Chief Information Security Officer - DBT - SCS1

Manchester Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading department seeks a Chief Information Security Officer to spearhead its cyber security strategy and ensure the protection of critical information. This role involves leadership, stakeholder management, and fostering a culture of security awareness within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in creating and implementing cyber security strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership in collaborative environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create and lead the department's information and cyber security strategy.
• Evaluate current security maturity and advise on improvements.
• Promote a culture of cyber security awareness within the organization.

Skills

Collaborative leadership

Stakeholder management

Cyber security strategy

Risk assessment

Crisis management

Job description

Chief Information Security Officer - DBT - SCS1

The Department for Business and Trade's Digital, Data & Technology directorate comprises 550 colleagues committed to delivering high-quality services, tools, and capabilities to support the department's objectives. As we mature after a period of rapid growth, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the evolution of our Cyber-Security team as the first CISO in the department. You will play a key role in protecting critical national infrastructure that is essential to ensuring goods cross our borders and businesses flourish.

You will join a kind and supportive culture that works in a matrix model aligned with the Government Digital Service's capability framework. The Cyber team is central to our work, whether building, buying, or delivering digital, data, and technology services.

The Chief Information Security Officer creates an environment and culture in the department that ensures the security of its information and technology. They enable the department to achieve its objectives and deliver services in a safe and secure way.

The Chief Information Security Officer role is part of both the Government Digital and Data profession and the Government Security profession.

In this role, you will:

• Create a strategy for information and cyber security that supports both the department's strategy and wider government security strategy.
• Lead the department in implementing the information and cyber security strategy.
• Evaluate the current status and maturity of information and cyber security in the department.
• Determine how to reach the desired level of information and cyber security maturity.
• Understand risks across the department and advise leaders on mitigation strategies.
• Enable the department to innovate in a safe and secure manner.
• Ensure the department is prepared for cyber attacks and can detect, respond to, and recover from them.
• Ensure that information and cyber security aspects of crisis management are effective.
• Promote a culture of cyber security awareness and good security practices.
• Implement practices to enhance the maturity of information and cyber security.

Person Specification

You must demonstrate experience of collaborative leadership and stakeholder management and meet the following cyber experience requirements.