Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security and
Technical Implementation Officer to join us on a full-time basis.
You will be responsible for ensuring the Trust maintains its
excellent Cyber Security Threat defence and response; you will be responsible
for ensuring technical implementations are conducted in line with both industry
and Trust level standards, contributing and setting the latter.
Candidates should have a significant understanding of many
aspects of cyber security and various technology concepts, i.e., cloud,
virtualisation, storage etc. and be familiar with various type of hardware,
operating systems, Microsoft product families & technologies and server
platforms.
Assessment planned for 27th July 2023
Informal enquiries are welcomed: cyber.recruitment@neas.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
Responsible for contributing to the research, design, and
implementation of new highly complex IM&T systems, incorporating technical
security (specifically) and compliance with applicable legislation, while also
taking into consideration the organisation and end user requirements.
Contributing to the planning, design,
installation, security, configuration, monitoring, preventative maintenance and
troubleshooting of highly complex systems and to provide thorough, clear,
precise documentation to support the delivery of said systems.
A
specific focus on pro-active cyber security management. This entails both
pro-active and reactive activity. The former encompasses delivery of industry
standards across core infrastructure including impact assessment of any change
as well as co-ordinating roll out. The latter involves reacting to a cyber
incident that the trust is currently experiencing but to also examine system
triggers and rectify / modify accordingly.
About us
We
employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square
miles.
Many
people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take
them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic
skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more
treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We
have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients
with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We
have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions
or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately
patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of
"safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We
value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a
workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from
people from all backgrounds. To
ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold
employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer,
Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work
Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across
all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached documents to view the full job description for the Cyber Security and Technical Implementation Officer role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached documents to view the full job description for the Cyber Security and Technical Implementation Officer role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ITIL Foundation certification
- Educated to Degree level in relevant discipline with specialist knowledge or significant relevant experience with specialist knowledge.
Desirable
- PRINCE Foundation.
- ITIL Practitioner.
- IT vendor certifications such as Microsoft, Citrix, Sophos.
- Working towards or achieved Microsoft Certified Professional certification or equivalent in cyber security.
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 3 years working in an IT support environment.
- Experience of Windows Server 2019+ and Windows 10/11 workstation administration.
- Experience of working in an active directory domain.
- Experience of working with clinical and corporate systems.
- Experience of server/desktop virtualization.
- Experience of supporting database systems (incl. SQL).
- Significant experience of cyber security related products and configuration controls.
- Experience in applying ITIL methodology through the Incident, Problem, Change and Configuration Management within a Service Desk environment.
Desirable
- Experience in working in an NHS environment.
- Experience of supporting a contact centre environment.
- Experience in working in a PRINCE environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Information Governance and Caldicott requirements including awareness of Security and Confidentiality issues.
- Awareness of IT business and its development.
- Good understanding of LAN and WAN technologies and Protocols in particular TCP/IP.
- A good working knowledge of PC and Server products hardware and software (incl. Exchange/365, Windows 10 & Server 2019).
- A good working knowledge of enterprise storage technologies (incl. FC/iSCSI SANs).
- A good working knowledge of server and desktop virtualization technologies, specifically Microsoft Hyper-V, RDS and Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp.
- A good working knowledge of Active Directory.
- A good working knowledge of cyber security products (software and hardware), i.e. next generation firewalls; Sophos product suites; MDM etc.
- A good working knowledge of deployment/update technologies such as MDS, WDS/MDT, WSUS and Group Policy or equivalents.
Special Requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ITIL Foundation certification
- Educated to Degree level in relevant discipline with specialist knowledge or significant relevant experience with specialist knowledge.
Desirable
- PRINCE Foundation.
- ITIL Practitioner.
- IT vendor certifications such as Microsoft, Citrix, Sophos.
- Working towards or achieved Microsoft Certified Professional certification or equivalent in cyber security.
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 3 years working in an IT support environment.
- Experience of Windows Server 2019+ and Windows 10/11 workstation administration.
- Experience of working in an active directory domain.
- Experience of working with clinical and corporate systems.
- Experience of server/desktop virtualization.
- Experience of supporting database systems (incl. SQL).
- Significant experience of cyber security related products and configuration controls.
- Experience in applying ITIL methodology through the Incident, Problem, Change and Configuration Management within a Service Desk environment.
Desirable
- Experience in working in an NHS environment.
- Experience of supporting a contact centre environment.
- Experience in working in a PRINCE environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Information Governance and Caldicott requirements including awareness of Security and Confidentiality issues.
- Awareness of IT business and its development.
- Good understanding of LAN and WAN technologies and Protocols in particular TCP/IP.
- A good working knowledge of PC and Server products hardware and software (incl. Exchange/365, Windows 10 & Server 2019).
- A good working knowledge of enterprise storage technologies (incl. FC/iSCSI SANs).
- A good working knowledge of server and desktop virtualization technologies, specifically Microsoft Hyper-V, RDS and Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp.
- A good working knowledge of Active Directory.
- A good working knowledge of cyber security products (software and hardware), i.e. next generation firewalls; Sophos product suites; MDM etc.
- A good working knowledge of deployment/update technologies such as MDS, WDS/MDT, WSUS and Group Policy or equivalents.
Special Requirements
Essential
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
