Chief Security Operations Director

1 month ago


Swansea, City and County of Swansea, United Kingdom Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Chief Security Operations Director to lead our Physical Security Team at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the strategic development, implementation, and delivery of Physical Security across our estates in Morriston, Ty-Felin, and Swansea Vale.

This will include providing a professional advisory service to the Agency for Physical Security and liaising with cross-government professionals and the Government Security Group to ensure alignment with the requirements of the Government Security Function Strategy and the Government Functional Standard 007.

You will manage a large team, lead assurance programmes, ensure policies and procedures are up-to-date, and work on exciting projects impacting Physical Security.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading and managing the Strategy of the Physical Security Team, ensuring robust security remains in place across the agency by aligning Physical Security with Government Standards and compliance with the National Security Bill.
  • Identifying, assessing, and analysing security threats, liaising with specialist external stakeholders where necessary to develop appropriate risk mitigation across the DVLA estate. Enabling the adoption and implementation of effective Security Risk Management and ensuring appropriate risk mitigation is in place by working with the internal projects team and specialist external advisors.
  • Liaising with the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure, Government Security Centre People and Physical, and other Government Departments to develop awareness within DVLA of threats, controls, and the exploitation of vulnerabilities.
  • Attending incidents as required, supporting the Executive Team to manage live incidents from a security perspective.
  • Ensuring that a security culture is further developed that supports a holistic approach to security in line with Government Security Standards. This will be achieved by delivering on a security awareness training programme in conjunction with the Senior Security Advisor for the DVLA.

Requirements

  • A robust knowledge and experience of physical security, as well as experience leading a team, effectively managing team dynamics to drive forward a shared goal.
  • Experience of providing guidance and robust recommendations to stakeholders, where your exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills will enable you to influence and challenge at all levels.
  • Thriving in a varied and challenging role and being able to organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity, despite conflicting demands.

Benefits

  • A competitive salary of £40,808 per annum, plus benefits including a generous employer contribution to your pension scheme.
  • A comprehensive range of benefits, including flexible working options, 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days pro rata), and access to the staff discount portal.

Working for Us

We offer a dynamic and rewarding environment where your impact will be felt across our Agency. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to shape the security and safety protocols that protect thousands of staff each day.

Salary Estimate

The estimated salary for this role is between £40,000 and £50,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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