Industrial Control Systems Lead

As the Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) Lead you will work within the Dstl Digital Group, working alongside Digital, and Security colleagues under the Office of the CISO, as well as the wider business including Project Managers, and Facilities Management Teams.

You be critical in advancing Dstl?s cyber security, cyber safety, and cyber risk management. As Dstl looks to develop this capability area, the role provides an opportunity to define and shape how ICS is managed at the Ministry of Defence?s heart of scientific and technological advances, Dstl.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

As the Lead in this role, you will work with the CISO and colleagues to develop this capability, drive innovation, and ensure the highest ICS standards are established, maintained, and evidenced across the business.

You will lead in establishing a sustainable way of working to raise and maintain ICS standards across the Dstl sites.

For more information on the job responsibilities, please see the job profile attached below.

We are looking for someone who has an understanding of NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). You will have experience in conducting Cyber risk assessments as well as experience of cyber security issues in Industrial Control Systems.

You will also have an understanding of how ICS works as part of wider protective security to ensure safety.

For more information on the essential criteria, please see the job profile attached below.

Important Information:

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats.

For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require Develop Vetting and you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership

Benefits

Dstl?s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

• Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.

• Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).

• Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.

• Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.

• Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.

• Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid

• Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.

• Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

Job contact :

• Name : Dstl Recruitment
• Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk