Information Security Risk Officer

**LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT**

**Want to do the best work of your life? Playing your part in making a big difference to the environment and communities we serve. Our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.**

Our purpose is taking care of one of life’s essentials, but we’re also big on making a difference, not just because we should but because we care.

Severn Trent provide a critical national infrastructure to millions of customers in our region. This makes us a high-priority target for Cyber criminals who attempt malicious activity on our IT systems, which if successful, could have disastrous consequences for our customers, colleagues, and the communities we serve.

The Information Security team at Severn Trent do a wonderful job at protecting the business, our people, and our customers from these daily threats, and we have an opportunity for you to join the team as our new Information Security Risk Officer.

As our new Information Security Risk Officer, you’ll play a key role in identifying, measuring, and reporting on our Information Security risk position, as well as supporting on Information Security gap analysis and remediation across the business.

You’ll undertake Information Security risk assessments against key controls and business processes and advise on the corporate Information Security policy to ensure best practice requirements are embedded across the organisation and with our external service providers.

Sound like you? Then read on.

**LET’S TELL YOU MORE**

Your key accountabilities will include:

- Develop and manage the Information Security risk framework, ensuring alignment and traceability to legal, regulatory, and corporate policy control requirements
- Gather risk metrics and necessary information from the business and Technology function to monitor and report on trends
- Report on Cyber Security risk to the appropriate Severn Trent Governance groups
- Develop and maintain Information Security standards and policies
- Line management of Information Security Risk and Compliance Analysts, Associates and where required, external contractors
- Engage and communicate with senior stakeholders across the business
- Leading risk and compliance engagement across Severn Trent
- Leading on industry liaison & regulatory engagement

**WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR**

Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.

And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups - LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity; who help us do just that.

**We do more, because we care.**

You’ll join the team with extensive experience in Information Security, with exposure to planning, implementing, and managing good practice standards and policies.

To be successful, you’ll need experience of managing risk control frameworks and working within a regulated environment, with knowledge of regulatory standards such as GDPR, NISR, PCI and DSS. Additionally, you should have some experience in performing both internal and external Information Security audits and assessments.

As you’ll have responsibility for managing people, it’s expected that you’ll have a proven track record of mentoring, coaching, and supporting teams to overcome challenges. You’ll need to have excellent communication skills and be able to influence decision making with senior stakeholders.

**HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN**

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:

- Salary up to £55,000
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
- Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave - the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two volunteering days per year

**LET’S GO**

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