Cyber Security Assurance Lead

1 month ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time
Job Summary

UK Health Security Agency is expanding its Cyber Security Division, building on its capability to provide critical functions in the protection of its digital assets. We are seeking a specialist cyber assurance professional to join our team and contribute to the development and governance of our cyber security infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a team of cyber assurance professionals to ensure the effective delivery of cyber assurance activities.
  • Develop and improve processes to provide assurance on the cyber security of the UKHSA supply chain and associated products/services.
  • Provide balanced reporting on the cyber risk posture of the organisation to the Cyber Senior Leadership Team and internal stakeholders.
  • Integrate into the cyber security area of business and wider organisation to identify opportunities and promote the necessity of a robust and secure supply chain.
  • Engage colleagues in the wider cyber security team to ensure a consistent and joined-up approach to delivery of services.
  • Manage the coordination of scheduled and reactive penetration testing.
  • Deputise for the Head of Cyber Risk and Assurance as required.
Person Specification

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a highly ambiguous environment and be able to identify and understand challenges to find creative solutions. They will also have strength in managing and building relationships across the organisation, undertaking effective collaboration at fast pace, both internally and externally to UKHSA.

The candidate will be expected to engage various stakeholders across UKHSA to establish and manage cyber risk. They will need to be analytical, pragmatic, and innovative in developing and delivering effective cyber assurance activities across the organisation.

Essential Criteria
  • Knowledge and experience of SAAS security principles.
  • Proven cyber risk management and/or cyber security experience across a broad range of areas in large complex organisations.
  • An understanding of risk management methodologies.
  • A good understanding of cyber security and information security management.
Desirable Criteria
  • Technical knowledge of cyber security and/or security architecture.
  • Experience of cloud computing environments.
  • Working in central government projects.
  • Complex stakeholder management.
  • Managing ambiguity and delivering certainty in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
  • Delivery-focused problem-solving.
  • Communicating clearly in a language that meets the needs of different users, with a good understanding of different channels and formats for different audiences and ability to adapt to stakeholders' reactions with flexibility.
Benefits
  • Salary of £51,824.
  • Contribution of £15,013 towards membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role.
  • An environment with flexible working options.
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
  • An average employer contribution of 27% to the pension scheme.


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