The Ocean Group have an exciting opportunity within their ICT Team for a Cyber Security Analyst. The role is full time (37 hours per week) and is permanent with a salary of £35,000 per annum. Ocean offers a dynamic work environment offering hybrid working. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task. On occasion there will be a business need for employees to travel to St Austell and work from the head office for meetings, training and general day to day work needs. The role will be supporting the Head of ICT and the ICT Business Solutions Manager to implement and maintain the Ocean Group’s security framework; combining technical knowledge with a risk based approach to security to achieve the strategic goals of the business. In addition the position will conduct regular reviews of Ocean's current security position and procedure and be responsible for the delivery of security breach protocols, which includes the management of testing programme's and implementation in a real event. The role will be part of an efficient ICT management function to develop a security vision/strategy and long term road map for Cyber Security and ICT operations. For more information regarding the key accountabilities for the role please refer to the Job Description It is essential you hold a Level 6 or/equivalent IT/Computer Science qualification and are educated to GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent in English and Math's. You will have excellent IT skills, including knowledge of MS Corporate Tenancy, computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware and security, application firewalls, host intrusion prevention and anti-virus. You will have a strong understanding of the cyber security technologies and best practices/frameworks (Cyber Essentials Plus; ISO27001; NIST) You will be organised and able to prioritise your workload, set work programmes, meet tight deadlines, budgets and use your own initiative. It is essential that you are able to analyse complex technical information to identify patterns and are self motivated, exuding a welcoming persona, For further information regarding the knowledge, experience, skills and abilities please refer to the person specification attached Your benefits at Ocean include: 27 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) Occupational Sick Pay at 3 months Full Pay and 3 months at Half Pay Company Pension: 4% Employer Pension Contribution (includes Death in Service Benefit of 3x annual salary) Health Cash Plan (inc Dental and Optical cover) Health and Wellbeing initiative includes yearly Flu Jab Employee Assistance Programme Cycle to Work Scheme Family Friendly Policies Closing date: Sunday 23rd February 2025 at 12 midnight 1st stage interviews to be held via Teams (however this could be subject to change at short notice) - date to be confirmed 2nd stage interviews (if applicable) will be conducted face to face at our Head Office in St Austell - date to be confirmed We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible The Company Ocean Housing Group Ltd is a registered provider and parent company for Ocean Housing Ltd and Gilbert & Goode Ltd and is a local housing provider based in St Austell. Since our establishment in 2000, we have invested over £200 million in the county through community involvement, property development, jobs and apprenticeships. We are committed to making a real contribution to Cornwall’s housing shortage by building new and affordable homes (for rent and shared ownership) for local people. We manage over 4,700 homes and have ambitious plans to build 2,000 homes by 2030. Mission Statement “To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community.” At Ocean our vision is to be the employer of choice for Cornwall. We want to create a work environment where everyone feels like they belong, can bring their best, authentic selves to work every day and are provided with the support they need to do a great job. Our purpose is to create a modern, dynamic and agile work environment, fit for the 21st Century and one of which all of our colleagues feel included and proud to be a part of. An environment which enables colleagues to provide quality, affordable homes and services for the people of Cornwall. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task. Benefits Family friendly Committed to Training and Developing our Employees Cycle to Work Values Honest, Enthusiastic and Always Positive Passionate about Customer Service Quality and Value in all we do Innovative, Ambitious and Brave for the future of our Business, Customers and Communities Gallery Previous Next 2022 Award Winner Best Place to Work at Cornwall Business Awards 2022 Sponsored by the Skills Hub “This is a really challenging sector to work in and Ocean Housing Group have really gone above and beyond to support their workforce. They really show strong leadership from above in putting their employees first and the level of engagement they get from everyone in their teams is commendable, with really high number of team members taking part in surveys, consultancy and feedback. The Ocean Housing Group have also invested in the continual improvement of their staff, services and benefits to ensure that staff consistently feel invested in and valued – Well Done” Documents