Senior Cyber Security Engineer

£85,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Senior Cyber Security Engineer.

This is an exciting time to work in the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) at MaPS, which has been formed to make pensions dashboards a reality for people in the UK. We’re creating something that will change the pensions landscape and the experiences people have with their pensions.

Pensions dashboards will enable people to access key information about all of their UK pensions, private and State, in one place online, revolutionising how people engage with their pensions throughout their lives. Enabling the delivery of pensions dashboards will require up to 52m adults in the UK to be connected with up to around 43,000 pension providers and schemes to search for their pensions.

The Pensions Dashboards Programme is a fast moving programme and keeping industry and our stakeholders updated on our progress is key.

Over the coming months PDP will be working to support the implementation of pensions dashboards across the industry – both how pension providers and schemes will need to connect to dashboards, and the supporting of dashboard providers.

The role of the Senior Security Engineer will be to support the pre connection process and ongoing monitoring of pensions providers and schemes connecting to the central digital architecture. You will monitor the framework to ensure continuity of service and support research and implementation activity. Using existing and new processes to ensure success, this role will be a proactive one, responsible for generating and underpinning resolution initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing security advice and guidance for major programmes and systems
• Detecting, investigating and evaluating risks across programmes, and systems
• Communicate with stakeholders the causes and impacts of risks throughout the system lifecycle
• Create and support the development of security assurance documentation
• Develop and review new security architectures
• Developing cyber policy and procedures
• Data protection and privacy
• Third Party Risk management

Essential Skills and Experience:

• You have 8+ years industry experience in cybersecurity.
• You may have a degree or qualification in cybersecurity, IT or a related area.
• You have working knowledge and/or experience of information security frameworks and standards such as ISO27001, NIST, and/or CAF.
• You have strong working knowledge of both technical and non-technical information security domains such as IDAM, SETA, risk management, incident management, security architecture.
• You have demonstrable continuous personal development with relevant data certifications and accreditations.
• Good experience with complex information systems
• Background in security or technical delivery or consulting
• A solid understanding of large-scale information and communications technical environments
• Strong written and verbal communications skills

Desirable:

• Understanding of the public sector and central government.
• Knowledge of dashboards policy and landscape.
• Political sensitivity and understanding of the position of a non-ministerial government department within the wider government context.
• Degree level or equivalent qualifications or experience in Security/Cyber Security.
• CISSP or CISM

About Us

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring
• We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting
• We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming
• We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (employer contribution up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers