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Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £38,373, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

This role within our Digital Security Transformation Programme is working in a security engineering team with an objective to improve the Department's Cyber Security posture across our estate of Digital Services, embedding security controls to ensuring we are secure by design.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of Software Delivery Methods: Knowledge of modern software delivery methods (e.g., DevOps, CI/CD) and how they can be applied within security practices, including experience with automation in the SDLC: Demonstrated experience with automating security processes, including the use of infrastructure as code and automated testing tools
• Proven ability to analyse security requirements and develop security cases compliant with legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001)
• Experience of writing clear, structured reports and delivering presentations tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience conducting vulnerability assessments, prioritising remediation, and maintaining ongoing security with relevant tools and practices
• Security Frameworks and Standards: Familiarity with security frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Critical Security Controls, or similar
• Strong coding skills in developing and testing secure scripts or programs, ensuring system functionality and security in critical environments.

You and your role

As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will be responsible for embedding security into all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a large-scale, complex environment.

You will play a key role in maintaining the security of nearly 1 billion lines of code by implementing and maintaining modern software delivery practices, including automation and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, ensuring the development and deployment of secure, resilient software solutions.

Working collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams, you will design and implement security policies and controls that prevent vulnerabilities, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.

You will contribute to the enhancement of security processes and tooling that support the DevOps model, ensuring security is integrated at every step of the development cycle.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £38,373.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £10,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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DWP. Digital with Purpose.

• Do you want the chance to work on the some of the latest cyber security platforms across public and private cloud environments?

• Do you want to contribute to ensuring our security platforms provide the necessary controls to protect critical national infrastructure, and have the appropriate resilience and support?

We are looking for Infrastructure Engineers to work in Security Platforms.

The role involves dealing with the implementation, management and development of security infrastructure products using DevOps tools such as Terraform and GitLab.

DWP services are in demand more than ever before. This financial year is forecasted to see an estimated £244 billion in welfare spending, rising to £260 billion in 2024-2025.

Our digital teams continue to build a complex network of systems and infrastructures, that are the foundations of the modern services we provide.

We're designing services that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vast quantities of personal data we hold, with defence-in-depth controls embedded through a culture of secure-by-design.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.   

Deploying World-class Platforms.

As an Infrastructure Engineer in the Security Platforms team, you will be responsible for the operational stability of the infrastructure solutions and be able to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.

You will collaborate with seniors and own Infrastructure Development Lifecycle Process as part of a delivery team focused on one or more products.

You will help ensure our security platforms are providing the required controls, in alignment with the NIST Cyber Security Framework and CIS Critical Security Controls.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? 

• Principals of Cyber Security Architecture - Design, Build, Maintain.
• An Understanding of ITIL service management.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure in on premise and cloud environments.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as code and DevOps principals.
• The ability to design, build and maintain monitoring systems and processes to ensure the smooth operation of live services.

Details. Wages. Perks.

You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly, here we work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

We offer competitive pay of up to £36,545.

You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over £9,000 per year.

You'll get a generous leave package starting at 24 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' 
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

Senior Security Architect

Help us ensure security architecture considerations are integrated into DWP Digital solution designs at the earliest opportunity

Pay between £52,412 - £70,000, plus 27.9% employer pension contributions worth over £17,000, hybrid working, and great work life balance. Includes flexi-time with up 3 extra days off a month.

Location

Your choice of Blackpool & Manchester. We work a hybrid model: some time in an office, some time at home.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year, to support millions of daily users.

Do you want to help support millions of our claimants by designing secure, user-friendly digital services?

In this role you will design deliver and support the technical and security architecture design elements for DWP Digital projects and initiatives, as we fundamentally transform the way public services work in the UK>

You'll collaboratively design secure, modern IT architectures for of the most digital transformations in Europe. You'll help us build better services for millions of users.

Designing World-Class Protections.

DWP maintain and modernise services that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives.

We'll need you to engage with key projects from the Discovery phase and throughout the life cycle through to disposal. Millions of people access our services every day - we need to be a security architecture exemplar.

Our Security Architects need a blend of technical security knowledge, architecture design, and development skills. You will have a deep knowledge and experience in Security.

You also need to be adept and communication, influence and leadership and you communicate and advocate for security architecture design and decision making with senior leaders, forums and governance boards.

Your Essential Skills:

• Application Architecture design and modelling techniques, tools, and standards.
• Application Security Testing e.g., OWASP and Secure Code Assessment tools, and security of container/cluster based solutions e.g. Docker, Kubernetes.
• Identity Management and federation including SSO.
• Cloud Acceleration, SD-WAN, DDoS and network based controls.
• Cloud based assurance and risk models and their application, including NIST and other associated frameworks.
• Information Security innovation as part of the future of Application Reference Architecture.

It is also beneficial to hold 1 or more of the following (or equivalent) when starting the role but this is not essential:

• Azure/AWS Architecture certified.
• CCSK Certified /CCSP Certified.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Details. Wages. Perks.

In return for your skills, we pay £52,412 - £70,000 per annum.

You'll also get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions to 27.9% - that could be worth over £17,000 in your pension pot each year.

Plus, a generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising over time to 31 days.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs.