Qualified individuals in Cyber Security or transitioning from a generalist technology background.
• Experience in information technology or service management is beneficial.
• Ability to manage and mitigate cyber risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop specific areas of responsibility.
• Create standardised processes for operations.
• Link strategic policy to implementation.
• Report risks and issues.

Skills

Managerial competencies

Technical competencies

Inter-personal skills

Education

Degree / HND in Cyber / Computing

Formal certification (CISM/CISSP)

Tools

NIST

ISO 27001

CIS

CAF

Job description

The Army Cyber & Information Services Operations Centre (ACyISOC) is recruiting managers to enable the operation and defending the Army’s critical systems, platforms and information, ensuring information confidentiality, integrity and availability in a rapidly evolving digital battlespace. The ACyISOC is the focal point for coordinating activity to achieve mission assurance. You’ll be an integral part of developing the Army’s defensive cyber capability using state-of-the-art tools, advanced analytics, and next-gen tech, helping the Army protect its critical assets against its adversaries.

We are looking for individuals with the right attitude, managerial and technical competencies and the inter-personal skills necessary to own and develop several key functional areas within the Army Cyber & Information Services Operations Centre.

This post is an excellent opportunity for both qualified individuals looking to start or progress in cyber security, or those looking to transition from a generalist technology background into a cyber security career. Appropriate training will be provided to ensure you have the skills and knowledge required to perform the role. If you are looking for an opportunity to transition or upskill into cyber, we need you!

We are currently seeking 3 Senior Executive Officer (SEO) managers to cover a number of roles within the Army Cyber & Information Services Centre (ACyISOC). These roles will operate within a diverse environment with a blended workforce of Civil Servants, military personnel and industry partners reporting directly to a Grade 7 Civil Servant. These roles will be pivotal in understanding, monitoring, and mitigating cyber risks across the Army’s digital enterprise.

The 3 roles are Deputy ACyISOC Manager, Engineering Support Manager and Cyber Risk Manager.

The ACyISOC is growing in maturity and the functions and roles are developing at pace. These roles have the opportunity to drive the direction of the ACyISOC and make a significant impact to reduce the cyber risk to the Army.

We are looking for people with a relevant qualification such as a Degree / HND in Cyber / computing or formal certification through a certifying body (CISM/CISSP). Qualification and experience from adjacent field such as information technology or service management will be considered.

The successful candidates main responsibilities will include:

Lead and develop your area of responsibility
Formalise activities by creating standardised processes
Act as a conduit to link from strategic policy to implementation
Reporting risk and issues

Role specific responsibilities:

Deputy ACyISOC Manager

Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the ACyISOC, providing operations oversight
Team management and development of subordinate functions providing guidance and support
Security Incident Response assisting in the preparation and coordination of security events in a timely manner

Engineering Support Manager

Responsible for the management of engineering support to the other ACyISOC elements
Lead detection engineering
Enabling automation
Applying and ensuring adherence to security engineering standards
Supporting the tools and technologies

Cyber Risk Manager

Responsible for supporting comprehensive cyber security assessments to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities
Using industry standard frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, CAF) and methodologies to evaluate, benchmark and apply appropriate CIS controls to manage risk within specified tolerances
Ability to communicate risk to a variety of stakeholders.

Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.

Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.