Michael Page Hiring For IT Security and Risk Lead at Leeds, United Kingdom Full Time

Public Sector Organisation

Job Description

• Ensure cyber security within the business by designing and deploying security policies, principles and practices
• Develop our IT processes and procedures
• Investigate existing solutions to ensure they meet all recommended security standards and recommend remediation activities where required
• Specification and implementation of technical solutions and infrastructure technologies to meet business requirements and growth plans
• Research and develop new ideas and technologies to ensure data protection and cyber security
• Identify cyber threats and network attacks from internal and external sources while also utilising processes and technologies to detect and prevent malicious attacks.
• Manage 3rd party suppliers and vendor relationships, assisting with business continuity planning and ensuring IT Disaster recovery is designed, planned and tested for all security services.
• Play a prominent role in the growth, development and reputation of the business
• Present information to senior management in a concise and relatable way in order to support decision making on Cyber Security strategy
• Perform internal and 3rd party audits, reporting on and actioning any gaps.
• Organise and facilitate penetration testing of our business
• Provide security training to various levels of the business
• Track and report progress to senior management on the variety of initiatives underway

The Successful Applicant
Someone who has good working knowledge of availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation

Someone experienced in:

• Risk – manage risk flexibly, security applied in right place at right time, in line with appetite for risk to meet risk obligations, and protecting customer information
• Digital alignment – design and deliver controls to support secure and resilient digital and cloud capabilities. Systems and services designed and operated to foster customer and colleague trust – safe and secure experience
• Security culture – colleagues understand role in securing information and assets and trusted to protect organisation, members and customers
• Effective monitoring – controls subject to risk-based metrics and tracking for progress and improvement. Detection and response.
• Resilience
• Qualified CISSP or a similarly relevant qualification.

What’s on Offer
Up to £700 per day Umbrella. Hybrid working with weekly on site requirement in LEEDS

Contact
Finlay Forster

Quote job ref
JN-102079

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