Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

Cyber Security is a critical area within ICT and the council. We have overarching responsibility to protect the organisation, our employees and digital assets against cyber threats. 

You will be joining an established team of 4 members; a Lead and 3 Security Officers. On a daily basis, we use a wide range of security tools and systems in order to monitor, detect and prevent threats. We also provide guidance and support for end users on security matters. We run our own internal security projects to advance our technology and processes as well as supporting other teams in ICT with their projects. 

What is the job role?

We're currently looking for a Cyber Security Analyst on a full time, permanent basis. As part of the Cyber Security Team the Cyber Security Analyst will have an overarching objective of protecting the Council and its data from cyber threats.

Day to day tasks will involve:- investigating security alerts and providing incident response, handling customer requests and utilising multiple security systems. 

Some examples include:- Microsoft security portals (covers multiple domains), Motion (service desk), Mimecast (email), Smoothwall (Webfiltering), Fortigate (firewalls), Logpoint and Azure Sentinel (SIEM), Vulnerability Scanning (Nessus).

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for someone who has the following experience:

• Have an interest in Cyber Security and be keen to learn/develop both skills and knowledge in this field. 
• Will be able to sensitively handle confidential data from a variety of sources
• Be expected to manage own time and prioritise own workload
• Have an ability to focus for long periods of time
• To process data with a high degree of accuracy
• To have excellent customer service skills

You can expect a positive and inclusive working environment, training and development opportunities, and excellent holidays and benefits. In addition, we will provide an environment that supports a healthy work life balance.

For more information about the role and an informal chat, please contact paul.jackson@coventry.gov.uk.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date(s):  Friday 21st October 2022

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Opportunity for Salary Match
• An outstanding local government pension scheme
• Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Coventry City Council