Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Concepts and Doctrine Development

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Who Speclialist Work With The team is a mixture of military, civil servants and external contractors What Specialists Work On -Develop the Cyber Security Operations Capability (CSOC) CONEMP -Develop the DCO CONOPS -Define processes for high level linkages between DCO and related pan-defence functions and activities -Develop plan for implementing CONEMP and CONOPS Where the Work Takes Place MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London Early Market Engagement None Working Arrangements The specialist should expect to be, on average, on site 3 days a week for meetings with the DCO team and to feed back to management on progress. The other 2 days will be spent at other MOD sites such as Wyton, Corsham, Cheltenham and other HQ sites. No expenses will be paid, any anticipated expenses should be included in a specialists day rate Work Location MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London Security Clearance The classification of the work requires the specialist to hold DV clearance Additional T&Cs This role is judged to be outside of IR35 regulations Skills & Experience Proven experience of developing military documents such as a CONEMP/CONOPS and supporting documents (30%) Proven ability of developing implementation plans detailing tasks, scheduling and resources required in order to bring new functionality online (15%) Proven experience of military operations (10%) Previous experience of working on Defence cyber projects and cyber operations (30%) Weightings given above will be used at both the shortlisting and evaluation phase Nice to Haves Have ability to evaluate information and present in such a way that is easily understood by the target audience, including through written and oral communication (5%) Have ability to own issues and drive them to resolution. Provide direction to inform sound decisions based on business priority and technical feasibility (5%) Have ability to think creatively and be able to articulate innovative ideas to solving complex business problems (5%) Weightings given above will be used at both the shortlisting and evaluation phase No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills and a positive approach (25%) Have the people skills to work with senior stakeholders to secure access to people in their working environment (30%) Values and behaviours in line with MOD core values (45%) Weightings given above will be used at both the shortlisting and evaluation phase Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range