Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer

Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers.

About the team:
The security team, part of Group CTO, protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. By fostering collaboration and continuous improvement, Jisc is committed to building a comprehensive security solution that empowers institutions to defend against evolving cyber threats.

We are actively developing our Security operation centre (SOC) services which includes a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) services, 24x7 security event monitoring and endpoint detection and response services.

About the role:
Working within the Architecture and engineering team, reporting into the Lead Security Architect, (Platform Services) you will take responsibility for the development of the threat intelligence platforms that drive the protective elements of our Security Centre.

You will need to use your expertise with threat intelligence, SIEM and SOAR platforms as you will work with our threat intelligence teams to develop effective ways to integrate and automate our SIEM, SOAR and intelligence into efficient and accurate presentations of data for analysis. You will need to be able to demonstrate your previous experience in designing and deploying technical solutions and be confident in providing professional expertise to technical programmes and projects of increasing scale and complexity.

Responsibilities will include

• Work with threat development and platform teams to securely deploy and manage the threat estate.


• Develop and maintain platforms and their applications to support the cyber security division.


• Develop and Maintain documentation in accordance with standards with Jisc and the cyber security division.


• Monitoring the security status of the services and infrastructure - identifying and mitigating potential security vulnerabilities.


• To be the point of escalation for the users and services hosted on this infrastructure.


• Continual improvements of current and future technologies to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the business and our members.
  
  Demonstrable experience in designing and deploying technical solutions


• Knowledgeable in IaaS, SaaS and Linux server administration.


• Deploying, Integrating, and administering a wide variety of proprietary and open-source systems.


• Administering a variety of common web server technologies (including MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP, Ruby, Java, Python).


• Ability to write clear, concise technical documentation in accordance with defined standards and policies


• Strong communication skills, able to discuss complex technical topics with technical and non-technical audiences and to persuade them to follow best practice.


• Threat intelligence, SIEM and SOAR qualifications or equivalent. (desirable)


All roles within our Jisc Cyber Security team require employees to have enhanced background screening checks which include but are not limited to, financial and unspent criminal record checks. This role may be required to complete government security clearance to SC level.

Some roles may also require full UK Security Check (SC) clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and be willing to undertake this process. You must be able to hold UK security clearance.

Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions., At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.

We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles.


• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments


• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas


• A generous pension scheme


• A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks


• A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development


• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office


• A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning


• Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment


• Financial well-being support


• The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit


• A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee recognition awards and travel loans


• Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech


Equality, diversity and inclusion
We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals.