ICT Cybersecurity Analyst

Shropshire Council is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced person to join our ICT Cybersecurity team. The ICT Cybersecurity Analyst position is a key role within the team, which itself forms part of a wider Infrastructure and Security team of approx. 14. Working alongside other analysts, this role will help to protect the Shropshire Council ICT estate from a variety of potential external and internal threats through numerous activities and responsibilities such as:

• Helping to identify and close vulnerabilities and mitigate risks
• Responding to incidents and requests
• Detailed case analysis
• Working through and responding to audit requirements
• Monitoring and alerting
• Acting as a security advisor to a variety of stakeholders
• Working closely with partners and third partner suppliers

We are looking for an experienced person to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in Cybersecurity best practise and trends, a high degree of technical knowledge and experience working with both internal and external stakeholders.

We're looking for a candidate who has a minimum of 5 years' experience delivering 3rd line security support. Excellent communication skills are also critical to this role. You will need to be self-motivating and able to work to key deadlines

PAY SCALE Band 11, SCP 29 to 33 (£38,629 to £42,708), We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development, apprenticeships and career progression including:

• Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days increasing with service to 33 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.

• Access to a benefits platform with a wide range of retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes (cars, bikes, AVCs)

• Employer contribution Pension Scheme Shropshire County Pension Fund

• Supportive carers and parental policies (maternity, paternity, adoption leave, special leave)

• Many opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.

• Access to counselling and occupational health services

Shropshire Council is a unitary authority which serves the rural county of Shropshire. One of the most important things about working here is the knowledge that you're working to help others and the real sense of achievement and purpose that brings. The people of Shropshire are rightly proud of their county's assets, its natural beauty, its history, its diverse economy, its vibrant culture.