NMC Cyber Security Engineering Lead

Police Digital Services
Wigan, UK
13 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£35,000.0 - £60,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Cyber Security Continuous Integration DevOps Intrusion Detection and Prevention Security Information and Event Management Software Repository Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

  • Lead a team in creating, configuring, and maintaining technology platforms and tooling that support security operations within the National Management Centre
  • Contribute to technical designs and documentation for new and existing solutions
  • Act as a point of escalation and subject matter expert for other team members
  • Support forces with the configuration of Sentinel and log sources
  • Coordinate the testing, implementation, and configuration of new data sources
  • Contribute to the management of SIEM content, including detections
  • Provide line management for NMC Cyber Security Engineers
  • Work with wider NMC teams to support continual service improvement and innovation
  • Help protect front-line policing from cyber-attacks
  • Support the delivery of threat detection and response capabilities across the technology estate

Technologies:

  • Azure
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Support
  • Microsoft Power Platform
  • Security
  • CI/CD
  • REST

Requirements

  • Experience supporting and developing SIEM platforms in a Security Operations Centre across a multi-tenant environment
  • Practical experience creating, testing, implementing, and supporting custom tooling for Security Operations
  • Proven line management experience leading security engineers and analysts
  • Ability to work independently and produce high-quality work without close supervision
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially for technical subjects
  • Ability to coordinate, track, and report project milestones, risks, and blockers to senior management
  • Broad cyber security awareness and practical experience
  • Eligible for NPPV3 and SC clearances; NPPV3 clearance must be approved before start
  • Relevant cloud certification or equivalent experience
  • Previous public sector experience
  • Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Sentinel, or other SIEM platforms
  • Experience working with code repositories and CI/CD

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