£60K/yr to £65K/yr
Bristol, England
Permanent, Variable

Security Assurance Lead

Posted by Techniche Global Ltd.

Techniche Global are supporting an engineering defence contractor to appoint a Security Assurance Lead responsible for providing the engineering assurance, information management and business solutions that keep the Royal Navy at sea.

Salary:

up to £65k

Location: Bristol - hybrid (2 days at the office/ 3 days WFH)

Duration: perm/full-time

Hours:

35 hrs per week

Requirements: The successful candidate

must be a sole UK national

as this position is subject to national security vetting.

Day to day, you'll receive direction from the Accreditor and the Information Asset Owner's (IAO's). You will have a sound technical understanding of electronic security measures and how such systems employ security measures into the solution. You will have a good working knowledge of configuration management practices for information systems and are aware of the principles of risk management.

Essential experience:

  • Relevant IT security experience
  • Writing of accreditation security case (RMADS)
  • Experience and knowledge of Government IA Policy, including JSP440, JSP604, DIANS and NCSC IA guidance.
  • Experience of close working relationships with Accreditation Authorities in the UK, as well as leading Security Working Groups as a way of managing security risks.
  • The application of contextualised risk management in the application of technical/procedural/physical security controls with the risk/cost/benefit space.

Qualifications:

  • Educated to degree level or hold a relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience
  • Be a CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional and CISM Certified Information Security Manager Certified Cyber Professional (CCP).

Company Benefits

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
  • ‘Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity