At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead cyber security initiatives to protect digital assets and enhance national health security.
- Company: Join the UK Health Security Agency, a leader in health protection.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hybrid working, competitive salary, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with excellent growth potential in a modern work environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in cyber security and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Location Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool or London. This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Future location UKHSA is investing in a new state‑of‑the‑art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK. The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid‑2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you’re appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we’ll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we’ll provide full information about relocation support available to staff. About The Job Job summary UKHSA has an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Director of Cyber Security to strengthen its capability in protecting digital assets. Working closely with internal teams and key stakeholders (Government Security Group, NCSC, NPSA), the role will help build a resilient infrastructure that supports UKHSA’s ambition to become a global leader in health security and a critical component of national security. You will be part of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Group senior leadership team, which brings together Trusted Data
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