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3240 - Protective Monitoring Analyst
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Chwefror 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £34,140 i £42,019 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | The national salary range is £34,140 - £37,105, London salary range is £38,661 - £42,019. Your salary will be dependent on your base location. London: £38661 - £42019 (which may include an allowance of up to £289). National: £34140 - £37105 (which may include an allowance of up to £548). |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Mawrth 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | UK |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Justice |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 3240 |
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Protective Monitoring Analyst
Location: National*
Closing Date: 5th March
Interviews: W/C 17th March (Subject to change)
Grade: HEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £38661 - £42019 (which may include an allowance of up to £289). National: £34140 - £37105 (which may include an allowance of up to £548).
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working, job share.
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Protective Monitoring Analyst here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative DISO team.
This role aligns against Monitoring Associate from the Government Security Profession career framework.
This is a vital role in the protection of the Ministry of Justice’s technology, systems and services alongside the vital information they contain. The Security Operations Centre provides security monitoring across the Ministry of Justice.
The team aims to provide constant vigilance against security attacks, respond when they do occur, and continuously seek out ways to improve the security of our systems. The team is approximately twenty strong at present, including a mix of Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics and Monitoring specialists. These are made up of a mix of SEO, HEO and EO roles with plenty of collaboration and development both horizontally and vertically.
You’ll be joining as an analyst in the Protective Monitoring team, working on the active defence of the Ministry of Justice digital and technology solutions against cyber security threats.
Working closely with stakeholders, developers and network teams, you’ll help ensure that threats and vulnerabilities are dealt with effectively and that people are kept informed about their services. You’ll focus on the impact on real people, and look for ways to make things safer for them.
You’ll also be learning the tools we use to do the job, and improving your skills in Cybersecurity while supporting junior analysts’ learning, and senior analysts’ investigations.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Proactively monitor logs and event information to effectively identify and help mitigate potential threats to the MoJ.
Threat hunting across the whole estate to identify gaps and problems.
Assists with continuous response automation and alert improvement.
Interprets device and application logs from a variety of sources.
Independently investigates cyber security incidents.
Develops an understanding of the MoJ’s security tools and technologies.
Build and maintain relationships across the organisation.
Developing your skills and learn from others.
Works hours or shifts outside of normal work hours in an “on call” capacity as needed.
Works well in a team environment, with the ability to train, coach, and manage junior members of the larger team.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
Understanding of Cyber Security and previous experience working in a security environment.
Understanding or use of SIEM solutions or security tooling (such as Firewalls, Proxies, Web Servers, System Logs, Splunk, Packet Captures, etc)
Strong problem solving and analytical skills, ie the ability to systematically think through the implications of problems to arrive at sound solutions.
Experience of managing risk and effectively communicating solutions to others.
Ability to respond to unexpected events quickly with a logical plan, taking into account policies, goals and resources.
Working knowledge of information security standards and data privacy regulations, including EU General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC vetting.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Location: National*
Closing Date: 5th March
Interviews: W/C 17th March (Subject to change)
Grade: HEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £38661 - £42019 (which may include an allowance of up to £289). National: £34140 - £37105 (which may include an allowance of up to £548).
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working, job share.
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Protective Monitoring Analyst here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative DISO team.
This role aligns against Monitoring Associate from the Government Security Profession career framework.
This is a vital role in the protection of the Ministry of Justice’s technology, systems and services alongside the vital information they contain. The Security Operations Centre provides security monitoring across the Ministry of Justice.
The team aims to provide constant vigilance against security attacks, respond when they do occur, and continuously seek out ways to improve the security of our systems. The team is approximately twenty strong at present, including a mix of Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics and Monitoring specialists. These are made up of a mix of SEO, HEO and EO roles with plenty of collaboration and development both horizontally and vertically.
You’ll be joining as an analyst in the Protective Monitoring team, working on the active defence of the Ministry of Justice digital and technology solutions against cyber security threats.
Working closely with stakeholders, developers and network teams, you’ll help ensure that threats and vulnerabilities are dealt with effectively and that people are kept informed about their services. You’ll focus on the impact on real people, and look for ways to make things safer for them.
You’ll also be learning the tools we use to do the job, and improving your skills in Cybersecurity while supporting junior analysts’ learning, and senior analysts’ investigations.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Proactively monitor logs and event information to effectively identify and help mitigate potential threats to the MoJ.
Threat hunting across the whole estate to identify gaps and problems.
Assists with continuous response automation and alert improvement.
Interprets device and application logs from a variety of sources.
Independently investigates cyber security incidents.
Develops an understanding of the MoJ’s security tools and technologies.
Build and maintain relationships across the organisation.
Developing your skills and learn from others.
Works hours or shifts outside of normal work hours in an “on call” capacity as needed.
Works well in a team environment, with the ability to train, coach, and manage junior members of the larger team.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
Understanding of Cyber Security and previous experience working in a security environment.
Understanding or use of SIEM solutions or security tooling (such as Firewalls, Proxies, Web Servers, System Logs, Splunk, Packet Captures, etc)
Strong problem solving and analytical skills, ie the ability to systematically think through the implications of problems to arrive at sound solutions.
Experience of managing risk and effectively communicating solutions to others.
Ability to respond to unexpected events quickly with a logical plan, taking into account policies, goals and resources.
Working knowledge of information security standards and data privacy regulations, including EU General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC vetting.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.