Description review

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Scottish Government · Glasgow, United Kingdom · back to the listing

HR standards

30/100

poor

Title ↔ description

88/100

strong

Reads as

Security Engineer

100% confident

What this role officially is

ICT security administrator — ESCO, the EU occupation classification

ICT security administrators plan and carry out security measures to protect information and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption.

Also known as: network security administrator, system security administrator, ICT security administrators, IT security administrator

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What the listing never says

  • No section describes what the person would actually do. Scope clarity
  • No pay range published. Candidates cannot tell whether applying is worth their time. Pay transparency
  • No location or timezone policy stated, so a candidate cannot tell where they may work from. Scope clarity

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This is a Fixed Term Appointment opportunity for 47 months with the possibility of permanency dependent on business requirements.

Social Security Scotland is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to help secure the cloud platforms that deliver vital public services. This is a key role in a cloud first organisation, working to ensure solutions are secure by design, resilient, and compliant.