Security and Infrastructure Technician

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service have an exciting opportunity for a Security and Infrastructure Technician to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Are you passionate about Cyber security?

Do you want to help protect Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service in today s high threat environment? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity within our ICT team. Working alongside our experienced Infrastructure and Security Manager you will help ensure that our Service is protected from cyber threats. You will help develop response and recovery plans with our Service Desk and Systems Management teams. You will help keep our Service personnel informed of cyber risks and provide assurance to external stakeholders. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to various projects within the service. These include achieving our Cyber Essentials Plus, maintaining Our Airwave CoCo and implementing changes required to comply with the NFCC Cyber Assessment Framework.

The successful candidate will have a passion for cyber security, keeping up with the latest developments and always on the lookout for future threats. You will understand how to secure infrastructure and system configurations and protect our information. Knowledge, capacity to learn and adapt to new challenges will be the key strengths of the successful candidate. We d love to see examples of how you ve been able to put theory into practice in the course of your career or studies. You will be capable of working swiftly and accurately, often in time sensitive situations. You will understand the benefits of working to well described Change Management Processes.

Please take note that Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working

• Generous leave entitlement plus public holidays

• Full support for ongoing professional development

• On-site gym facilities

• Free onsite parking

• Access to an emergency services Blue Light discount card

• Use of our in-house occupational health unit, which includes fitness support

• Access to the Service s 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

• Public sector pension (subject to pension scheme rules). You will automatically be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which is a tax-approved, defined-benefit occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on your earnings, and you can choose from different income options when you retire.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives. These organisations include:

• Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion