About the job

Job summary

The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is a part of the Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement, in-service support, and disposal of the UK’s nuclear submarines. Our work is of unparalleled strategic importance nationally and internationally, ensuring the security of the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, and delivering some of the most technically complex programmes in defence.

Here you’ll find a community to belong to – whether that’s alongside project teams with a shared vision or as part of an employee network of like-minded individuals. We believe that, by celebrating different backgrounds and perspectives, together we’ll achieve the extraordinary.

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We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of around 27%, to help work work for you.

For security reasons this role is open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country. If successful, you’ll be required to pass Security Check clearance and may at a later date be required to undergo more in-depth security checks (Developed Vetting). We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you have been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.

Job description

Do you have an interest or experience in information assurance or cyber security? Are you looking to begin or progress your career whilst supporting our UK’s armed forces? The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven individual to join our team in Bristol.

With advancements in technology and digital communications, almost every aspect of our daily lives relies on it. It has and continues to revolutionise our work within the SDA, with effective Information Assurance and Cyber Security delivering many opportunities and benefits - it has become a fundamental part of what we do. With the use of information and information technology comes significant risk and potential threats through the loss or compromise of our information, which would impact on the success of Defence as a whole.

As an Information Assurance Analyst, you will gain experience in multiple disciplines within Information Assurance, including:

• Secure by Design
• Cyber Supply Chain Assurance
• NIST 800 Cyber Risk Management

Growing your career as part of SDA, we will provide you with the diverse opportunities to support your manager and wider team and assist in the delivery of crucial and significant projects.

It would be useful if you have an appreciation or understanding of information assurance, but this is not essential and can be learnt whilst in post, along with experience of working in a project team. There will be the potential for UK wide travel to other MoD sites as well as exciting opportunities to support international projects overseas.

Whilst on site, you will experience our impressive range of on-site facilities including a restaurant and coffee bistros and free parking. Our sports facilities include a fully equipped gym and sports hall with bookable classes, as well as a squash court, tennis courts and a football pitch.

Growing your career as part of the SDA, we will provide you with the diverse opportunities at the forefront of ensuring the delivery of crucial and significant projects. You will be supported by your manager and wider team to achieve your career goals and aspirations with mentoring available to fulfil your potential. If not already achieved, you will be expected to gain ISO/IEC27001 Information Security Management Foundation and NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP) Foundation Certificate, which we fund and provide you the support and guidance needed to help you achieve this.

At the SDA, we champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide support to Information Assurance reviews, audits and security surveys both internally and externally with Industry Partners and present findings to your Associate Information Assurance Analyst.
• Manage security administration of an IT system.
• Support assurance of relevant controls on the implementation of any system or activity to ensure alignment with Information Assurance Policy and Standards.
• Support the delivery of the accreditation/assurance activities within projects as directed.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• You should have an appreciation or understanding of information assurance, along with experience of working in a project team.
• Have a good understanding and experience in IT.
• Experience working in compliance auditing background.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Information Assurance Supervised Practitioner
• Change and Transformation Awareness
• Communicating and Influencing CSBC 3
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £29,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,911 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

1. Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills

Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.

3. Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.

Security

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

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

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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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.