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Location:

Hampshire

Sector:

Job type:

Salary:

£500 - £600 per day

Contact:

Irma Devindoryte

Email:

Published:

about 2 hours ago

Duration:

12 months

Start date:

01/12/2023

Consultant:

Irma Devindoryte

*** Outside IR35 ***

DV Cleared
5 days' per week onsite


Job Specification:
* Attendance at System(S) Change and Patching Reviews, providing security inputs on potential security risk and mitigation as appropriate.
* Advising the Project PM and SM on MOD security requirements.
* Identification and assessment of the potential impact of amendments to MOD or HMG policy on the Programme.
* Maintenance of accreditation documentation for the Project-maintained systems in accordance with the security requirements of MoD, including liaison with MoD (e.g. Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) and other (e.g. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)) security stakeholders.
* Maintain the Project Security Risk Register.
* Review and update System(s) security operating procedures
* Review and update the System(s) RMADS
* Deliver security risk assessments as required by the project
* Production of Test Security Instructions (TSI), Security Impact Assessments (SIA) and other threat assessments as required.
* Provision of support to IT Health Checks (ITHC), Configuration Assessments and production of Remedial Action Plans (RAP) as required.
* Advising the Project PM and SM on IT security architecture, IT security vulnerabilities and their countermeasures.
* Support the sustainment of Facility certification.
* Maintenance of relevant Codes of Connection (CoCo) and ensure continued approval for such connections.
* MoD Security Working Group (SWG) meetings.
* Participation and Taking of and distribution of minutes.
* Contribute to the quarterly Security Activity Reports.
* Assist in preparation of and presentation of materials at the SWG.
* Deliver reviews of MOD-CERT Alerts/Directives and other sources of patching and vulnerability information. Providing guidance to the SM as an input into the onward reporting to the MoD.
* Development and delivery of security training to the Programme.
* Other IA Security support as required from time to time by the project.
* Support to Ad-Hoc meeting at sites other than Farnborough. Travel and subsistence shall be charged as per Condition 7 of the Contract.

Deliverables required
Monthly Service Report, to be delivered at least 3 working days before monthly reporting meeting. Report to include: key activities, outputs produced, time spent, issues encountered. Date of reporting is TBC.

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