- Company Name
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Job Title
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Job Description
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About Us At Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
About The Role
We’re seeking someone passionate about cybersecurity and eager to make a difference in protecting public services and citizen data. If you enjoy problem-solving, working collaboratively, and staying ahead of cyber threats, this role could be for you!
You Should Be:
Curious and analytical, keen to identify and respond to security threats.
A clear communicator, able to explain security concepts to colleagues across different teams.
Tech-savvy and adaptable, comfortable using IT security tools and eager to learn new technologies.
Detail-oriented, ensuring security policies and procedures are followed to protect council systems and data.
A team player, able to collaborate with IT, compliance, and operational teams to strengthen security.
Committed to public service, understanding the importance of cybersecurity in safeguarding local authority services.
About The Team You’ll Be Working In
You’ll join our Cybersecurity Team, a key part of the council’s Digital & IT Services. Our Team is responsible for protecting the council’s IT systems, networks, and data against cyber threats, ensuring the security, availability, and resilience of public services.
Our work directly impacts residents, businesses, and local services, safeguarding essential systems such as social care, housing, education, and public safety from cyber attacks. Maintaining a secure digital environment, we help ensure residents can access council services safely and securely.
The Team includes Cybersecurity Analysts, Security Engineers, and Change and Problem Managers, who work together to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats. In this role, you’ll report to the Cybersecurity Manager and collaborate closely with the Digital and IT, including the Information Governance teams, to strengthen our security posture.
About You
If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:
Curious and analytical, keen to identify and respond to security threats.
A clear communicator, able to explain security concepts to colleagues across different teams.
Tech-savvy and adaptable, comfortable using IT security tools and eager to learn new technologies.
Detail-oriented, ensuring security policies and procedures are followed to protect council systems and data.
A team player, able to collaborate with IT, compliance, and operational teams to strengthen security.
Committed to public service, understanding the importance of cybersecurity in safeguarding local authority services.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Qualifications:
Degree: BSc in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer science or related courses.
Certification – CISM, CISSP, CEH or any relevant security certifications.
Technical Skills - SIEM, SOC, Threat Intelligence, Network Security, Cloud security, Security Policy and Compliance.
Work Experience: 3+ years in cybersecurity, IT.
Essential For The Role:
Basic DBS
Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.
Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
Email:
Telephone: 020 9583 3838
Interviews for this job will be held 19th and 21st March 2025 onwards.
Email:
Telephone: 020 9583 3838
Interviews for this job will be held 19th and 21st March 2025 onwards.
