Job Description

Are you a highly skilled and visionary Cloud and Security Lead who is passionate about driving cloud security initiatives and the implementation of cyber security best practices across hybrid cloud infrastructure? This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Cloud and Security Lead to help define and deliver the Charity's Cyber Security Programme.

Salary

The salary for this position is 71,000 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.



In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities


As a member of the IT team, the Cloud and Security Lead will develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and best practice standards across the Charity's on-premise and cloud infrastructure, focusing on ensuring business continuity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

You'll be responsible for:

Designing, implementing, and managing cloud security solutions across various platforms (AWS, Azure etc. Identifying and prioritising technical debt, using automation to streamline processes, ensuring a structured approach to automation development and maintenance with a focus on cost optimisation and efficiency. Providing the Digital Development Team with security oversight and design guidance, and oversee DevSecOps initiatives. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate security into the development lifecycle and ensure secure deployment of cloud-based applications. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise


Experience as a Cloud Security Engineer or similar role, with knowledge of AWS and Azure cloud services, architecture, and security controls. Experience managing medium-scale on-premise and hybrid cloud environments, networking and complex, cross-functional security initiatives. Experience of implementing Infrastructure as code (IaC) (e.g. Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM etc). Experience using CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing. Experience with Git and version control. Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker etc). Experience using scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Bash etc.). Experience with object-oriented languages (e.g. Python, Java, C++ etc.) Knowledge of DevOps and DevSecOps practices and initiatives. Understanding of compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, PCI DSS, SOC 2 etc.) and experience in navigating regulatory frameworks. Knowledge of networking concepts, such as subnets, firewalls, load balancers and VPNs. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Excellent organisational and time management skills. Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders Benefits


30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) A flexible approach to working arrangements. Access to our enhanced pension scheme Life assurance Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.




About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity


Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.

Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status.

If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy here https://www.gosh.org/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-edi-strategy/


As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact recruitment@gosh.org

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.