Janos Meszaros, Recruitment Consultant at Jenrick IT recently provided the following report on his job market predcitions for 2012 within the security and defence sector:

2012 is going to be a busy year for consultancy companies within the defence and security sector. Their priority will be to continue the battle against Cyber Crime.

As an answer to recent (various organization hacked by the Anonymous Group) and not so recent (Stuxnet attack against an Iranian nuclear reactor) Cyber attacks, the British Government announced last year that they will allocate £650 million of funding to set up a National Cyber Security Programme. Government Agencies will also take a central role to organise the ongoing battle and work closely with commercial organisations.

This busy market has opened up many opportunity’s for jobseekers with strong technical knowledge. The most sought after candidates have strong development experience with C++ in an embedded and/or real-time context in either Linux or Windows environment; also having strong experience in developing multi-threaded applications.

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Following on from other articles published by Jenrick IT, specialists in SC and DV IT job opportunities, regarding the increasing role cyber-crime will play within the technology sector, we have just seen this article on The Guardian confirming that GCHQ will be offering assistance to British companies to help them combat cyber-crime:

Some of the secret technologies created at the government’s eavesdropping centre GCHQ are to be offered to private industry as part of cyber security strategy unveiled by ministers on Friday.

The plans could lead to the government being paid substantial sums for software developed by the intelligence agency at Cheltenham. Ministers argue GCHQ’s main priority will remain national security and the agency has insisted it will not be side-tracked.

However, the new cyber strategy makes clear that better co-operation is needed between the public and private sectors to face the dangers posed by espionage and crime on the web. (more…)

“MoD and industry can be at the forefront of an export-led growth strategy”

Jenrick IT, the niche IT recruitment agency which operates in the Defence and Security Sector, is currently exhibiting at the DSEi Show (ExCeL) in London, showcasing a range of SC and DV Career Advice and Jobs resources.

The experienced team of consultants manning the stand, are offering up to date career advice to help SC and DV Cleared Professionals to maximise their career opportunities within this specialised industry. (more…)