Cyber Security Engineer: Sponsorship Available

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Cyber Security Team.

Reporting to the Cyber Security Manager, this role is responsible for providing Cyber Security technical expertise and operational support for the Trust Digital Services Department as a subject matter expert.

This role will encompass day to day operations and project work in supporting the Trust to meet its Cyber Security Agenda, Framework and Strategy to deliver secure digital services operations in line with established legislation/directives, industry best practice and the assertions outlined in the NHS England Data Security Protection Toolkit.

Main duties of the job

The role spans across many areas of cyber security including:

Maintaining systems used by the Cyber Security Team ensuring upgrades of the systems/servers and related software is undertaken within an agreed programme of maintenance.

Assist with operating and monitoring specific core Cyber Security systems and their related activity including performance, capacity and connectivity in order to ensure the security function operates in a pro-active manner enforcing and delivering Digital Services policy, procedures and processes.

Receive, investigate, remediate/action and record alerts to completion status as received from various sources.

Support Trust responses to NHS England High Severity Alerts cyber security alerts, ensuring the responses are in line with DSPT timescales.

Contribute technical expertise, advice and support regarding cyber security threats and vulnerabilities, policies, standards, procedures, processes and strategies.

Conduct complex data analysis and investigations including phishing and malware analysis, report findings and put forward conclusions and recommendations as appropriate.

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

  • Degree in a technology discipline, or relevant experience in a technical or security role ITIL Foundation qualification Commitment to continuing professional development.

Desirable

  • One or more IT security qualifications, such as CISSP, CISM, CISMP Certified Ethical Hacker, Security+ CompTIA/ CompTIA A+, CISCO/Microsoft Information security risk management qualification, including CRISC Project management qualification

Shortlisting

Essential

  • Experience in line with the Job Description Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

  • Knowledge in line with the Job Description Person Specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 21 April 2025

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