Here is an insight to Money and Pension Service:

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values.

We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform, we will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections, and we are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.

We help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.

By fostering our values, we are very proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created.  We are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds, we want our colleagues to reflect our customers and the people we assist.

In this role you will be responsible for the following;
*Support the current Cyber Security Manager and Identity and Access Manager.
*Demonstrate a passion for cybersecurity and IAM, experience in monitoring security controls and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting implementation and governance.
*Providing advice to the organisation, ensuring compliance with appropriate regulations and, generally, on information risk
*Experience of optimising security and IAM toolsets – including antivirus (Windows Defender), Office 365 Security & Compliance, vulnerability management and patching. JAMF for Apple MAC, Entra ID and Okta.
*Understanding of a broad range of security tools using Microsoft tooling where possible, including but not limited to SIEM, Email Security, DLP.
*Delivering new cybersecurity toolsets and capability as required and investigating cybersecurity incidents and undertaking reporting/remedial action as required.
*Maintaining risk, issue and change registers for cybersecurity and identity.
*Build and maintain methodology and technology used to implement Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems including SSO. MFA, Provisioning / Reconciliation, Federations, Access reviews.
*In-depth knowledge of multifactor authentication (MFA) architectures, Role-based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-based access control (ABAC)/Policy-based access control (PBAC) implementations and best practices.
*Ability to work independently and as part of a team when required.
*Work collaboratively within Infrastructure Services and other IT functions to ensure effective management and delivery of Security and Identity and Access Management services.


You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;
*Microsoft 365 Security stack (all elements).
*Cloud security experience, tooling, best practices, security posture.
*Experience of writing various security policies and documentation.
*Implementation of Identity Governance and Administration and Identity and Access Management systems including SSO, SAML, OpenID.
*Good knowledge of MFA, RBAC.
*EntraID experience, setup and improvements (not just resetting user passwords).


About MaPS:

At MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -
*Caring - We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
*Connecting - We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
*Transforming - We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.


Our inclusive working environment:

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.

We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging.  We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?
•    Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
•    Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
•    Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
•    Cycle to work Scheme
•    Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
•    Life assurance scheme
•    Give as you earn scheme
•    Employee assistance programme (EAP)
•    PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
•    Enhanced family and sick pay
•    Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
•    Recognition Scheme
•    Discounts portal to numerous retailers
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