Salary: £31,373 (National Framework) or £36,775 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week (compressed or flexible hours may be considered)
Contract: Permanent
Location: We can offer homeworking, office-based or hybrid working
Closing date: Monday 13th May 2024 at 11.59pm
About Us
We’re the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we work to improve health and adult social care in England.
Through the dedication of our expert team, we monitor health and social care services to provide England with a safe and compassionate care system, recognising when services perform well as well as encouraging improvements and taking action over poorer care, where necessary.
One of our main commitments is to become a truly inclusive organisation and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To do so, we work with a variety of networks, including the Disability Equality Network, Race Equality Network and LGBT+ Equality Network.
Our specialist Technology Team is the driving force behind advancements to our digital infrastructure.
We’ve recently partnered with Microsoft and are implementing a state-of-the-art cloud-first strategy across our organisation, helping us to become a more intelligent regulator.
With your help, we can promote an efficient and effective delivery of care regulation, so the people of England receive the highest quality of health and social care services.
We’re now looking for a Security Operations Analyst to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Benefits
- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking
Why this could be a great role for you…
This is the perfect opportunity for a cyber security professional with experience using Microsoft security technologies to take their next step with our national organisation.
In this vital role, you'll have the chance to utilise your expertise across a broad range of cyber security matters, ensuring each day with us is varied and engaging.
In return for your expertise, you’ll receive a superb rewards package alongside the chance to grow your skillset, further your expertise and enjoy a dedicated cyber security career.
So, if you’re passionate about cyber security and want to join a collaborative and dedicated team, apply today.
What you will bring…
To be considered as our Security Operations Analyst, you will need:
- Experience using Microsoft security technologies such as Sentinel, XDR, etc.
- Experience working across complex multi-supplier and/or team environments
- An understanding of common security standards, frameworks and regulations
- The ability to communicate security issues to peers and management
What you’ll be doing…
As our Security Operations Analyst, you will manage and lead on cyber security matters throughout our organisation.
Acting as the first line of contact for all security incidents, events, concerns and requests, you will undertake detailed root cause investigations with skilled interpretation and analysis of information.
You will also work with technology teams and the Security Operations Lead to remediate vulnerabilities and reduce the chances of attack.
Additionally, you will:
- Contribute to our cyber management processes
- Consult on the physical security of CQC buildings and conduct site visits
- Undertake confidential and technically complex research and investigations
- Participate and contribute to exercising and testing programmes
- Support the effectiveness of Information Asset Security
Next steps…
If you require any support or assistance with the recruitment process, please get in touch with our team or include a note in your application.
We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
So, if you’d like to join us as a Security Operations Analyst, please apply via the button shown.
Other organisations may call this role IT Security Analyst, Information Security Analyst, IT Security Engineer, Cyber Security Engineer, or Technology Security Analyst.
