Army - Information Assurance Advisor

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, firefighters and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.

Within the Army TLB Information Directorate, the Cyber and Security pillar has a diverse and highly capable workforce. Could you manage Information Assurance policy? Do you want to be engaged in the mitigation of cyber and information security threats? Do you want to work in the exciting growth area of security in support of Army, Defence and national security? An exciting Higher Executive Officer (HEO) role exists in the Principal Security Advisor's (PSyA) Team working for the Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Information Assurance. We are looking for a talented and motivated individual to join us, working within a mixed military/civilian team, to work on information assurance activities such as Secure by Design, policy formulation and compliance. This post delivers improvements on how the Army defends, protects and reduces its information risk, across the digital enterprise. In this role, you are an integral part in protecting the UK against external and internal threats and acting as a
deterrence to ensure that our Armed Forces appropriate cyber defences.

MOD offers support and development in your career that you can undertake as part of your role. In the Army we are passionate about delivering great things for our people. But we also know you will have a life outside of work; we respect your priorities and are committed to flexible working practices to give you freedom to balance work and life.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.