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Associate Cloud Security Engineer | Hybrid Working with Glasgow or Dundee Base Location | £36585 - £41834 + £5,000 DDaT Pay Supplement after 3 month qualifying period | Full or Part Time Hours | Flexi- time | 25 Days annual leave (increasing to 30 after 4 years’ service) plus 11.5 Public and Privilege| Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45%, employer contributions 28.97%)|
We are currently offering an exciting opportunity for Associate Cloud Security Engineers to join our team and play a vital role in continuously monitoring for threats and implementing proactive measures to safeguard our cloud infrastructure. If you are eager to contribute to the ongoing build and maintenance of our security components, develop necessary pipelines and tooling to support DevSecOps cloud practices, we invite you to take the next step in your career and join our talented team.
Due to the demands of this exciting programme of work, the Agency is currently experiencing rapid growth and we require more incredible digital, security and technology experts to join us, including the roles of Associate Cloud Security Engineers.
The Associate Cloud Security Engineers will orchestrate the implementation of security focused technologies within Social Security Scotland cloud environments. They will configure and maintain access controls, encryption mechanisms, identity management systems and PKI technologies. Collaborating with teams, they will assess and rectify security vulnerabilities, while continuously monitoring for threats and implementing proactive measures to safeguard our cloud infrastructure.
What do we offer you?
We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best talent.
• B2 - Salary between £36585 - £41834, plus a £5000 annual Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 month qualifying period. This supplement is backdated and paid with your monthly salary.
• Flexible working arrangements with potential of up to 4 days off per month.
• You will have an annual leave allowance of 5 weeks, rising to 6 weeks after 4 years. In addition, the Scottish Government observes 11½ days public and privilege holidays, dates of which are set annually.
• Workplace adjustments for everyone that needs them to ensure your comfort and safety in your new role.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.
• Career progression – join a rapidly growing and developing organisation with excellent opportunities for career advancement.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45%, employer contributions 28.97%).
• Health and wellbeing support including 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme, plus counselling support available for all.
• Discounts on gym memberships and retail outlets.
DDaT Pay Supplement
This post attracts a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession you will join the professional development system, currently BCS RoleModelplus.
Hybrid Working
We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum 2 days per week in your assigned location. Base office location can be in either Glasgow or Dundee.
About Us
Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government and has the largest and most complex IT and digital change programme since devolution. With a lifetime budget of over £300m, delivering a social security system that will support the people of Scotland for decades to come. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.
• Identify and register incidents, gathering the required information and allocating it to the appropriate channel.
• Show an awareness of problem resolution processes.
• Investigate problems in systems, processes and services, with an understanding of the level of a problem (for example, strategic, tactical or operational).
• Contribute to the implementation of remedies and preventative measures.
• Explain the purpose of user stories and the focus on user needs.
• On-going build and maintenance of the Social Security infrastructure environments and security components.
• Develop and maintain the necessary pipelines and tooling to support the Social Security DevSecOps cloud practices.
• Development and management of security tooling and services including, but not limited to, KMS, PKI, Encryption, native cloud security tooling, Software composition analysis, Dynamic and Static security testing.
• Maintaining knowledge of this area of the ICT specialism, to suggest enhancements or modernisation where and when applicable. The post holder(s) will also be required to stay informed of developments in other areas of technology which have a bearing on the provision of services for the Social Security Programme and Agency.
No specific qualifications are required for this post.
How To Apply
To apply for this post, you will need to provide the information requested below via the online application process.
A CV no longer than two pages setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements - this is accessed through the candidate profile.
In additon, please complete your Personal Statement (no longer than 750 words). This should clearly demonstrate how your skills, qualities and experience meet the following essential criteria:
1. Basic knowledge of deploying and managing a cloud environments (preferably AWS)
2. Basic knowledge of platform and application automated deployment technologies such as Ansible, Terraform etc and exposure to CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins.
3. Working knowledge of coding or scripting
4. Experience of delivering results within a dynamic environment
When considering how your experience relates to the role, please tailor your CV and personal statement to reflect the role and the essential skills/criteria as described in the job description.
If we receive a large number of applications, we may complete an initial sift on the first essential criteria.
If you pass the sift but are not invited to the first round of interviews, you may be invited to a subsequent round. Any queries on this please contact recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot
If you are successful at sift stage you will be invited to an interview which will be held in person in either Agnes Husband House, Dundee or High Street, Glasgow.
We aim to provide feedback on request, however; if we receive a large number of applications it may not be possible for us to provide feedback on your application if you are not invited to attend an interview/assessment. We will provide feedback on request to all candidates that attend an interview/assessment.
DDaT Social Security Scotland - Further information - Associate Cloud Security Engineer
Information Session
We will be running an online information session on Tuesday 30th April at 12-1pm
The session will cover:
• About Social Security Scotland
• The Associate Cloud Security Engineer role and the Digital Risk & Security Team
• Our recruitment process
• Q&A with the hiring manager
Please feel free to join us using the link below to find out more about the role and working for Social Security Scotland.
Click here to join the Information Session
Interview/Assessment Information
Here are details of the Competencies required for this role which you will be tested against if you are invited to attend an interview and undertake a digital assessment:
• Self Awareness
• Communications and Engagement
• Improving Performance
• Analysis and Use of Evidence
• DDaT Technical Skill Assessment
Reserve List
In the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 9 months.
Recruitment Contact
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact our Resourcing Team who can be contacted by emailing recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot
Please note that we will not engage with external recruitment agencies for this post.
Further Information
This post requires the successful candidate to clear additional National Security Vetting clearance (Security Clearance) before a start date can be offered. Further information regarding National Security Vetting clearance can be found here: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK
The successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 3 years unless successful in gaining promotion.
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot.
Social Security Scotland’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk)
If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting Social Security Scotland at recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.
If you experience any difficulties accessing our website or completing the online application form, please contact the Resourcing Team via recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot
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