Head resourcing is looking for a new Cyber Security Specialist to join a leading financial services company and play a part in their busy cyber projects team, the role offers fully remote working or you can work out of one of the hubs in Glasgow, Gosforth and others.
You will take a leading role in ensuring that security controls are delivered inside Projects and change initiatives in line with business risk appetite in relation to 3rd party supplier risk, as well as technology solutions.
The role is all about…
- Provision of end to end Cyber Security advice, guidance and direction to all projects and business change activities.
- Working collaboratively across the Information Security & Resilience team, as well as the wider company, to ensure cyber risks and threats are appropriately managed on change initiatives.
- Defining appropriate security requirements and controls to mitigate identified security risks across change initiatives.
- Influencing the right security risk outcomes for the organisation in line with risk appetite.
- Lead Security Design Clinics and Project Security risk/issue reviews within the project lifecycle.
- Driving compliance with Information Security Standards, as well as Legal, Regulatory and Scheme security requirements.
- Ensuring that security requirements and controls are implemented by working closely with Design, Build and Test teams, as well as Business Stakeholders and suppliers.
- Performing 3rd party due diligence and onboarding from a security perspective for new suppliers or where there are changes to existing supplier services, contract renewals and supplier exits, identifying any supplier risks and supporting key aspects of supplier governance from a security perspective.
- Assuring key controls through the coordination of 3rd party security testing.
- Supporting the development of the Technical Specialist team members by providing mentoring and SME support.
We need you to have…
- A passion for Cyber Security and risk.
- Some experience of 3rd Party Risk Management from a security or IT perspective.
- Strong working knowledge of Information Security principles and key technical solution approaches.
- Practical experience of Information Security domains and control frameworks.
- Practical experience and application of risk management principles and methodologies.
- Knowledge of information security related policy, standards and methodologies and associated information security legislation.
- A strong delivery focus, able to balance and successfully deliver across a wide range of deliverables, to several stakeholders who may at times have competing priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence change at all levels.
- The ability to engage a range of stakeholders to influence decisions to improve security across the company.
In return you will receive:
- A salary up to £52k
- 38.5 days annual leave for all colleagues (including bank holidays and pro rata if part-time)
- The ability to work fully remotely with only quarterly office travel required (In Glasgow, Gosforth or Leeds)
- Five extra paid well-being days per year (43.5 days off in total!!)
- A 35-hour working week
- 20 weeks paid, gender neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
- Market leading Pension & Private Medical Insurance
- Flexible benefits including Cycle to Work, Wellness & Health Assessments and Critical Illness
- Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)
