Information & Cyber Security Analyst | Nhs Counter Fraud Authority

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is the national body responsible for all matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of economic crime across the NHS. Further information about our work and annual plan for delivering this is available on our website.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Information & Cyber Security Analyst. Applicants must have a proven background in an IT related discipline, preferably security, along with a flexible ‘can do’ approach to work. The post holder will be tasked with identifying vulnerabilities, proactively monitoring system logs and alerts, remediating security threats, and potentially performing penetration tests. To support this function the post holder will have a good working knowledge of mainstream operating systems and IT Security technologies such as firewalls, WAF, email security gateway, proxy and SIEM solutions. The post holder will also have experience of Information Security Management systems (ISO 27001) and Risk Management.
Potential applicants can contact Simon Clark at simon.clark@nhscfa.gov.uk for an informal chat if they have any questions regarding the role.
In addition to the advertised salary working in the London area will attract High-Cost Area Supplement where appropriate
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a significant number of applications.
Working as part of the Information Security team to actively monitor, maintain, and develop systems and processes to ensure the security of NHS Counter Fraud Authority ICT infrastructure and information systems.
To manage and report on processes and systems that ensure the security of the IT network infrastructure and information systems.
The post-holder will assist the team with identifying and resolving security incidents, vulnerabilities and risks. This can include, but is not limited to, proactively monitoring ICT systems, analysing firewall rules and performing penetration tests.
They will maintain a solid knowledge of the information security principles and practices, ensuring that timely technical support is provided to satisfy the organisation’s business needs.
We have offices based in Coventry, Newcastle and London and also offer flexible and home-based working. The NHSCFA values and respects the diversity of its employees and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. If you are applying to undertake this role on a secondment basis you should have agreement to being released from your current role in principle, prior to submitting an application form. When you apply for this role, you will be redirected to our recruitment system TRAC. Please apply without delay as we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist.The NHSCFA does not hold a sponsor licence in respect of skilled worker visas and so is unable to employ candidates requiring sponsorship.
Manage, monitor, and develop NHSCFA Cyber Security operations and ICT security infrastructure to manage and reduce cyber risk and mitigate cyber threats.
Actively monitor NHSCFA ICT systems:
manage and operate IT security monitoring tools and systems ; review IT system alerts ; triage to eliminate false positives ; Identify threats that have entered the network.
Evaluate and address system generated and user-reported security incidents ; identify affected systems and scope of the incident ; analyse running processes and configurations on affected systems ; carry out in-depth threat intelligence analysis to identify an attack type, source, entry point, and possible remediation ; implement remediation or escalate incident.
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 Feb 2024