ICT Security Officer
Do you have a knowledge of Cyber Security best practices and experience working on compliance projects? Do you want to be instrumental in helping our Information Security Team to create a secure and accessible workplace?
About us
As the world's leading group of science museums, the Science Museum Group shares an unparalleled collection spanning science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine with over five million visitors each year. The Information Security Team are responsible for protecting the Science Museum Group's network, which includes six sites and numerous staff and assets.
We are now recruiting for an ICT Security Officer on a permanent contract. This role is based at the National Railway Museum in York, on a full-time basis working 35 hours per week with hybrid working also available.
About the role
As ICT Security Officer your role will be instrumental in allowing SMG to continue to deliver on our mission. This is done by using security tools, writing policies, delivering training and using the knowledge and expertise within the team to influence decision making on creating a secure and accessible workplace. You will also contribute to compliance projects such as PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials and GovAssure.
This is an exciting role within an active and involved Information Security team, you will get the opportunity to work with a wide variety of business functions and aid in increasing the profile of Cybersecurity within the organisation through your relationships with the ICT Department and further.
You will be responsible for handling many of the regular projects that the team conducts, such as organising penetration testing and remediating vulnerabilities, producing, updating and delivering training as well as creating and delivering phishing simulations. This role will also take an active role in responding to security incidents, phishing, and malware in addition to assisting with daily alert monitoring.
About you
Joining us, you will have experience of supporting corporate IT environments, this includes devices such as network switches and firewalls, and systems such as Active Directory Domain Services. You will also have good attention to detail in addition to a knowledge of Cyber Security best practices and experience working on compliance projects.
Crucially, you will have the ability to work well in a team and you will be a good communicator able to engage with a wide range of people with varying levels of seniority. You will be proactive with a willingness to learn and engage with new technologies and tasks and have the appetite to develop your investigative and problem-solving skills further.
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.
Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.
- Support with personal and professional development
- 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced contributory pension
- Unmind App and other wellbeing support
- Interest-free loans
- Days Out discounts
- Health & Dental Insurance
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.
