Head of Department – Information Technologies and Cybersecurity, Ministry of Justice (Sofia)

About the role

The Ministry of Justice is looking for a Head of Department to lead its Information Technologies and Cybersecurity department, within the Directorate for Information Systems, Digitalisation and Electronic Registers. This civil-service leadership role is responsible for leading, organising and controlling the work of the department's staff in connection with the tasks linked to ensuring the uninterrupted functioning of the ministry's information and communication infrastructure. You will set priorities for the team, coordinate daily operations, monitor the performance of assigned tasks and make sure the ministry's systems and electronic registers remain available and secure. The individual basic monthly salary is set at appointment under Article 67(4) of the Civil Servant Act and Article 8(9) and Article 7(6) of the salary regulation, within the framework of the ministry's personnel expenditure and the applicable normative acts. The minimum basic monthly salary for the post is 1,494.00 €, and under Annex 1 of the salary regulation the maximum basic monthly salary for the post is 1,494 € at grade 1, 1,953 € at grade 2, 2,126 € at grade 3 and 2,781 € at grade 4; under Article 7(6) the individual basic monthly salary may exceed the maximum basic monthly salary for the level and grade by up to 80%. Candidates must hold or obtain a permit for access to classified information at level Secret or higher. Documents are submitted in Sofia by the deadline stated on this page, and the competition is run by a test and an interview.

Requirements

Master's degree; at least 5 years of professional experience or rank II junior. Professional area: Natural sciences, mathematics and informatics, professional direction informatics and computer sciences, or professional area Technical sciences, professional direction communication and computer technology. Written and spoken English. Candidates must hold or obtain a permit for access to classified information at level Secret or higher. Candidates must meet the eligibility conditions of the Civil Servant Act. Under Article 14(4) of the competition rules, Bulgarian citizens who have completed voluntary reserve service under Article 59(1) of the Reserve of the Armed Forces Act enjoy a preference when applying for work in the state administration if they achieve equal final results in the competition procedure. Selection: test on the professional field of the post and on the administration, followed by an interview.

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