We're hiring - Cyber Incident Responder - Cyber and Fraud Centre

Cyber Incident Responder – 1.5 days per week (days to be agreed)

Temporary for six months

Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland – Linlithgow/ Hybrid working

Who we are

The Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting cybersecurity and providing comprehensive support within the business sector. Through strategic collaboration between the Scottish Government and the Scottish business community the Cyber and Fraud Centre has established itself as an authoritative voice in the realm of cyber safety and resilience ensuring a safer and more robust business landscape in Scotland.

It is our intention that every Scottish organisation have the skills and knowledge to protect themselves against online attacks. We achieve this through the delivery of education and preventative training, as well as actively raising awareness of threats throughout the business community.

We are a high performing team with a focus on genuine care and respect for one another with our values: focus, agility and accountability being at the centre of how we work. We nurture our culture by supporting equality, diversity and helping employees achieve their professional goals, as they work to bring safety to organisations around Scotland. The threat landscape is constantly evolving, and this is an exciting time to join us as we continue to grow and expand our services.

We have an internal culture and well being group and they meet to discuss what we have been doing, and what new things we can do to further enhance the experience for employees. This has led to us trialling a 4-day working week which has recently been made permanent.

About the role

Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland are looking to recruit a Cyber Incident Responder based between our office in the Oracle Campus in Linlithgow and Remote Working at home. You will work closely with our Cyber Incident Response and Threat Intelligence Manager and the wider team, to be the first point of contact for our Incident Response Line to provide support and advice to organisations experiencing cyber or fraud incidents. You will also create threat intelligence communications and post technical marketing blogs.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Act as first point of contact for the Incident Response helpline
Support our threat intelligence programme
Work with the Centre’s marketing team to regularly update the website and social media accounts with advice, features articles, blogs, and videos
Attend any relevant meetings, events, and networking opportunities with occasional evening and weekend work and travel within Scotland
Assist with new projects/programmes taken up by Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland as and when required

About you

You will:

Be educated to degree level in cyber security or a related field, or be studying (currently second year or above) or have equivalent experience.
Be passionate about all aspects of cyber security.
Have a deep understanding of cybercrime and the current cyber risk landscape.
Have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.

To apply

Send an up-to-date CV and cover letter setting out your suitability for the role to [email protected]

Salary: £30,000 pro rata

Application deadline: 5pm Wednesday 19^th April 2023.

If successful, you will be required to complete and pass a Basic Disclosure check carried out by Cyber and Fraud Centre and its agent. You will also need to provide proof of right to work in the UK in advance of the start of employment.

Full job description available here

05.04.23

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