Associate Cloud Security Engineer (Closing Date: 5th May 2024) - Glasgow

We are currently offering an exciting opportunity for Associate Cloud Security Engineers to join our team and play a vital role in continuously monitoring for threats and implementing proactive measures to safeguard our cloud infrastructure. If you are eager to contribute to the ongoing build and maintenance of our security components, develop necessary pipelines and tooling to support DevSecOps cloud practices, we invite you to take the next step in your career and join our talented team.

Due to the demands of this exciting programme of work, the Agency is currently experiencing rapid growth and we require more incredible digital, security and technology experts to join us, including the roles of Associate Cloud Security Engineers.

The Associate Cloud Security Engineers will orchestrate the implementation of security focused technologies within Social Security Scotland cloud environments. They will configure and maintain access controls, encryption mechanisms, identity management systems and PKI technologies. Collaborating with teams, they will assess and rectify security vulnerabilities, while continuously monitoring for threats and implementing proactive measures to safeguard our cloud infrastructure.

What do we offer you?

We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.  We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best talent.

• B2 - Salary between £36585 - £41834, plus a £5000 annual Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 month qualifying period. This supplement is backdated and paid with your monthly salary.
•  Flexible working arrangements with potential of up to 4 days off per month.
•  You will have an annual leave allowance of 5 weeks, rising to 6 weeks after 4 years. In addition, the Scottish Government observes 11½ days public and privilege holidays, dates of which are set annually.
•  Workplace adjustments for everyone that needs them to ensure your comfort and safety in your new role.
•  Learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.
•  Career progression – join a rapidly growing and developing organisation with excellent opportunities for career advancement.
•  Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45%, employer contributions 28.97%).
•  Health and wellbeing support including 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme, plus counselling support available for all.
•  Discounts on gym memberships and retail outlets.

DDaT Pay Supplement

This post attracts a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role.Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession you will join the professional development system, currently BCS RoleModelplus.

Hybrid Working

We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum 2 days per week in your assigned location.  Base office location can be in either Glasgow or Dundee.

About Us 

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government and has the largest and most complex IT and digital change programme since devolution. With a lifetime budget of over £300m, delivering a social security system that will support the people of Scotland for decades to come. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.   

• Identify and register incidents, gathering the required information and allocating it to the appropriate channel.
• Show an awareness of problem resolution processes.
• Investigate problems in systems, processes and services, with an understanding of the level of a problem (for example, strategic, tactical or operational).
• Contribute to the implementation of remedies and preventative measures.
• Explain the purpose of user stories and the focus on user needs.
• On-going build and maintenance of the Social Security infrastructure environments and security components.
• Develop and maintain the necessary pipelines and tooling to support the Social Security DevSecOps cloud practices.
• Development and management of security tooling and services including, but not limited to, KMS, PKI, Encryption, native cloud security tooling, Software composition analysis, Dynamic and Static security testing.
• Maintaining knowledge of this area of the ICT specialism, to suggest enhancements or modernisation where and when applicable. The post holder(s) will also be required to stay informed of developments in other areas of technology which have a bearing on the provision of services for the Social Security Programme and Agency.