Vulnerability Lead

The role

Do you want to work in a well-respected, supportive and highly performing team?

Have you got significant practical experience, managing vulnerability activities which include, identifying, assessing, categorising, prioritising, and remediating vulnerabilities within our digital assets, producing technical assessments and reporting on progress and performance?

If you can answer ‘Yes’ we want you to apply to join our IS Team at the General Medical Council (GMC) as the Vulnerability Lead.  You’ll have a role that offers the chance to work with an excellent team, enhance a huge variety of different systems, assist in keeping the GMC’s assets protected against emerging threats and the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills.

We are the independent regulator for doctors in the UK, it’s our job to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine. This means you’ll be part of an extremely professional IS team that has pride and purpose.

You’ll have the opportunity to shape and improve the systems already in place by working with technologies that maintain pace with emerging business, security and industry requirements.  Working with our partners and products you and your colleagues will continually enhance, support and secure our systems in a busy and focused environment.

This will involve:

Working with colleagues to validate vulnerability alerting, understanding business impact and recommending proactive measures to protect our digital assets.

Providing effective written analysis, assessments and reporting relating to vulnerabilities affecting our environments.

Co-ordinating and leading the vulnerability meetings, workshops and forums.

Conducting regular reviews and fine-tuning of vulnerability management processes, procedures, and technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

The benefits

We work with doctors, physician associates (PAs), anaesthesia associates (AAs), those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors, PAs, AAs and their educators need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors, PAs, or AAs may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

You’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Attractive salary that’s reviewed annually
• Private medical insurance
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

To find out more please click here. 

How to apply for the role

Please provide a CV and covering letter. The covering letter should clearly set out how you meet the essential skills for the role, which are listed in the job description. You should also include a paragraph outlining your reasons for applying for the role.

We recommend no more than 2 sides of A4 for the covering letter, but it can be more if required.

We will assess the information you provide against the skills required for the role and let you know whether you will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you do not provide all the above, we will not be able to progress your application and your application could be withdrawn.

Diversity and inclusion

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination. We are also committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme. If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750)