Description
We are IT Recruitment Specialists partnered with a prestigious Global Consultancy who required a Security Specialist- for one of their public sector Clients based in Southend on Sea, UK. (remote for now)
Location: Southend on Sea once COVID restrictions lifted
Duration: 3 - 6 months (expected to continue)
Active SC required
Inscope
Typical aspects of this role include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advice & design services for stakeholders.
- Security content of Project technical documentation.
- Security content of Proposal documentation.
- Vulnerability assessment scoping and results interpretation.
- All Security Consultancy activities for assigned projects.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Develops and communicates corporate information security policy, standards and guidelines. Contributes to the development of engagement strategies that address information control requirements. Identifies and monitors environmental and market trends and pro-actively assesses impact on business strategies, benefits and risks. Leads the provision of authoritative advice and guidance on the requirements for security controls in collaboration with experts in other functions eg legal, technical support. Ensures architectural principles are applied during design to reduce risk and drives adoption and adherence to policy, standards and guidelines.
- Leads the development of architectures for complex systems, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external, and internal customers. Takes full responsibility for the balance between functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation. Establishes policy and strategy for the selection of systems architecture components, and co-ordinates design activities, promoting the discipline to ensure consistency. Ensures that appropriate standards (corporate, industry, national and international) are adhered to. Within a business change programme, manages the target design, policies and standards, working proactively to maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensure consistency of design across projects within the programme.
The scope of the Security Specialist role includes but is not limited to the following:
- Has defined authority and responsibility for a significant area of work, including technical, financial and quality aspects. Establishes engagement objectives and delegates responsibilities. Is accountable for actions and decisions taken by self and subordinates.
- Influences policy formation on the contribution of own specialism to business objectives. Influences a significant part of own organisation and influences customers/suppliers and industry at senior management level. Makes decisions which impact the work of employing organisations, achievement of engagement objectives and financial performance. Develops high-level relationships with customers, suppliers and industry leaders.
- Performs highly complex work activities covering technical, financial and quality aspects. Contributes to the formulation of IT strategy. Creatively applies a wide range of technical and/or management principles.
- Absorbs complex technical information and communicates effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences. Assesses and evaluates risk. Understands the implications of new technologies. Demonstrates clear leadership and the ability to influence and persuade. Has a broad understanding of all aspects of IT and deep understanding of own specialism(s). Understands and communicates the role and impact of IT in the employing organisation and promotes compliance with relevant legislation. Takes the initiative to keep both own and subordinates' skills up to date and to maintain an awareness of developments in the IT industry.
- Cloud technologies
- Monitoring of compliance with the controls that are in the Development and Deployment processes and tools
- JIRA and Confluence
- 2 years + years experience on working on security projects
- Preferable: CCP SIRA accreditation
Desirable personal skills include but are not limited to:
Work collaboratively with the rest of the Security team and the wider programme team
Support the Security team as necessary
A can do and proactive attitude
Good written and verbal communication skills; Problem Solving and creativity skills; Honesty and integrity.