Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Under the direction of the Section Head of Cyber Enablement Service (CES), the contractor will take on the following responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration and testing of firewalls, routers, switches, network proxies and VPN concentrators to maximise network efficiency and security in accordance with NCSC operational requirements.
• Installation, configuration and testing of vulnerability assessment tools, including Tenable Nessus.
• Installation, configuration and testing of computer forensic tools, including AccessData.
• Installation, configuration and testing of monitoring, detection and incident response tools and appliances, including RSA NetWitness and Splunk.
• Installation, configuration and testing of virtualisation and software-defined networking technologies.
• Implementation and validation of security settings across Cisco, Juniper, Linux, Unix and Microsoft operating system environments.
• Assessment of network performance, security and availability through continuous monitoring, analysis and troubleshooting using appropriate network management and security monitoring tools.
• Investigation of network faults, security incidents and performance issues, including the development and implementation of proposed improvements.
• Support to the integration of cyber security tools into existing and future NATO CIS environments.
• Conducting testing, validation and acceptance activities for deployed cyber security capabilities.
• Support to the development of technical documentation, including installation guides, configuration baselines, test plans, test reports, standard operating procedures and security hardening guides.
• Provision of technical advice and recommendations on cyber security architecture, tool configuration, system integration and operational improvements.
• Support to vulnerability management activities, including scanning, analysis, reporting and remediation tracking.
• Support to incident response activities, including evidence collection, log analysis, forensic investigation and reporting.
• Coordination with project managers, system engineers, network engineers, security architects and operational stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of cyber security capabilities.
• Ensuring that implemented solutions comply with applicable NATO security policies, operational requirements and agreed technical standards.
• Support to handover to operations, including knowledge transfer, training support and preparation of operational documentation.
• Participation in technical meetings, reviews, workshops and coordination activities with NATO, national and industry stakeholders.