Cybersecurity Specialist

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Abertay is a modern university with a global outlook, rooted in its local and national communities. We have made our mark with high quality, well-directed teaching and research, and a stimulating and enriching experience for our students.

IT Services is a friendly, vibrant and fast-moving department with a focus on delivering excellent customer service and high-quality digital technology services to our staff and students.

We are looking to appoint a Cybersecurity Specialist. This position will report to the Head of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure and requires significant cybersecurity experience.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A degree in a related field and/or equivalent experience.
• Supervise daily cybersecurity operations and assign tasks to team members.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve cybersecurity incidents in a time pressured environment.
• Track multiple threat intelligence sources to spot trends and recommend proactive mitigations.
• A broad knowledge of security risk and assurance practices including detailed knowledge of security control frameworks.
• Practical experience of the secure use of AI enabled systems or tools in cybersecurity operations.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

A full candidate brief can be found above which details the job description, person specification and application details.

If you believe you have the skills and experience for this exciting and challenging role, please submit your application by clicking apply online below. 

Please note that we will only accept applications through our online recruitment system.

Committed to Equal Opportunities

Abertay University is a Scottish Registered Charity,

No: SC016040

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