Cyber Security Engineer

The Post holder works within the Digital Cyber Security Team, reporting to the Digital Service Manager (Cyber Security), but will be part of the wider Digital Operations team directly delivering the Digital services. They will have good technical understanding and support/maintain the following critical security areas/systems:

• Extended Detection and Response Technologies
• Email and Internet Filtering
• Next Generation Firewalls
• Patch and Vulnerability Management
• Security Information and Event Management
• Encryption Technologies
• Secure Remote Access
• Security Penetration Testing

The post holder will work under direction from the Digital Service Manager and will be responsible for supervising other staff involved in these activities. They will be required to provide technical reports to the Digital Service Manager on a regular basis regarding the performance and status of these systems., * Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent-regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

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Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

• The post holder will be educated to or operating at degree level in an IT Specialty.
• Specialist, demonstrable and extensive experience in an Cyber Security related discipline.
• Further education and evidence of Continuous Professional Development in IT subjects e.g. study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• Specialist technical knowledge across complex Cyber security products and practices understanding current needs and acknowledging industry trends.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery within an IT role
• The post holder will have experience in presenting to groups of technical staff on an individual basis.
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• The post holder must be able to drive and have a current driving license,
• The post holder will be familiar with principles and methods of project management.
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.

It would be great if you also have

• ITIL Foundation
• Microsoft Sec Ops Analyst (SC-200)
• Experience in a complex Technical Support role within an IT department
• Proven track record in the regular use of Microsoft Operating Systems and
• Services. Services, Products and Security Toolset
• Proven ability to manage the
• administrative and service delivery
• aspects of a high-pressure Cyber Security Support Service at organisational level
• Proven ability to deliver work
• objectives on own initiative
• Proven ability to work effectively
• with both technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels within and
• external to the organisation
• Proven relationship and performance management.
• Working knowledge of NHS Scotland's Digital legislation, policies and regulatory guidance
• Excellent customer focus

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

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Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.