9468 - Lead Offensive Security Operator
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £58,511 to £70,725 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £58,511 - £65,329, London salary range is £63,343 - £70,725 Your salary will be dependent on your base location National: £58511 - £73450 (which may include an allowance of up to £14939). London: £63343 - £78225 (which may include an allowance of up to £14882). |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9468 |
Summary
Lead Offensive Security Operator
Location: National*
Closing Date: 12th September
Interviews: W/C 29th September (subject to change)
Grade: G7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: National: £58511 - £73450 (which may include an allowance of up to £14939). London: £63343 - £78225 (which may include an allowance of up to £14882).
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 Lead Offensive Security Operator here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Digital Infrastructure and Security Operations Team (DISO) team. The team are responsible for the live services, delivery, product changes and developments for all networking, security, voice, video and hosting services across the MoJ estate.
This role aligns against Penetration Testing Principle from the Government Security Profession framework.
The Justice Digital team is made up of around 900 digital and technology specialists, located throughout the UK. Our vision is a digitally enabled end-to-end justice system which can adapt and respond to changing needs.
Justice Digital is responsible for all infrastructure, end user computing, onsite support and delivery of technology projects. It has responsibility for 95,000 devices and infrastructure across 900+ sites.
You will be part of a small team of cyber red teaming specialists who provide independent full-spectrum adversary emulation services to security stakeholders within the Ministry of Justice.
You will conduct safe, simulated cyber-attack simulations against our technology estates, acting as a real-world adversary might, to test our defences, highlight weaknesses and contribute cyber security expertise and insight in support of the department’s strategic security decision-making functions. You will be familiar with exploitation methodologies across a wide range of technologies, from classic enterprise technology stacks to modern digital services. You will have a well-developed ability to tactically assess and to execute a diversity of attack types, including chained attacks and evasion techniques, to achieve your desired goal.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Location: National*
Closing Date: 12th September
Interviews: W/C 29th September (subject to change)
Grade: G7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: National: £58511 - £73450 (which may include an allowance of up to £14939). London: £63343 - £78225 (which may include an allowance of up to £14882).
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 Lead Offensive Security Operator here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Digital Infrastructure and Security Operations Team (DISO) team. The team are responsible for the live services, delivery, product changes and developments for all networking, security, voice, video and hosting services across the MoJ estate.
This role aligns against Penetration Testing Principle from the Government Security Profession framework.
The Justice Digital team is made up of around 900 digital and technology specialists, located throughout the UK. Our vision is a digitally enabled end-to-end justice system which can adapt and respond to changing needs.
Justice Digital is responsible for all infrastructure, end user computing, onsite support and delivery of technology projects. It has responsibility for 95,000 devices and infrastructure across 900+ sites.
You will be part of a small team of cyber red teaming specialists who provide independent full-spectrum adversary emulation services to security stakeholders within the Ministry of Justice.
You will conduct safe, simulated cyber-attack simulations against our technology estates, acting as a real-world adversary might, to test our defences, highlight weaknesses and contribute cyber security expertise and insight in support of the department’s strategic security decision-making functions. You will be familiar with exploitation methodologies across a wide range of technologies, from classic enterprise technology stacks to modern digital services. You will have a well-developed ability to tactically assess and to execute a diversity of attack types, including chained attacks and evasion techniques, to achieve your desired goal.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025