Windows Security and Patching Lead

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Our reward packageWe're looking for an exceptional Windows Security and Patching Lead to help us make a difference to our planet.Our Windows Security and Patching Lead will work a hybrid pattern of homeworking and 2 days per month in Exeter HQ.Why join us?We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science to deliver extraordinary impact and benefit across the globe. Our work helps people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. As our Windows Security and Patching Lead, your starting salary will be £37418.00 and you will have opportunities to progress to £41159.00 over time. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minima.In addition you will be paid £6,000.00 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. You will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2022 until March 2024 in your monthly pay whilst performing this role.Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £57,847.00 annually, which includes basic salary, market supplement, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.Your package includes:

- Outstanding Civil Service Pension

- Flexible hours and homeworking, we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that suits you

- Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

- Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel

- Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories.Met Office is adopting new professions frameworks/Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) framework. From April 2023, this job will be aligned to Senior Infrastructure Engineer, and if successful there will be no changes to the pay and allowances as a result of this changeWho we areWe are the Met Office. The UK national meteorological service. We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science, helping people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.The UK Government has invested £1.2B for a new supercomputer capability that will help us to increase and improve our climate predictions and weather forecasting capabilities and we are looking for Windows Security and Patching Lead to help us exploit this.A career at the Met Office opens a wealth of opportunities to not only work with world class partners, such as Microsoft, ESRI, Amazon and many others, but also to challenge them to create solutions for Met Office problems.Together:We're a force for good- focusing on our environmental and social impactWe're experts by nature- always learning and developing to do things betterWe live and breathe it- putting our purpose at the heart of decision-makingWe're better together- understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greaterWe keep evolving- pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customersFind out more about our values - please visit our careers pageJob PurposeThe overarching Digital Workplace team is transforming how it focuses its resources to better deliver outcomes for our services that in turn benefit our customers.This role has a special focus on leading the Security Compliance subteam which is responsible for configuration, patch management, and proactive monitoring of services to maintain the security and compliance of Windows-based systems.Essential Qualifications, Skills & AbilitiesExperience of line management and team leadershipTechnical knowledge of Microsoft security and identity technologies including Active Directory, Azure Active Directory and Microsoft Defender for EndpointTechnical knowledge of Microsoft Operating SystemsTechnical knowledge of environmental management systems or controls to implement and maintain secure configuration such as Patch My PC, System Center Configuration Manager, and Group PolicyTechnical knowledge or awareness of infrastructure monitoring solutions such as System Center Operations Manager and Tenable.IOKnowledge and working practice with IT Service Management tools such as ServiceNowDesirable Qualifications, Skills & AbilitiesWe encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but your application will be even stronger if you have:Knowledge of security standards, policies, and governance frameworks such as the Cabinet Office Minimum Cyber Security Standard, Cyber Essentials, ISO/IEC 27001Technical knowledge or awareness of Microsoft 365 Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) tooling and capabilities.How to applyIf you share our values, we'd love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and Cover Letter/Supporting Statement (which must bullet point how you meet each of the essential criteria).

Closing date 08/05/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 22/05/2023. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. Please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be.How we can help:If you are considering applying and need assistance to do so, please contact us via . You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity.You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident (Guaranteed Interview) Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role. We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.We operate an on-call roster in Technology to provide 24/7/365 support to respond to operational service requirements. This post may be part of an on-call roster and the postholder would be required to participate in an on-call roster where in operation. GOLD