Job ref: 189467
TPR grade: TDD 6 - Principal
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
Our Digital, Data and Technology team is undergoing transformation turning our existing capabilities into a modern, and high-performing function with long lived service teams, agility, a saver and user-centric ethos with 'new ways of working' embedded throughout.
The Cyber Engineering function is a new team in TPR and its purpose is to use specialist knowledge and skillsets to minimise cyber risks through the effective use and continual improvements of organisation-wide cybersecurity infrastructure and solutions.
The Cyber Engineering Manager is responsible for establishing and managing the new function and to lead the development of its long-term delivery capabilities and effectiveness.
This is a technically hands on management role that requires specialist understanding of the continually changing cyber threat landscape and the use and continual development of security solutions to minimize risks. The role is accountable for designing, implementing, maintaining and development of cybersecurity solutions to protect our organisation’s networks, systems, and data from cyber threats.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- leading and managing the development and delivery of the Cyber Engineering team to fulfil its purpose
- building and documenting a detailed understanding of TPR’s cyber security toolset architecture and configurations to gauge and guide its effectiveness
- defining the long-term cyber engineering roadmap to maximise TPR’s cyber defences and minimise associated risks. Plan and deliver the cyber engineering roadmap.
- maintaining and continually improving the use and effectiveness of the portfolio of Cyber toolsets and related processes
- providing specialist guidance and support in response to security incidents
- leading the active collaboration between the Cyber Engineering function and key stakeholder groups to ensure unity of purpose and activity to achieve holistic security governance, support and protections
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential
- Proven experience leading a cybersecurity team with hands-on expertise in network security technologies, and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating potential security risks.
- Experience of defining and delivering a multi-year roadmap for a cyber engineering team.
- Excellent hands-on technical experience with Microsoft security and infrastructure services including:
- Defender, Sentinel, Azure Security Center, Azure NSGs
- IaaS, PaaS, Virtual Machines (VMs), Virtual Networks (vNets,), Azure Storage technologies, Azure Networking; SQL services, Azure Alerts and Monitoring configuration
- hybrid directory services with Azure Active Directory and Windows AD
- Strong hands-on experience technical of integrating and supporting third party cyber solutions with Windows endpoints and servers and Microsoft cloud infrastructure, including:
- Cisco firewalls and ISE, Forcepoint or similar secure web gateway/CASB solution, Mimecast, IDS/IPS solutions, Network Detection and Response (NDR)
- Excellent understanding of network architecture design and hands-on support.
- Passion for cyber engineering and staying up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies.
Desirable
- Cyber certifications such as (ISC)2 ISSEP or SSCP, CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate.
Person specification
- Ability to prioritise and use initiative.
- Negotiating skills.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Communication skills at all levels.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Leadership skills.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £63,446 and £81,070, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 189467 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.