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Cyber Security Operations Analyst
About the Organisation:
As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s purpose is to support Scotland’s Health. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services which we develop and improve in partnership with our many stakeholders. These include NHS Boards, Scottish Government, and other public sector organisations.
The post:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Cyber Security Operation Team and work with us on developing and operating our national security service. You’ll help us detect, triage, and respond to security threats using a variety of tools like:
• Security Information Event Management (SIEM) systems
• Vulnerability management and scanning tools
• Threat intelligence sharing platforms
• Microsoft technologies including Microsoft 365, Defender XDR, and security dashboards
You’ll gain experience of incident handling, security tooling deployment/management, and related communications, working with key stakeholders both within NHS Scotland and externally such as Local Authorities, Scottish Government, NHS partners across the UK and NCSC.
The candidate:
You should be educated to degree level or have demonstrable academic achievements in the field of information and cyber security with evidence of continuing professional development.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact suvanesh.dewadas@nhs.scot or richard.mellis@nhs.scot
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is Monday 19th December
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We welcome applications from all candidates, however in line with Scottish Government requirement we will be giving priority consideration to NSS Test and Protect core staff who meet the essential criteria for the role.
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies