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# SCIDA specialist

- **Company:** Infosec
- **Location:** Hemel Hempstead, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Mod Security, Cloud Platform System
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/specialist/infosec-job107936159

## About the Role

* Proven experience performing SCIDA responsibilities
 * Strong understanding of TEMPEST methodologies
 * Experience within Defence, Government or highly secure environments
 * Security assurance and accreditation experience
 * Knowledge of MoD security policies and compliance frameworks
 * Experience supporting complex secure IT platforms and services
 * Strong stakeholder management skills
 * Ability to operate as a technical SME
 * Experience working across multiple secure locations and environments
 * ITIL knowledge and service management experience

Desirable

 * Delivery of complex technical programmes
 * Secure communications or telecommunications experience
 * Defence managed services experience
 * Infrastructure, networking or platform security background

## Description

We're supporting a major organisation within the Defence and Secure Communications sector that is seeking an experienced SCIDA to join a highly secure, nationally significant programme.

This is a specialist position responsible for leading SCIDA activities across a complex secure managed service environment, ensuring security assurance, compliance and operational integrity are maintained across multiple secure platforms and locations.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Acting as the recognised SCIDA SME across secure managed services
 * Delivering SCIDA activities in line with customer and Government frameworks
 * Supporting security assurance, accreditation and compliance requirements
 * Working within highly secure operational environments
 * Developing and implementing security strategies, policies and procedures
 * Managing security governance across production, test and development environments
 * Ensuring compliance with MoD and Government security standards
 * Working closely with customer authorities, suppliers and internal stakeholders
 * Supporting service operations within an ITIL-based environment
 * Driving continuous improvement across security and assurance activities


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