Head of Cyber Security and Infrastructure

Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

The Head of Cyber Security and Infrastructure will oversee the Cyber Security estate at Shaw Trust. Adhering to the Cyber Assessment Framework, this role will continuously improve our internal security posture, identifying, assessing, and mitigating cyber security risks, in accordance with laws, regulations, and industry standards.

They will be responsible to leverage and optimise a number of tools including, MS Defender, Sentinel, Azure and our SOC partner to enhance cyber resilience, conduct threat analysis and proactive risk assessments to design effective controls.

They will lead the Group's Cyber Security operations function, by providing strategic direction and coordinating day-to-day delivery of threat intelligence, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management and ethical hacking capabilities.

This role will lead a team of Infrastructure Engineers, ensuring strong data controls are in place to develop a robust controlled environment. They will work closely with key stakeholders to establish responsibilities and ensure an end-to-end approach to cyber resilience is embedded in other functions.

Reporting directly to the Director of Technology, they will play a key role in the Technology Directorate and IT Leadership team, to improve cyber reporting and effectiveness.

Deadline

Please apply as soon as possible! We are operating a rolling deadline for this position and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If we identify the right candidate, we will be in touch very quickly! Therefore, the role may be closed quickly, so we would recommend submitting your application early to avoid missing out.

Location:

You will be home based

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

1. 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
2. 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
3. An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
4. Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
5. Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
6. Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women's Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
7. Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
8. Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: 2030 Strategic Directive

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

1. We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
2. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
3. Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

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