Security Risk Specialist

Marks and Spencer; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% discount on products

Competitive holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus schemes

Pension and life assurance

Induction and training

Exclusive perks via M&S Choices

Family policies (parental/adoption/nep

Wellbeing support and GP access

Volunteer day

Job summary

Marks & Spencer seeks an experienced Security Risk Specialist to ensure the organisation's security posture remains within tolerance. Lead the implementation of a cybersecurity risk assessment framework, embed risk practices across business and technology change, and support risk statements and scenarios for stakeholders.

You will report to the Security Risk Principal and provide leadership to a growing team of analysts and associates.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity risk management and governance, including frameworks such as NIST CSF.
• 3+ years in cybersecurity risk, ideally in retail or financial services.
• Awareness of attacker tactics, techniques and procedures, with root-cause analysis ability.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Experience building cybersecurity risk processes, methods and tools with adoption.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the new cybersecurity risk assessment framework and supporting processes.
• Implement vendor tooling for the framework.
• Draft risk reports for governance forums with insights on risk posture.
• Support creation of training on risk identification and mitigation.
• Coach and mentor analysts and associates.

Skills

Cybersecurity risk management

NIST CSF

Threat analysis

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Job description

All the details

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Security Risk Specialist to ensure that the M&S security posture remains within organisational tolerance levels. You will be supporting the implementation of M&S' cybersecurity risk assessment framework and related processes, working with the wider Governance, Risk & Compliance team to embed cybersecurity risk assessment practices into M&S business and technology change activities. You will also support the creation of risk statements and scenarios, helping business stakeholders assess and understand the impact of security risk.

You will report to the Security Risk Principal and provide leadership and support to a growing team of analysts and associates.

What you'll do

• Delivery of M&S' new cybersecurity risk assessment framework and supporting processes to ensure protection of the organisation's systems and data underpinning key business processes. This will also include supporting the review of M&S risk appetite statements.
• Implement vendor tooling to support M&S' new cybersecurity risk assessment framework.
• Draft comprehensive cybersecurity risk reports for governance forums that provide insights into M&S' risk posture and top cybersecurity risks.
• Support the creation of training on the identification and mitigation of cybersecurity risks.
• Coach and mentor Cyber Risk Analysts and Associates, helping them progress against their personal development plans.

Who you are

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity risk management and governance, including experience with recognised frameworks such as NIST CSF.
• At least three years' relevant cybersecurity risk experience, ideally gained across sectors such as retail or financial services.
• Awareness of attacker tactics, techniques and procedures, with the ability to analyse problems and identify root causes.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and meet deadlines.
• Experience building capability in cybersecurity risk processes, methods and tools, driving consistent adoption and effective use.

What's in it for you?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third‑party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation

• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more

• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours

• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future

• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one

• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal

• Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave

• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services

• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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