Defence Digital - Automated Data Classification Governance and Insights
| Posting date: | 29 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,530 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | A pension contribution of 28.97% based on the listed salary |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 October 2025 |
| Location: | SN13 9NR, SW1A 2HB |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 429246 |
Summary
The Automated Data Classification (ADC) Tool Support Engineer is a newly established position within the Threat & Information Security Team, part of the Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) directorate. This role is central to ensuring the ADC capability deployed across MOD’s Microsoft 365 Official environment is governed effectively, strategically aligned, and delivering meaningful insights to support cyber resilience.
Leading on stakeholder engagement across MOD, you’ll work closely with policy owners, technical teams, information governance bodies and operational users, to ensure the ADC capability is robust, scalable and aligned with MOD’s strategic cyber resilience objectives.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring classification rule sets are accurate, auditable and responsive to evolving data protection requirements, while also translating ADC outputs into actionable insights, that support compliance with MOD policies and enable informed decision-making at all levels.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain governance frameworks for the ADC capability, ensuring alignment with MOD policies and supporting MOD’s strategic cyber resilience objectives.
Lead stakeholder engagement across MOD, working with policy owners, technical teams, information governance bodies, and operational users to ensure classification rule sets are accurate, auditable and responsive to evolving data protection requirements.
Translate ADC outputs into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making, supporting compliance activities, and contributing to the development of strategic reporting and risk assessments.
Support continuous improvement of the ADC capability by identifying gaps, proposing enhancements, and collaborating with technical leads, to ensure the tool remains robust, scalable and fit for purpose.
Additional details:
This position can be based at either MOD Main Building, London SW1A 2HB or MOD Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR. Work location will be agreed once the successful candidate has been selected.
We are committed to encouraging and enabling our staff to develop in and above their role and we will support you in undertaking further learning and development opportunities, within your designated field and beyond.
Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).
This position is open to sole UK Nationals only.
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.
Leading on stakeholder engagement across MOD, you’ll work closely with policy owners, technical teams, information governance bodies and operational users, to ensure the ADC capability is robust, scalable and aligned with MOD’s strategic cyber resilience objectives.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring classification rule sets are accurate, auditable and responsive to evolving data protection requirements, while also translating ADC outputs into actionable insights, that support compliance with MOD policies and enable informed decision-making at all levels.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain governance frameworks for the ADC capability, ensuring alignment with MOD policies and supporting MOD’s strategic cyber resilience objectives.
Lead stakeholder engagement across MOD, working with policy owners, technical teams, information governance bodies, and operational users to ensure classification rule sets are accurate, auditable and responsive to evolving data protection requirements.
Translate ADC outputs into actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making, supporting compliance activities, and contributing to the development of strategic reporting and risk assessments.
Support continuous improvement of the ADC capability by identifying gaps, proposing enhancements, and collaborating with technical leads, to ensure the tool remains robust, scalable and fit for purpose.
Additional details:
This position can be based at either MOD Main Building, London SW1A 2HB or MOD Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR. Work location will be agreed once the successful candidate has been selected.
We are committed to encouraging and enabling our staff to develop in and above their role and we will support you in undertaking further learning and development opportunities, within your designated field and beyond.
Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).
This position is open to sole UK Nationals only.
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.