The Senior Security Analyst (Ops) sits within the Protective Monitoring function of the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC). The CSOC is made up of Protective Monitoring, Incident Management, Threat Operations, Engineering and Consultancy. The role is a Tier 3 analyst in the XDR Protective Monitoring Sub team.
Cyber Operations purpose is to support safe care and build public trust by building NHS England’s cyber resilience and enabling the wider health system to be cyber resilient, supporting Transformation Directorate’s purpose of delivering the best care and outcomes for the NHS.
The Cyber Operations Sub-directorate Consists Of 4 Operational Areas
- Cyber Security Operations Unit (CSOU)
- Cyber Delivery Unit (CDU).
- Cyber Improvement Programme.
- Chief Information Security Office Function (CISO)
The post of Senior Security Analyst has been awarded a Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) in response to current labour market conditions. In recognition of this, the role attracts an additional monthly RRP payment equal to 20% per annum.
Please be aware that RRP is non contractual and subject to review.
As a Senior Security Analyst Ops You Will
- Provide Tier 3 security analytics and incident response for service-specific security monitoring.
- Deputise for Security Lead (Analyst) in their absence.
- Act as an escalation point for Tier 2 Analysts for incidents and investigations.
- Offer mentorship and guidance to Tier 2 Analysts to support others and their own growth and development.
- Keep up to date with the latest security and technology developments, including researching and evaluating emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them.
- Use advanced analytic tools including SIEMs and XDR to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities.
- Apply experience and knowledge to assist with investigations of triggered security alerts.
- Support with the development and automation of SOC processes, to mature the security monitoring service.
- Assist with the refinement of Use Cases and identification of areas for improvement of overall security posture.
The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Mitchell Job title: Security Lead (Analyst) Email address:
[email protected]
