Senior Technical Threat Intelligence Analyst in Northampton

UK NACE Senior Technical Threat Intelligence Analyst -FCDO Services

• Senior Technical Threat and Intelligence Analyst
• £51,241 plus a location allowance of £1,750 and excellent benefits
• Based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes with occasional travel to London and overseas sites
• Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

At FCDO Services we protect the UKs interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission were on. In our world, it all matters.

Primarily based at Hanslope Park with occasional travel to London, with some travel overseas.

The role is 100% on site.

The successful candidate must hold DV+ clearance or be willing to undertake such clearance.

Beyond our worldwide work in construction, logistics, and more, we're also home to the UK National Authority for Counter Eavesdropping (UK NACE). Working at the cutting edge of technology, the teams at UK NACE guard against technical espionage, provide policy advice to the government, investigate threats, and more all to protect our nation's secrets. Now, youve got the opportunity to join them.

Keeping the nations secrets, secret

Working on one-of-a-kind projects

Vital to national security

It all matters

Use all your technical analysis skills as you help protect the UK from threat

When you join us in this important new role youll analyse operational technical surveillance countermeasures, assist with strategic technical threat assessments, and support research and development activities. Using a range of intelligence and information sources to produce specific reports, and leading the delivery of technical security incidents, youll also respond to requests for threat advice and guidance, lead cross-functional teams to deliver detailed consulting projects, and ensure that all analysis work is expertly reviewed and conforms to Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment Common Analytical Standards.

Your day-to-day work will be extremely diverse, and include managing relationships with third-party suppliers of data, tools and specialist skills, acting as a trusted source of technical threat expertise, and deciding how analysis and outputs should be tailored and classified for different audiences. Well expect you to build relationships with external providers of intelligence and information, contribute expert advice to working groups and professional bodies, take ownership of the production of technical threat assessments, and identify, evaluate and develop new sources of data, tools and techniques. Additional tasks will include identifying gaps in current analytical methods, sharing tradecraft with your less experienced colleagues, and providing expert peer review and challenge on the work of other analysts.

Grow and develop your career as you support our global mission

To be a success in this significant senior role you should have working knowledge of the scientific and engineering principles that underpin technical security countermeasures, for example radio frequency theory, applied physics, electronic and electrical theory, digital signal processing and acoustics. Capable of reading large amounts of complex material, including technical papers, reports and policies, and drawing meaningful, evidence-based judgments from these, you should also have a sound understanding of risk and mitigation as it applies to a technical threat environment. In addition, well look for proven analytical capabilities in either qualitative or quantitative data analysis, and the willingness to develop competence across these to support all-source assessment.

When it comes to qualifications you should be educated to a minimum of Level 3 in a technology-related discipline, which could be physics, engineering, computer science or a subject such as technology journalism, technology policy or a related field. As youll be working on a diverse range of projects and have the opportunity to visit sites in the UK and overseas, you should be flexible and adaptable, and your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will allow you to present complex analysis to a range of audiences. Capable of networking and building professional relationships with stakeholders at various levels of seniority, this is a role where youll enjoy excellent training and development opportunities as you grow your career with one of the UKs most important security organisations.

Discover the support you need to grow your career further

But were always looking to improve just like you. Thats why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, youll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.

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Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If youre successful in your application, well ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.