Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst continuing to be two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowance and hours.
Division / Department - See Advert
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Grade - Surrey Police Grade H / Sussex Police Grade 11
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £35,028 - £41,464 / Sussex Police £35,223 - £38,856
Politically Restricted -
Unsocial Hours Allowance -
Location - Multiple Locations
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role
An opportunity has arisen to join our Security Operations Centre working for both Surrey and Sussex Police Forces. This is a specialist role in the world of security assurance and cyber security; working to protect the Forces’ technology, people and operational assets from threats. It’s an exciting role where every day is different and you will get involved in a variety of interesting and dynamic activities supporting policing operations. The Team is based across two sites, Sussex Police Headquarters in Lewes or Surrey Police Headquarters in Guildford, and we will consider people who would prefer to work at either site, although post holders will be expected to travel to a number of different sites and locations which may/may not have available public transport links. Travel will be reimbursed according to the home Force policy.
The SOC Analyst role deals with the daily operational cyber security tooling, monitoring for changing threats and security incidents, tuning, troubleshooting and proactively assessing potential risks and vulnerabilities in the network. You will work closely with our IT support Teams and Cyber Crime Team to investigate, mitigate and resolve issues and alerts. The role also acts as a primary contact point for the Police National Management Centre which provides a 24/7 monitoring and Threat Intelligence services.
In essence the role is to provide a focal point within the Forces for all IT security monitoring services, monitoring technical controls, detecting, analysing and responding to IT security incidents using the Forces protective monitoring systems and linking in with the National Management Centre. The position will also review and respond to threat intelligence reports, carry out vulnerability scanning and auditing of IT Security controls and will contribute to the continuous improvement of the forces technical security posture and maintaining the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability and compliance of policing systems and services.
Key Responsibilities
You will be expected to:
• Provide a Protective Monitoring capability for the forces on premise and cloud services
• Monitor changing threat and regulatory landscape to identify and address areas of concern.
• Manage and investigate alerts and incident response
• Liaise with the National Management Centre around alerts and intelligence
• Carry out vulnerability scanning and track remediation activity
• Monitor compliance and recommend enhancements to our security processes, procedures and policies.
• Carry out auditing against IT security controls
• Provide security metrics on the efficiency of our security posture.
Skills & Experience
You will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of IT security and technical concepts, tools and practices concerned with maintaining the confidentiality, availability and integrity of information systems, and perhaps hold a recognised professional qualification or degree in Information Technology /Cyber Security. Most importantly, you need to be keen to learn, you want to investigate, be curious and want to turn over that stone to find out why something is happening. You want to improve yourself, investigate new technologies and have a desire to improve your work environment by applying what you have learnt.
You will have:
• An analytical, investigative mind-set and a natural curiosity, meticulous and thorough with a good attention to detail.
• Knowledge of Microsoft security products such as Microsoft Defender for Identity, Endpoint, Cloud and Sentinel.
• Knowlege of vulnerability management, scanning and security controls.
• Knowledge of network security tools and products including anti-malware, firewalls, intrusion prevention & monitoring, email security, web filtering and cloud security.
• Knowledge and understanding of information risk concepts and principles, an excellent understanding of information security concepts, protocols, industry best practices and strategies.
• Knowledge of Cyber Hygiene including NIST and the 20 Critical Security Controls for effective cyber defence • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), with the ability to articulate complicated or technical concepts in an understandable and authoritative manner.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks and projects.
• An ability to establish and maintain a high degree of confidentiality, respect, trust and credibility at all levels.
The role will suit a person with a natural interest and talent for cyber security who has a strong desire to progress their career in this field. The stated experience level is a guide and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated. The SOC Analyst will play a pivotal role in providing security monitoring to support the Forces’ strategic digital ambitions, so you should want to be with us for the long run, and have a genuine desire in building and developing an IT Security service within a policing environment. In return, we will offer you a comprehensive training programme and a broad range of experience that will put you in good stead when looking at promotion or further development opportunities.
Further Information
Interviews for this role will take place on the 6th June.
For further information please contact Jonathan Cottis, at jonathan.cottis@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police work together in collaboration for this role, however they remain two different employers, with differing pay scales, allowances and terms and conditions including hours of employment.
If you are an internal candidate and are conditionally offered the role your attendance record and any reasonable adjustments already in place will be discussed with yourself and your current line manager. If you are successful in your application, you may be required to resign and transfer your employment, taking on the Terms & Conditions and pay scales of the Lead Force (if this is not your existing Home Force).
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity brings; all of which help us deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to hear from you.