program manager

Are you ready to work in one of the most interesting cyber security environments and share your experience to support national security?

The Cyber Defence & Risk (CyDR) team plays an integral role in protecting the UK against external and internal cyber security threats to ensure that our Armed Forces have the strong cyber defences they need. The team is responsible for enabling Defence, through the provision of specialist cyber security services across UK Defence including industry partners, other Government Departments and working our international allies.

With a fantastic growing team of military and civilian staff operating across the UK it is a great time to be a cyber security professional in the Ministry of Defence.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of CyDR the next chapter of your career may be with us!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

The Cyber Investigations Programme Manager is responsible to the Cyber Investigations Assistant Head, for managing the programme to deliver Cyber Investigations across the MOD. The role holder will work with our industry partners to manage the Cyber Investigations framework, through engaging with our stakeholders, ensuring that targets of investigations are prioritised appropriately and ready for our investigator teams.

You will act as the Chief Product Owner to manage the programme to deliver multiple Cyber Vulnerability Investigations (CVIs), as they progress through an operating model, specifically responsible for holding CVI managers and industry partners to account, for delivery of CVIs to quality.

The CVI programme identifies and assesses cyber risks and vulnerabilities across the whole of the MOD defence enterprise. CVI products are delivered at pace in 2-week sprints, with up to 30 interrelated concurrent projects. The CVI programme of work is coordinated by a military and civil service team (12 roles) and delivered by multiple small teams of contractors (approx. 50 in total).

Significant engagement is required to coordinate and deliver CVI products, with team members typically spending 2 days a week in Wyton and the remainder attending meetings across MOD sites or home working. Workshops and sprint reviews are given priority for face-to-face time and daily stand-up and routine meetings are conducted via video.

Cyber Investigations works across Defence, engaging with all senior teams and enabling organisations, so there will be an element of travel required with this role, both in the UK and overseas.

Joining Defence Digital allows you to benefit from excellent learning and development opportunities tailored to your role and beyond. Whilst in post, you’ll be able to gain industry recognised qualifications, (such as Agile, Project Management qualifications, CISSP, CISM) and more and we’ll support you throughout the process. You’ll also be able to take advantage of our excellent benefits package, including flexible working, generous leave allowance, discount services and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

We are a small, highly specialised team, performing a critical role in Defence Digital, offering an exciting opportunity to join us and become part of our journey!

Responsibilities will include:

• Provide direction and guidance on the delivery of the Cyber Investigations Programme
• Act as Chief Product Owner – making overarching decisions on Programme delivery, now, next and future
• Approve future target selection via an internal working group
• Work with our Industry Partners to iterate the Cyber Investigations framework
• Facilitate onboarding activities of new Contractors
• Work closely with Scrum of Scrum Masters to ensure smooth operations
• Monitor and approve Service Point and check and approve monthly reports
• Chair Cyber Investigation meetings and attend Defence wide meetings representing the Cyber Investigations Programme
• Line management responsibilities to help deliver team objectives and meet individual development needs and career aspirations
• Deputise for the Assistant Head CVI Operations as required
• Oversee management of the Joint Information Assurance Co-ordination Cell

Person specification

If you have the following skills, experience, knowledge or understanding we would love to hear from you!

We would expect to see some previous experience in cyber security, covering governance and management, cyber/information risk management and/or practical cyber technical knowledge and ideally you’ll have the following skills:

• SCRUM/Agile experience
• Project Management experience (APMQ or Prince 2)
• Excellent communication skills, including oral presentation and clear and accurate written briefing to senior leaders, often under time pressure
• Stakeholder management skills, including ability to work across boundaries to deal with varying stakeholder interests
• Ability to work independently using own initiative
• The ability to build long term relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Highly effective networking and the ability to advise and influence people
• Experience of leading and managing a team

Qualifications: Your experience is key but if you have any of the following industry qualifications that would great; if not, we’ll help you attain them. You’ll need to have the motivation and desire to continue to learn and develop and we’ll provide opportunities to gain these in post:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certificate in Information Security Management (CISM)
• Agile qualification
• Project Management qualification

The role will require routine travel within the UK and occasionally overseas.

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

We anticipate that the successful candidate will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week, with travel to other sites and additional office attendance determined by the business needs.

If not already held, successful candidates will be required to undergo DV clearance. This position is open to sole UK nationals only.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Family Friendly – Parental and Adoption Leave.
• A wide range of discounts – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
• 5 days per year Learning & Development
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes.
• Flexible working.
• Generous leave allocations.
• Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

DD operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. DD reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing.

Within DD each profession is led by a Professional Head of Community who will lead professional development and support the Continuous Professional Development path for their group.

DD is currently going through a Transformation Programme which aims to ensure we have the right workforce, with the right skills, to deliver the MOD's Digital Strategy. As the programme progresses, DD staff may be required to undergo an assessment to understand and develop their upskilling needs to support the delivery of this strategy. This post may be impacted by Transformation.

Equality and Diversity

Our people are at the heart of everything we do at DD. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process if this is something you want to explore.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

Job contact :

Name :
Defence Digital Talent Acquisition Team
Email :
ukstratcomdd-hr-talentacqdel@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk