Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MCSE or equivalent level and Degree Level (or) Equivalent knowledge skills and experience
• Evidence of Personal Development

• Expert knowledge of IT security industry and developments.

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of current IT cyber security issues
• Management of a complex IT Infrastructure within the NHS or large enterprise level organisation.
• Good knowledge of security standards, legislation and best practice
• Knowledge of: o Network security o Operating systems and application security o Access control methodology o Physical security in an IT environment o Incident response o Risk assessment
• Up to date knowledge of technical applications
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate problems, issues and solutions
• Active Directory Management
• Anti-Virus infrastructure
• Windows 2003/8/12 Server knowledge

• Experience developing and managing best-of-breed enterprise IT security appliances
• Work under pressure with time restrictions
• Disaster recovery and Business Continuity knowledge
• Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp Experience
• Firewall technologies knowledge
• SAN Technologies
• VMware knowledge
• Azure / AWS

Skills

• Specialist technical knowledge of security Issues and products so that complex security issues can be quickly diagnosed and resolved.
• Capacity to undertake complex risk assessments
• Organisational skills
• Strong communications skills, verbally and written.
• Report writing and procedure /policy development
• Good time management.
• Capacity to communicate complex matters to non technical persons
• Ability to organise self and others and to work on own initiative
• Ability to work to deadlines, prioritise tasks and manage in a busy pressurised climate
• Ability to prioritise and plan use of resources

• Ability to communicate complex information to all levels of staff
• Project Management
• Business Change Management

Knowledge

• In Depth Knowledge of the laws as it applies to IT Security and recommended standards as applied by appropriate bodies e.g. NHSDigital
• Knowledge across many of the below areas: o IT desktop applications o Operating systems o Networking o Computer technology o Database technology o Security o Virtualisation o Citrix o SAN Technologies o Microsoft Server and Supporting Services

• Knowledge of current NHS Information Technology issues, standards and procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/