Internal Applicants Only - Cyber Security Engineer

To lead the development of a testbed within the Cyber Innovation Hub, taking responsibility for the maintenance, optimization and enhancement of digital and physical environments on the testbed. To provide advice, guidance and support to industry stakeholders, and lead strategy for cyber-attack scenario development within this area. Further support the OT training courses with OT exercises development and help in the execution., * To provide support to cyber security researchers and start-ups to setup, configure and use the cyber range for advanced cyber-attack and defence research, and take responsibility for resolving issues independently using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action and ensuring complex and conceptual issues and solutions are understood by the audience.

• Investigate and analysis specific issues within cyber security, creating recommendation reports, supported by advances within cyber security research.
• Ensure that the provision of the cyber security expertise as well as testbed development and support is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements.
• Collaborate with others in order to make recommendations for developments of established processes and procedures.
• Establish working relationships with key contacts to ensure role objectives are met, developing appropriate communication links with the local and national cyber communities as required.
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the Programme to define Cyber Security testbed requirements.
• Supervise specific testbed teams on an occasional basis to accomplish key objectives.
• Develop and deliver training where appropriate.
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the Cyber Innovation Hub.
• Instruct and guide other employees across the University within Cyber Security as required.

General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

• Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Substantial experience of working within Cyber security testbed development.
• Able to demonstrate professional knowledge within IT networks to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.
• Ability to set up standard office systems (command line interfaces) and procedures and make improvements as appropriate.

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working

• Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
• Evidence of ability to explore customers' needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.

Planning, Analysis and Problem solving

• Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identifying and proposing practical solutions and resolving problems with range of potential outcomes.
• Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline.
• Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.

Other

• A willingness to undertake further training and development., * Postgraduate/Professional qualification.
• Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.
• Fluency in Welsh, written and oral., We are looking for a team player who will work with colleagues to provide a great service to staff and students. You don't need to have worked for a University before; this is an opportunity to show your potential and start or continue your career at Cardiff University.

This role may be an opportunity for you to build on your experience from working in a previous administrative role or environment with particular interest in Postgraduate Taught Programmes, showing your transferable skills and aptitude to be successful in the role. You should be enthusiastic about developing your knowledge and skills to become a valued member of the team.