Total 5 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Cambridge, Lancashire, BB1 5AX

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Public Affairs Specialist position, you will serve as a Regional lead on all active disaster, and disaster closeout, external affairs initiatives. Independently prepares current disaster response and recovery information and news data for dissemination to internal and external stakeholders.

Typical assignments include:

• Providing Regional connection and consistent communication to deployed External Affairs (EA) personnel including External Affairs Officers (EXAO) and Joint Information Center (JIC) throughout response and recovery operations and as the work progresses through disaster closeout.
• Providing EA subject matter expertise for Region 1 federally declared disasters.
• Developing and delivering consistent messages focused on news media, elected officials, incident personnel, and other agencies and organizations for release.
• Monitoring incoming media inquiries and ensure that they are responded to in a timely manner.
• Developing opportunities to increase the understanding of FEMA programs and disaster operations through media outreach and relationship development.
• Overseeing and coordinating closeout activities of ESF-15 External Affairs disaster-related documents and products for all Region 1 disasters.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Starting at $116,820 Per Year (IC 13)

Product Security Assurance Engineer Preston £47k-£55k + Benefits

My client are a multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, they are currently looking for a number of Product Assurance Engineers to join their team based in Preston.

The ideal candidate will be a pro-active problem solver with excellent communication and IT skills. You will have the ability to coordinate and manage programmes, forging relationships with all stakeholders and with the experience of delivering to customers requirements, within timescales and budgets.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting engagement with the GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO) as required across the engineering lifecycle meet the Secure by Design policy objectives
• Supporting the Engineering Disciplines, contributing to achieving assurance to the GIGO, ultimately achieving a Security Authority to Operate for the GCAP System
• Identifying the MODs requirements for assurance of the GCAP system
• Create a plan of how these requirements will be addressed within and across the programme
• Manage and act as the internal review for the assurance deliverables

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree educated in a STEM discipline or HND/HNC or time served experience with a clear understanding of the Engineering Lifecycle
• Sound experience in a systems integration environment
• Knowledge of security accreditation/assurance processes and activities, although knowledge or airworthiness or quality processes may be beneficial

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Model Based Engineering approaches and the supporting methods and toolsets.

To apply for this role please send your cv to Peter Bibby on the email address below...

Security Installation Engineer

Location: Great Eversden, Cambridge

We're looking for a Security Installation Engineer for one of our clients who takes pride in being the go-to security experts in Cambridge and beyond. With over three decades of experience, they're committed to safeguarding homes and businesses with cutting-edge surveillance solutions.

This role would be suitable for individuals who have a passion for security systems and a desire to contribute to safeguarding homes and businesses. Experienced on electrical installation background, someone who has either installed telecoms systems, routers, electrical appliances, whether in house or at commercial properties.

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Licence/Certification: Driving Licence (required)

Experience: Security System Installation and Support or similar role: 2 years (required)

Work Location: Mobile (On the road)

Pay: £32,000 to £44,000 depending on experience with an appealing shift pattern and long-term career potential!

Skills Needed

• You will need to be able to manage yourself whilst on site, working from the company van you provided.
• Good understanding of technology
• Organised and with good communication skills.
• Ability to work from steps and ladders with an understanding of health and safety.

Person specification

The ideal candidate for this role should be a motivated and capable engineer with diverse experience across different sectors. They should have hands-on experience with various tools. Additionally, they need to be easy-going, hardworking, friendly, and approachable when interacting with others. Independence, adaptability, and a commitment to quality are essential. Trustworthiness and honesty are also crucial due to their position of responsibility and privilege.

Our client will supply a van and all tools required for the job, as well as a phone, PPE & uniform. Although we aim to keep our team operating as close to home as possible, we will require our staff to travel with occasional overnight stays when required by the business. Working hours vary, but are predominantly Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:00 on site plus commute. We offer a competitive salary based upon your skills and experience.

If you're interested in our Security Installation Engineer Role, please click apply today

DBS DIT provides digital capability that supports corporate services across the Ministry of Defence, including Finance, Commercial, Payroll and Human Resources for Military Personnel, Civilian Personnel and Veterans.

Cyber Security Assessors are responsible for independent assessment of Delivery Teams’ adherence to Secure by Design and relevant risk and security policies and standards. They coordinate between Delivery Teams dealing with similar security challenges to optimise solutions and minimise duplication of effort. They are responsible for consistent, coherent advice and support to relevant capabilities. They identify, understand and mitigate cyber-related risks. They provide risk or service owners with advice to help them make well informed risk-based decisions.

As Cyber security Assessor within the DBS Cyber Team you will manage all day to day IT Security and System Information Assurance, and, applying Secure by Design, ensure that security is embedded in all stages of the application development life cycle, and that there is continuous monitoring through use. You will also advise on and test the efficacy of measures to build security into continuous integration and deployment with specific responsibilities for the day to day IT security for multiple Military and Civilian HR systems and Finance systems.

The role will require you to demonstrate a talent for solving complex problems and for effective communication at all levels. You will be able to advise on complex risk balance decisions, propose innovative solutions and to explain MOD’s security policy, governance and technology controls to non-IT/security experts. Senior Responsible Owners and Project Leads will rely on your expertise to ensure they have an accurate understanding of through-life cyber security risks, so they can make informed decisions. Projects may involve complex technical and security challenges and you will need a good understanding of technical controls and policy (JSP 440; JSP 604/453)

The Key Responsibilities are:

• Lead the embedment of Secure by Design (SbD) principles into application development by providing advice and internal consultancy on highly complex criteria and contexts for multiple systems.
• Manage system accreditation transition to SbD
• Lead multi-team assessment of application resilience throughout the DBS IT estate, reviewing regular application security reports, holding accountability and responsibility for secure design implementation;
• supporting delivery of main gate assurance of all projects and changes; ensuring compliance with Information Assurance Policy and Security Principles
• Lead and assure processes, and provide specialist advice though leadership on tooling and dynamic and static analysis in the product development life cycle.
• Lead Delivery Team Security Leads (previously Security Assurance Co-ordinator (SACs)) alongside senior decision makers to embed secure development life cycle and security awareness.

As a Principal Cyber Security Risk Manager, you will:


• Conduct cyber security risk assessments
• Implement continuous risk management; Lead and undertake risk management activities against the hardest or more novel scenarios, while applying the fundamental principles of risk management to a range of complex scenarios and lead regulatory or legislative compliance activities.
• Guide and direct specialist activities or others, actively promoting development in the applicable skills, providing leadership and sharing best practice widely across government, the public sector, and industry.
• Lead the analysis and derivation of complex security needs.
• Lead Cyber Security related risk assessments and other expert risk management activities, including providing guidance on establishing the organisation’s Cyber Security related governance arrangements.
• Provide guidance to ensure on-going confidence that fundamental organisational security needs have been met, including integrating a range of assurance approaches and techniques to give continued confidence to the risk, service or system owner.
• Shape leadership decision-making through
o Effective reporting and communication regarding the effectiveness of security processes across an organisation
o Providing recommendations to highly complex problems
o Acting as an SME for complex cyber risk management concerns, issues and problems

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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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