Job type
PermanentLocation
Salisbury - hybridWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Cyber SecurityIndustry
Government & Public ServicesPay
Up to £65k + benefits
Information Security Manager – Salisbury, £65k, SC Cleared
Information Security Manager
Permanent – £60k - £65k + strong benefits
Location: Hybrid – Salisbury
Your new company:
I am looking for an Information Security Manager to join a great defence organisation based in Wiltshire. You’ll be walking into a strong position, being that there’s already a good setup in place with ongoing upgrades and transformation across the business, especially within IT.
The role responsibilities:
- Own and manage the Information Security requirements and compliance obligations.
- Develop, maintain and deliver the Information Security strategy, plans, policies, processes and best practices.
- Act as subject-matter expert for all Information Security matters, engaging with internal and external stakeholders (including SIRO, MoD security representatives and accreditors).
- Ensure compliance with Security Operating Procedures (SyOps) across all environments, escalating non-compliance where appropriate.
- Manage and maintain appropriate Information Security controls and tooling.
- Define Information Security awareness and training requirements, working with Learning & Development to ensure suitable content and completion.
- Line manage and develop the IT Security Officer, providing guidance, coaching and performance support.
You will need:
- Strong demonstrable experience of IT and cyber governance, compliance, risk, and security within enterprise IT environments.
- Strong, in-depth understanding of information and cyber security.
- Proven experience defining and delivering Information Security best practice.
- Experience leading Information Security initiatives, including awareness programmes, training and phishing simulations.
- Good technical understanding of information security, including network architecture, SDLC, penetration testing, DLP tools, patching and vulnerability management.
- Working knowledge of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance and best practice.
- Understanding of data governance, cyber security and data protection principles.
- Experience working with security audits and assurance activities.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable:
- At least one of the following, ideally 2 – CISM / CISA / CIPT / ISO27001 Lead Auditor
- Experience working in a MoD restricted environment and knowledge of MoD security standards.
- Familiarity with the NIST/ CSM V4 framework.
What you’ll get in return:
- Salary of between £60k-£65k
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays – additional gained with service
- Hybrid working 2 days just outside of Salisbury per week, ideally
- Up to 8% employer pension contribution
- And more!
