About the job

Job summary

At the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), we encourage applications from everyone, particularly groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has and promote inclusivity and equality of opportunity for all. Our recruitment process is anonymised, which means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel.  

Do you have history of working in a cyber security environment? 

Do you enjoy working with a range of stakeholders?

If so, then we'd love to hear from you!

Job description

As a Cyber Security Consultant, you will be part of the Cyber Security Services team, providing cyber security consultancy services for projects and business as usual (BAU) activities and supporting ongoing compliance and assessing risk. 

Reporting to Head of Cyber Security, the role will lead the team responsible for providing advice and guidance to IT workstreams delivering the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) web services, liaising with other teams in the IT department, providing security architecture input to technical designs and solutions and acting as a source of advice and guidance to the cyber security team and the wider agency.

Responsibilities

You will:

• Apply your extensive knowledge of cyber and information security.
• Assess risks to existing and proposed systems and technical solutions, and then devise risk management plans to address such risks.
• Manage the team providing cyber security consultancy, organising your own time and that of the other personnel delivering specialist security consultancy within DVLA – prioritising resources and ensuring effective and timely delivery.
• Be actively engaged in the major change program being implemented at DVLA, including playing an important role in solution evaluation and technology selection.
• Develop security management plans, engaging with solution architects and enterprise architects to deliver ‘secure by design’ IT systems that protects DVLA against potential threats and attacks. Manage the embedment of ‘secure by design’ principles into application development.
• Engage with the architectural and development communities to ensure that cyber security concerns are reflected in architectural decisions and in the systems built by evaluating the security aspects of proposed new technologies or patterns.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Work as part of a broader team to deliver a range of cyber security services.
• Develop/progress your own skills and career and also to actively coach and develop others.

For further information please see the attached role profile.

Person specification

About you

We are looking for an experienced cyber security professional who has:

• Extensive experience in a Cyber Security role, both directly providing cyber security guidance and direction and managing a team of assets delivering security consultancy.
• Undertaken cyber security risk assessments using a variety of different methodologies, and meaningfully documenting the risks for relevant stakeholders.
• Substantial knowledge of various information security related frameworks (including but not limited to NIST CSF, CAF, ISO27001 & SABSA) and of UK Government cyber security requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills and the ability to employ them in the context of cyber security.
• Very effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Broad understanding of cloud-based technical environment.

We strive to ensure that DVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have a number of staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues.   

Additional information:

Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’. 

Working for the DVLA Digital Team

At DVLA, licensing is just the start. Every project you implement, touch and deliver has a ripple effect that’ll wash across the nation. Here the work you’re doing has the capacity to change the way 50 million people interact with our services. As we aim to keep our roads some of the safest in the world, our innovative, transformative digital-led services help optimise a nation of individuals and business every single day. 

To see how our people are transforming our digital services, head over to our DVLA Digital Services Blog and, to understand more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVLA read our Inside DVLA blog.

Government Digital and Data Profession Pay Framework 

The role is part of the Government Security Profession  and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The base pay is £51,997. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £28,403.

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process.

Please note, the new Capability–Based Pay Framework comes into effect on 1st August 2024 and this will be the earliest available start date for this role.

Here are more details on the pay framework.

Benefits

Passionate, reliable and always willing to push yourself and those around you, you’ll continue to seek improvement in your own role and challenge us too. Because we pride ourselves on how we approach your development. From training courses to specialist skills workshops and opportunities to grow your expertise, we thrive when you thrive. You can find out more about all of the above here alongside a full list of our benefits:   

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role.  
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.  
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.  
• Generous employer contribution of 28.9%, depending on chosen  pension scheme.  
• Digital communities with clear career frameworks.
• On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies).
• On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar.  
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 1 extra day for the King’s birthday.
• Free parking.
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a minimum of 60% of their time in the office over a month, with flexibility dependent on balancing business and individual need.

There are many more opportunities and great benefits of working at DVLA, visit our Careers website for further information.   

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply

For this role you will need to submit a CV with a personal statement of up to 750  words. 

For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:  

• Providing Cyber Security Consultancy in a range of projects. Managed a Cyber Security Consultancy practice overseeing the delivery of multiple projects with multiple consultants.
• Undertaking Cyber Security Risk Assessments detailing methodologies used and explain your understanding of the importance of Risk Management as part of Cyber Security.
• Outline Technical Architecture Standards and how you have applied them to Cyber Security. 

Click here for further guidance on writing a CV and personal statement.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. 

The sift is due to take place from 29 July 2024.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held from 08 August 2024.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

• An interview

This interview will be conducted on site at DVLA, Swansea. Further details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.  

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website. 

Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. 

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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.