CISO: Flexible Working & Strategic Security Leadership

Public Sector Resourcing CWS; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Excellent pension

Life assurance (4x salary)

Group income protection

38 days annual leave

Professional development & training

Flexible working

Job summary

Great British Energy (GBE) seeks a Chief Information Security Officer to establish and lead our security function in Aberdeen. You will report to the Chief Digital & Information Officer and join the leadership group shaping our digital strategy.

You will own security strategy, risk management, incident response, and data protection across cloud and on-premises, ensuring UK GDPR compliance and alignment with NCSC frameworks as the estate grows.

Qualifications

• Senior security leader with track record in complex organisations.
• Executive ownership of security strategy, risk and assurance.
• Operational accountability for detection, response and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Review security decision logs and drive decisions to delivery.
• Establish security operating model and minimum security requirements.
• Decide and implement detection and response model with governance.
• Confirm standards and close priority gaps with assurance reporting.

Skills

Security leadership

Executive communication

Risk management

Incident response

Security architecture

Education

CISSP or CISM

Security governance qualification

Tools

Cloud security

NCSC frameworks

GRC tools

Job description

Great British Energy (GBE) seeks a Chief Information Security Officer to establish and lead our security function in Aberdeen. You will report to the Chief Digital & Information Officer and join the leadership group shaping our digital strategy.

You will own security strategy, risk management, incident response, and data protection across cloud and on-premises, ensuring UK GDPR compliance and alignment with NCSC frameworks as the estate grows.