Lead Cyber Risk Assessor

3 weeks ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Kainos Full time

**Our people love the exciting and meaningful work they do, the cutting-edge resources and technology they have access to, the benefits we offer and the great community we’ve built. Want to join them?**

**Job Profile description**

As the Kainos Lead Cyber Security Risk Assessor you will be responsible for the definition and implementation of the Kainos Information Risk programs based upon recognised Information Security Frameworks. This includes the identification, assessment and reporting of cyber risk across the Kainos solution delivery and corporate business functions. You will facilitate the enhancement of the Kainos Cyber Risk environment, including the maintenance of our Governance, Risk & Compliance Platform (OneTrust).

These responsibilities will include facilitating and implementing cyber risk assessments across the Organisation, including the end to end management of risk/findings for information security assessments associated with projects and 3rd parties.

In addition to the above you will assist the Head of the Kainos GRC function with governance activities including risk awareness via various communication channels, the development of dashboards and reports to enable KPIs to be presented to senior leadership.

You will also have the opportunity to work closely with the kainos Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Business Unit Cyber Officers to further develop and support the implementation of the Kainos Cyber and Risk Management Strategy.

**Minimum (essential) requirements**:

- Experience in implementing secure networking and Identity & Access Management solutions.
- Detailed knowledge and implementation of cyber risk assessment frameworks and methodologies, including the development of related processes.
- Experience in managing a formal cyber-risk register which drives security governance.
- Ability to identify, assess and provide mitigation steps for security issues identified in services and processes that could put Kainos customers or employee data at risk.
- Detailed knowledge and practical experience of cyber threat modelling techniques.
- Cloud-based secure architecture design, implementation and support.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop reports for audiences of various technical and business knowledge. (Senior Stakeholders, Developers, Security personnel).

**Desirable**:

- Practical cyber incident management experience in a digital delivery setting.
- Strong knowledge of cyber security frameworks/regulations such as NIST Cyber Security Framework, Cloud Security Alliance, Center for Internet Security, COBIT SoC, ISO27001).
- Experience of internal and external (customer and supplier) security audit management.
- Experience of using an enterprise GRC tool to manage risk. (Archer, ZenGRC, OneTrust etc).
- Hands-on pen testing expertise, including the development of risk-based mitigation plans.
- Cyber security certification. (e.g. MSc Cyber Security, CISSP, Security+, GIAC, CISM, C-RISC, CISA or other similar certifications).

**WHO YOU ARE**:
Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being **determined** in how obstacles are overcome; **honest** when dealing with others; **respectful** of how you treat others; **creative** to find solutions to complex problems and **cooperative** by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture.

In short: Having a criminal record will not exclude you from a career with Kainos. This depends entirely on the nature and requirements of the position, together with the circumstances and background of offences. Kainos has a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders (available on request).



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