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Lead Cyber Security Analyst - Identity and Access Management
Social Security Scotland —Glasgow
- £49,401 - £59,152 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
7d
Lead Cyber Security Analyst - Identity and Access Management
The Scottish Government —Glasgow
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
7d

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Lead Cyber Security Analyst - Identity and Access Management
Social Security Scotland —Glasgow
Leads the technical design and implementation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy across the agency, including access governance, privileged access…
£49,401 - £59,152 a year
7d
Lead Cyber Security Analyst - Identity and Access Management
The Scottish Government —Glasgow
Leads the technical design and implementation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy across the agency, including access governance, privileged access…
7d

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Lead Cyber Security Analyst - Identity and Access Management

Social Security Scotland -
Glasgow

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£49,401 - £59,152 a year
7 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Paid volunteer time

Qualifications

Incident response
Presentation skills
IT permissions management
Cybersecurity
Cyber security risk management
Leadership
Cybersecurity compliance and governance strategy development
Identity & access management

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Reference number

474956

Salary

£49,401 - £59,152

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

SSS - Chief Digital Office

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

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Location

Dundee, Glasgow

About the job

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Lead Cyber Security Analyst specialising in Identity and Access Management (IAM) to join the Digital Risk & Security branch within Digital Delivery & Change. This role is responsible for leading the delivery and continuous improvement of IAM services that protect Social Security Scotlands digital services, systems, and sensitive information.

As a technical lead within the Security Operations function, you will provide leadership and expertise across the organisations IAM capabilities, ensuring that access to systems, applications, and data is managed securely, appropriately, and in line with business and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with technical teams, service owners, and stakeholders to strengthen security controls, reduce risk, and support the adoption of modern identity security practices across a cloud-first environment.

You will lead the operational delivery and development of key IAM services, including:

Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
Joiners, Movers and Leavers processes
Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC)
Authentication and Authorisation Services
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Access Reviews and Certification
Privileged Account Monitoring and Control

The role requires strong technical knowledge of identity technologies, access governance, and security best practices, alongside the ability to translate business requirements into effective security solutions. You will provide technical leadership, support the development of team capability, and drive continuous improvement to ensure IAM services remain effective, resilient, and aligned to organisational needs.

If you are passionate about identity security and want to play a key role in protecting critical public services and citizen data, we would welcome your application.

GDD Pay Supplement
This post is part of the Government Digital and Data (GDD) profession and currently attracts a £4,000 annual GDD pay supplement, which is paid monthly. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly.

Job description

Responsibilities

Leads the technical design and implementation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy across the agency, including access governance, privileged access management, authentication, and user lifecycle processes.
Has oversight of security administration processes and checks that all requests for support are dealt with according to agreed procedures
Provides guidance in defining access rights and privileges across different applications and services across the Agency.
Contributes to the development of cyber security IAM policy, standards and guidelines appropriate to business, technology and legal requirements and in accordance with best professional and industry practice
Deliver specific pieces of work resulting from the Cyber Security Strategy, related to cyber business risk and information control/protection requirements
Champion incident management, incident investigation and response policy and/or incident management and investigation processes, procedures and systems
Performs security risk, vulnerability assessments, and business impact analysis for complex information systems or risk-based projects
Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools. Interprets, executes and documents complex test scripts using agreed methods and standards
Maintains current knowledge of malware attacks, and other cyber security threats
Maintains knowledge of specific specialisms, provides detailed advice regarding their application and executes specialised tasks

Person specification

Success Profiles
We use an assessment framework called Success Profiles which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about the framework here.

For this post, the following Success Profile elements will be assessed:

Experience:

Subject matter expertise in developing and operationalising cyber security capabilities, including the design and implementation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls, automation of identity lifecycle processes, integration of enterprise applications with identity platforms, enhancement of Privileged Access Management (PAM), and implementation of new IAM controls and processes to meet evolving security, compliance and business requirements.
Proven experience in incident management and investigation, including reporting, root cause analysis, and resolution, with the capability to provide informed guidance on incident response methodologies and best practice.

Behaviours:

Changing and Improving (Level 3)

Leadership (Level 3)

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here:

Technical / Professional Skills:
This role is aligned to Lead Cyber Security Analyst within the Government Digital and Data Profession.

These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage. They will not be not be assessed at application stage. Please review the following to understand the skill expectations: Cyber Security: Operations - gov.scot

Benefits

Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi-time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.

A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension. New joiners to the Civil Service will join a career average pension scheme as standard. Read more here - www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk.

Healthy work life balance - We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.

Discounts - You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme.

Personal support for you - Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/7.

Volunteering special leave - Up to six days paid special leave a year for volunteering. We support our staff to help causes important to them.

Great locations - Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Expected Timeline (subject to change)
Sift - week commencing 17th August 2026
Interview week commencing 7th September 2026
Location - In Person in either Dundee or Glasgow

To apply please submit an application form by clicking on the Apply at Advertisers Site button.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Resourcing Team
Email : [email protected]
Telephone : 08001577194

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/working-with-us/help-with-your-application

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