Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

UCL; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UCL seeks a strategic leader for its Information Security Group, responsible for developing security strategies and ensuring risk governance. This role offers a chance to significantly impact UCL's professional services at a directorship level within a dynamic team.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Defined benefit pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gym

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven delivery and expertise in Information Security.
• Track record in managing and transforming security in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall vision and strategy for the UCL Information Security Group.
• Lead the creation of the security strategy for UCL.

Skills

Information Security

Risk Management

Security Technologies

Education

Graduate calibre or equivalent

Job description

About us

UCL is a world leading, global top 10 university. Made up of 11 faculties and additional central professional services teams, we employ 17,000 people to deliver ground-breaking research and exceptional teaching to over 50,000 students. Our focus on innovation and entrepreneurialism generates a continuous stream of revenue generating opportunities that require information support.

Information Services Division (ISD) supports and enhances learning, teaching, research and a range of professional services processes across UCL.

Services provided by ISD include all core data centres, email, desktop, printing, security, networking and software/hardware purchasing. ISD also supports research computing platforms, education and IT security across UCL. Within the professional services area ISD support HR, finance, estates, student information, as well as website development and creative design.

About the role

The IT Security Group (ISG) is accountable for information and cyber security across UCL. Effective security is critical to UCL as we deliver world class teaching and research so our systems and platforms need to trusted and available at all times.

The ISG group work in partnership with the academic schools to deliver and maintain a minimum level of security across the university as well as reviewing and assessing the risk within all change and project initiatives to ensure appropriate risk governance across UCL.

You will provide overall vision and strategy for the UCL Information Security Group (ISG) and have the opportunity to lead on the creation of the security strategy for UCL, collaborating with other stakeholders to achieve consensus and agreement on the strategic outcomes for security at UCL.

This is an exciting role which will give the right candidate the opportunity to make a genuine strategic contribution to UCL's professional services, flourishing at a directorship level in a fantastic team.

About you

To be considered for this role candidates will need to have have skills and experience of the following areas:

• Graduate calibre or equivalent.
• Proven delivery and expertise in Information Security and deep understanding of risk management principles and processes.
• A proven track record in managing and transforming security in complex, environments while meeting key objectives and timelines.
• Deep knowledge of effective security strategies for large matrix organisations.
• Excellent knowledge of security technologies and process design

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.