UK Ministry of Defence
Navy DNA - Security Manager
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Job Summary
The Royal Navy is committed to being a digitised and data-driven organisation by 2030.
Led by our Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Navy Digital is focused on empowering people to lead digital transformation. As a team, we enable and support the broader Navy by providing digital, data and information enablers for both maritime operations and business support functions. We seek out challenges, deliver solutions at pace and are driving digital transformation across the Naval service.
Data and Navy Applications (DNA) is a sub-directorate of Navy Digital. Here, we work cross-functionally with an agile approach and one team culture (alongside multiple suppliers) to deliver digital products and solutions to the customer through user-centred design while ensuring data is accurate and accessible at every layer.
DNA is a key department within Navy Digital and has already delivered multiple data platforms and applications to enable the Navy to work faster, smarter and to greater effect.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
The DNA Security Manager is a member of the Business Support office delivering critical elements of the Enable function to ensure effective running of DNA. Supporting the Head of Business Support, the Security Manager is responsible and accountable for compliance against policy for Personnel, Physical, Information and Cyber Security for DNA resources. The role is responsible for ensuring compliance against MOD policy for Personnel, Physical, Information and Cyber Security for DNA. In addition, the role supports elements of the onboarding and offboarding processes for resource into the organisation.
Unit Security Officer – trained security practitioner to delivering security requirements on behalf of the Commanding Officer:
- Coordinate all aspects of physical, documentary, and personnel security within the Unit.
- Coordinate the preparations for external Security Assurance Visits and Inspections by the Security Assurance Team and carry out actions required for Self-Assessments.
- Conduct initial investigations into all security incidents, maintaining accurate records of each matter and ensuring that all incidents are reported appropriately.
- Maintain positive control of all security keys and combinations in accordance with policy.
- Organise security education and training for personnel in DNA.
- Accountable for the sustainment of fit for purpose Building Security including Access management.
- Ensure compliance with the requirements for mustering IT / Cyber assets.
- 1st Party assurance controls and mitigations for risks relating to security.
- Raise Risk Balance cases.
Information Security Technology Officer (ITSO):
- Manage Security (Cyber) of all non-MODNET assets.
- Conduct musters of non-MODNet IT (monthly 10% spot checks, annual across all assets).
- Update Navy Command Asset Register for all non-MODNET assets ensuring accreditation and through life maintenance.
- Act as focal point for triaging, actioning, and responding to MODCERT Directives.
ENABLE Function Support:
- Responsible for supporting Base Security (Base Passes) applications for visitors and DNA personnel, escorting and booking them in as and when required.
- Support the onboarding process by ensuring all personnel have the relevant Personnel Security (NSVC).
- Acting as Local Security Officer supporting bit locker recovery and MODNet password resets ready for onboarding.
- Deputise for the Head of Business Support in respect to Health & Safety (annual leave cover).
As part of Defence Reform, Navy Command continues to review and evolve its Target Operating Model to support more agile ways of working. In this context, the role and responsibilities of this role may develop over time to reflect changing business priorities and opportunities.
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Person specification
Desirable:
- Experience in an Information Technology Security Officer position
- Experience in a Local Security Officer position
- Experience in a Unit Security Officer position
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety if required to act as Deputy H&S on behalf of the Head of Business Support.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Leadership
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
Alongside your salary of £30,740, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,905 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history, qualification details and previous skills and experience.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and the following behaviours:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
The lead success profile behaviour for scoring purposes will be Managing a Quality Service. Should there be a high number of applicants this behaviour will be used as the determiner for those progressing through to interview.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours
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