Senior Cyber Risk & Assurance Lead (Hybrid)

UK Home Office; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

In-year reward scheme

25 days annual leave

8 public holidays + 1 privilege day

Hybrid work 60% office time

Job summary

The UK Home Office is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager to head risk-based cyber security assurance across projects and live services, identifying, assessing and helping mitigate cyber risks to critical systems. You will provide independent challenge and auditable decisions for senior leaders across the service lifecycle.

You will lead a team of cyber security professionals, develop organisation-wide risk management processes, and communicate risk considerations clearly to stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience leading cyber security risk or assurance in large organisations.
• Ability to derive risk-based assurance opinions with evidence.
• Strong communication with senior stakeholders on risk decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based cyber security assurance across projects and services.
• Develop and apply risk management policies and Secure by Design principles.
• Advise and challenge senior stakeholders on risk assessments and controls.
• Oversee remediation actions, tracking assurance findings and improvements.
• Ensure alignment with NIST, ISO27001, COBIT and NCSC guidance.

Skills

Risk management

Cyber security

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Tools

NIST

ISO27001

COBIT

Job description

The UK Home Office is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Risk Manager to head risk-based cyber security assurance across projects and live services, identifying, assessing and helping mitigate cyber risks to critical systems. You will provide independent challenge and auditable decisions for senior leaders across the service lifecycle.

You will lead a team of cyber security professionals, develop organisation-wide risk management processes, and communicate risk considerations clearly to stakeholders