Security Risk Specialist

1 week ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Venesky Brown Full time

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Security Risk Specialist for an initial 12 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £500-£550/day (Outside IR35). This role will be based onsite in Edinburgh - home working will be considered subject to attendance where needed.


Responsibilities:


- Be aware of the current cyber threat landscape and industry best practices and standards.

- Support initial scoping and risk assessment of a change project.

- Interpret security best practice and accreditation requirements to assess security posture

- Understand existing cyber security standards and controls to assess security posture

- Carry out risk assessments and threat modelling

- Review high- and low-level designs to identify risk.

- Develop risk management processes to ensure risk data is captured and maintained.

- Interpret vulnerability scan and pen test output and capture in risk management processes

- Provide recommendations for risk treatment

- Scope of management to cover both cyber and wider technical risks

- Develop risk data model

- Support development of risk management tooling


Essential Skills:


- Security and Risk assessment

- In depth understanding of and experience with enterprise scale digital service provision

- Demonstrable recent contribution to the development of risk processes and ongoing risk management

- Ability to work well in an agile environment with internal colleagues and suppliers

- Ability to self-start, accept ownership and see through improvements and benefits realisation

- Ability to share knowledge and experience with colleagues and collaborate with business and technical colleagues


Desirable Skills:


- Experience with Azure, O365 and Power Platform

- Experience with common risk management frameworks

- Formal IT risk accreditation beneficial


If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.



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