Cyber Security Threat Hunting Principal — Flexible Leader

Office for National Statistics; Newport; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading pension 28%

Flexible working patterns (full-time,

Job share

Maternity / shared parental leave 26 w

Employee Assistance Programmes

Diversity Network Groups

Mental Health Allies

Civil Service Sports & Social club

Generous holiday allowance – 25 days,

Rising to 30 days after 5 years

Job summary

Office for National Statistics is seeking a Cyber Security Threat Hunting Principal to lead proactive hunts across the IT estate, identify malicious activity and vulnerabilities, and guide remediation with senior stakeholders. The role sits within the SaIM Directorate and requires deep threat hunting expertise and strong business understanding.

The position supports flexible working patterns (full-time, part-time, job-share) and involves collaboration with government partners to strengthen cyber

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic objectives for Cyber Security Threat Hunting over the SaIM strategy period.
• Conduct Cyber Security Threat Hunting aligned to the cyber threat faced by ONS; scope hypotheses and report findings to the Head of Cyber Security.
• Identify opportunities to improve security alerts and work with cyber analytics to implement changes; brief all teams and document thoroughly.
• Identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in the ONS network; lead remediation with stakeholders in Vulnerability Management.
• Liaise with other government departments to assist in identification and remediation of cyber threats.

Job description

Office for National Statistics is seeking a Cyber Security Threat Hunting Principal to lead proactive hunts across the IT estate, identify malicious activity and vulnerabilities, and guide remediation with senior stakeholders. The role sits within the SaIM Directorate and requires deep threat hunting expertise and strong business understanding.

The position supports flexible working patterns (full-time, part-time, job-share) and involves collaboration with government partners to strengthen cyber