Cyber Security Advisor (SIEM Engineering)

NHS England; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare organization in Exeter is seeking a Security Advisor SIEM Engineering to enhance its cybersecurity operations. The role involves deploying and maintaining data feeds for the SIEM system, managing technical relationships, and collaborating with teams to improve cybersecurity practices. The ideal candidate should possess a postgraduate degree or equivalent experience, along with expertise in cybersecurity technologies, particularly in SIEM systems. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Recruitment and Retention Premia of 20% per annum

Responsibilities

• Deploy data feeds into NHS England's SIEM system.
• Maintain SIEM data feed infrastructure.
• Manage technical relationships during data feed deployment.
• Develop SIEM configuration and interface with other SOC tools.
• Improve automation of security monitoring.

Skills

Knowledge of information security technologies

Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Ability to monitor information security systems

Troubleshooting and incident resolution

Education

Post-graduate level degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

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 four operational areas:

• Cyber Security Operations Unit (CSOU & SIO)
• Cyber Delivery Unit (CDU)
• Cyber Improvement Programme
• Chief Information Security Office Function (CISO)

This role is in the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) which is part of CSOU and provides centralised security monitoring across both NHS England and the wider health and care system in England. The CSOC teams work closely together to improve NHS cyber resilience and enable a \"Defend as one\" strategy across the health and care system.

The Security Advisor SIEM Engineering provides new and enhanced SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) system and tooling capability for the CSOC, including deploying feeds from data sources, building cyber detection capability, improving the automation of security monitoring and managing the SIEM environment.

Main duties of the job

The Security Advisor SIEM Engineering is responsible for:

• Deploying feeds from data sources into NHS England's SIEM system and ensuring compliance with the SIEM's data modelling, for both newly developed services and existing services being updated.
• Maintaining the SIEM data feed infrastructure to ensure the timely delivery of security logs into the SIEM without loss of data fidelity.
• Managing the technical relationship with services and customers during the deployment and updating of data feeds into the SIEM.
• Managing and developing the SIEM configuration and the SIEM's interfacing with other SOC tooling.
• Working closely with the Cyber Monitoring teams to build cyber detection capability and improve the automation of security monitoring.
• Identifying and delivering continuous improvements to enrich, refine and optimise SIEM capabilities.
• Investigating, troubleshooting and resolving CSOC tooling service incidents.
• Collaborating and conducting knowledge transfer with architects, engineers and subject matter experts.
• Implementing organisational standards for design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance and documentation.
• Providing clear and accurate SIEM status reporting for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentoring and coaching junior staff within the Cyber Security Operations Centre.

About us

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

We lead the NHS in England by:

• 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 people can develop and make a difference.
• 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.

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste.

If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

Residency requirements

Important: Please be aware there are residency requirements you need to meet:

All NHS England Cyber Security personnel must hold Security Clearance level as a minimum. To meet National Security Vetting requirements, SC clearances require 5 years continuous UK residency. In certain cases, this can be reduced to three years continuous UK residency, with additional overseas checks for the previous two years. 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. For further advice please check https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels#security-check-sc

The post of Security Advisor/Analyst has been awarded a Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) in response to current labour market conditions. In recognition of this, the role attracts an additional monthly RRP payment equal to 20% per annum. Please be aware that RRP is non-contractual and subject to review.

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Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of technologies and technology-based solutions dealing with information security issues; ability to apply these in protecting information security across the organisation.
• Working knowledge of concept, procedures and processes of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM); ability to utilise related applications to protect organisational networks from cyber risks.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of modules, processes and technologies of Information Security Operation Centre (ISOC); ability to detect, response and utilise related platform and applications to perform cyber security initiatives.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of the processes, tools and techniques of information security management, ability to deploy and monitor information security systems, as well as detect, resolve and prevent violations of IT security, to protect organisational data.

Desirable

• Demonstrable knowledge of and ability to investigate, troubleshoot, resolve and prevent the recurrence of incidents that interfere with the normal delivery of IT services.

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate level degree or equivalent level of experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Wellington Place, Leeds; Hexagon House, Exeter; Wellington House, London

Leeds/Exeter/London

LS1 4AP

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