Cyber Security Analyst

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Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to peoples lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities were all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if youre thinking of joining us, theres never been a more exciting time.

We are looking for two motivated Cyber Security Analysts and the aim of the roles are to lead on the creation and management of robust threat intelligence and vulnerability management capabilities for local government. Sharing actionable intelligence with, and between, local authorities to enable them to proactively and promptly respond to emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities. The role will also be responsible for coordinating with central and local government stakeholders, monitoring and analysing data from multiple sources, and producing effective intelligence products that allow for the meaningful reduction of cyber risk to local government.

You will play a significant role in identifying and developing new capabilities to increase local government awareness of its cyber vulnerabilities/threats working collaboratively with SMEs in other government departments.

Find out more about our Digital teams and what they are working on through our MHCLG Digital blog. Please note that MHCLG do not offer visa sponsorship and applicants will need a valid visa for the duration of your employment.

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you'll:

• Lead on collaboration with cross-government departments and security stakeholders to coordinate the continued provision and access of threat intelligence and vulnerability data streams
• Analyse threat and vulnerability data from multiple sources to provide actionable intelligence for central & local government stakeholders
• Utilise multiple cyber frameworks including MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). to translate the impact of cyber activity with varied technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Produce clear intelligence briefings and reporting to advise senior stakeholders on threat trends and strategic decision making
• Proactively monitor the threat and vulnerability landscape to identify cyber security threats and weakness to help inform defensive priorities and ensure detection capabilities remain effective for local authorities
• Conduct or support Threat Intelligence activities against prominent threat actor groups. Communicating intelligence and risks to improve the response to new threats and attack vectors across networks, systems and applications
• Identify areas for opportunity within the sectors threat intelligence or vulnerability management capabilities to develop central tooling, monitoring, or communication solutions to improve sector wide maturity
• Provide support to wider cyber operational activity including incident coordination and vulnerability management

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you'll have:

• Experience working in cyber security, vulnerability management or threat intelligence environment
• Experience working with threat intelligence products and an understanding of threat assessment processes and methodologies
• An ability to analyse and assess the impact and risk critical vulnerabilities
• An understanding of cyber security concepts, including monitoring techniques, intrusion detection and protective security
• Experience implementing Threat Modelling methodologies or data analysis techniques to identify and mitigate potential security risks to systems and applications
• An ability to present technical information to stakeholders in concise language, supplementing own knowledge with research where needed
• Demonstrable experience producing well-written, well-structured, timely and impactful products and notifications, that meet the requirements of stakeholders